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THE SUBTYL HISTORYES AND FABLES OF ESOPE. Translated out of Frensshe in to Englysshe by William...

(Aesop)

THE SUBTYL HISTORYES AND FABLES OF ESOPE. Translated out of Frensshe in to Englysshe by William Caxton at Westmynstre in the Yere of Oure Lorde Mcccclxxxiii.

San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1930. Limited edition. Hardcover. Octavo, full reddish brown letter with gilt spine title; (viii), 168 pp., illustrated with handcolored title page vignette, decorative initials and headpieces by Valenti Angelo. Edition of 200 copies, 175 numbered for sale and 25 special copies for Herbert Rothchild. This copy..... More

Price: $600.00 save 20% $480.00

JONAH, JUDITH, RUTH: Three Stories from the Old Testament, King James Authorized Version. Allen...

(Allen Press).

JONAH, JUDITH, RUTH: Three Stories from the Old Testament, King James Authorized Version.

Greenbrae: The Allen Press, 1984. Limited edition. Hardcover. 49 pp., 3 full-page illustrations by Michele Forgeois; 8vo (11 x 7 inches), 6 unsewn, unbound gatherings loose in brown Fabriano paper wrappers and cloth clamshell case. Publication announcement laid in. Clamshell case has small stain on front, contents fine. Text printed..... More

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BARLAAM and JOSEPHAT. Allen Press, William Caxton

(Allen Press). Caxton, William (translator).

BARLAAM and JOSEPHAT.

(Greenbrae): The Allen Press, 1986. Limited edition. Hardcover. Octavo (10.75 x 7 inches), gray cloth, acetate jacket; (53) pp., title page printed in colors, 2 full-page illustrations, several vignette illustrations in the text, handcolored initials; text handset in Menhart Uncial and Garamond Bold on handmade Richard de Bas paper;. Lovely..... More

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THE BACCHAE: Dionysus, the God. Allen Press, Euripedes

(Allen Press). Euripedes.

THE BACCHAE: Dionysus, the God.

(Kentfield): The Allen Press, 1972. Limited edition. Illustrated with 3 limited, signed and numbered 3-color etchings by Michele Forgeois, 90 pp.; quarto (14 x 10 inches), bound in half olive-green cloth and wood veneer boards, the 2 elements joined by a vertical black paper slip, title blocked in gilt on..... More

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THE TEMPTATION OF SAINT ANTHONY. Allen Press, Gustave Flaubert, Lafcadio Hearn., Francis Carmody

(Allen Press). Flaubert, Gustave. Translated by Lafcadio Hearn. Edited by Francis Carmody.

THE TEMPTATION OF SAINT ANTHONY.

(Kentfield): The Allen Press, 1974. Limited edition. Hardcover. Illustrated with a full-page reproduction from a wood engraving of Saint Anthony and 24 additional engravings from various sources, (83) pp; quarto (13.5 x 9.75 inches), bound in Fortuny cloth hand-blockedf in a Persian floral pattern; text handset in Menhart Unciala and..... More

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THE FIRST CALIFORNIAC: Being a Reprint of PROSPECTS OF CALIFORNIA, Written by Dr. Victor H....

(Allen Press). Fourgeaud, Dr. Victor H. Prolegomenon by Carroll D. Hall.

THE FIRST CALIFORNIAC: Being a Reprint of PROSPECTS OF CALIFORNIA, Written by Dr. Victor H. Fourgeaud for the April 1, 1848 Issue of "The California Star," San Francisco's First Newspaper, of Which Samuel Brannan Was the Publisher.

San Francisco: The Press of Dorothy and Lewis Allen, 1942. Limited edition. Hardcover. Half calf and decorative boards, 12mo (7x 6 inches) (xv), 44, [1] pp., frontispiece and 2 full-page illustrations. Edition of 225 copies. The second book from the Allen Press. More

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ROUGHING IT IN CALIFORNIA. Allen Press, Mark Twain

(Allen Press). Mark Twain.

ROUGHING IT IN CALIFORNIA.

Kentfield: The L - D Allen Press, 1953. Limited edition. Hardcover. 90 pp., 6 full-page woodcut illustrations by Mallette Dean printed in 3 colors; 8vo (10 x 6.5 inches), bound in wood veneer over boards with rose Fabriano paper spine. Prospectus laid in. The 12th book from the Allen Press..... More

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ANTIGONE. Allen Press, Sophocles

(Allen Press). Sophocles.

ANTIGONE.

(Greenbrae): The Allen Press, 1978. Limited edition. Hardcover. Quarto (12 x 9 inches), bound in white handmade paper over boards, acetate jacket; [90] pp., title page printed in brown and red, several decorations and illustrations by Victor Seward, based on sixth-century B.C. Greek vases paintings and handcolored by Dorothy Allen;..... More

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QUARTET: Four Stories. [Roman Fever, The Other Two, The Last Asset, Afterward]. Allen Press,...

(Allen Press). Wharton, Edith.

QUARTET: Four Stories. [Roman Fever, The Other Two, The Last Asset, Afterward]

Kentfield: The Allen Press, 1975. Limited edition. Beige cloth spine and decorative block-printed cloth boards, acetate jacket; 126 pp., quarto (13 x 9 inches). Title page printed in orange, gray, and red; running titles and highlights of the four stories printed in orange, green, gray, and mauve. Types are Romanee..... More

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THE ART OF ENGLISH SHOOTING by George Edie (1775). The third treatise in English on the subject...

(Arion Press). Edie, George. Introduction by Andrew Hoyem.

THE ART OF ENGLISH SHOOTING by George Edie (1775). The third treatise in English on the subject of hunting birds on the wing, faithfully reprinted.

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1993. Limited edition. Hardcover. Half leather and marbled boards, marbled slipcase; xi, 29 pp. A facsimile of the 1775 original edition. Edition of 250 copies. More

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THE APOCRYPHAL WISDOM OF SOLOMON. Arion Press, Andrew Hoyem

(Arion Press). Hoyem, Andrew

THE APOCRYPHAL WISDOM OF SOLOMON.

San Francisco: Arion Press, 2000. First edition. Hardcover. 32 pp., 8vo, original brown cloth boards. Text is a paper delivered by its author to "the Club, a group of a dozen gentlemen, established in 1950, that meets ten times each year for the reading of a paper by a member..... More

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PICTURE POEMS:; An illustrated catalogue of drawings and related writings: 1961-1974, prepared by...

(Arion Press). Hoyem, Andrew.

PICTURE POEMS:; An illustrated catalogue of drawings and related writings: 1961-1974, prepared by the artist and poet, published on the occasion of an exhibition, January 18 through March 16, 1975, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1975. First edition, signed, limited. Hardcover. unpaginated [68] pp. illustrated; quarto, red cloth with paper title labels on spine and front board. Limited to 500 copies, signed in the colophon by Andrew Hoyem. More

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THE MADONNA OF THE FUTURE. Arion Press, Henry James, Arthur C. Danto., Jim Dine

(Arion Press). James, Henry. Introduction by Arthur C. Danto. Photogravure by Jim Dine.

THE MADONNA OF THE FUTURE.

San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1997. Limited edition. Hardcover. Quarto, beige cloth; 67 pp. illustrated with 1 photogravure plate by Jim Dine. Edition of 226 copies; 200 numbered for sale, this #77. Signed in the colophon by Jim Dine. The photogravure is from Dine's "Ape and Cat" series. More

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THE ALIENIST: Translated from the Portuguese with an afterword by Alfred Mac Adam, with twelve...

(Arion Press). Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria.

THE ALIENIST: Translated from the Portuguese with an afterword by Alfred Mac Adam, with twelve drawings by Carroll Dunham.

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1998. Limited edition. Hardcover. Quarto, green cloth with printed paper title labels and pictorial paper insets on boards, slipcase, 55 pp., 12 full-page illustrations. Limited to 276 copies, 250 numbered for sale, this # 2. Signed by the artist on the limitation page. Text and illustrations..... More

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AMERICAN BUFFALO. Arion Press, David. Wood Mamet, Michael McCurdy

(Arion Press). Mamet, David. Wood engravings by Michael McCurdy.

AMERICAN BUFFALO.

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1992. Limited edition. Hardcover. Quarto, green cloth with paper title labels, real buffalo nickel inset on front cover; 117 pp., illustrated with title-page vignette and 4 full-page wood engravings. Edition of 400 numbered and 26 lettered copies, this #16. Autographed on the limitation page by author..... More

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THE MEMOIRS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN. Arion Press, Arthur. Franklin Miller, Benjamin

(Arion Press). Miller, Arthur. Franklin, Benjamin

THE MEMOIRS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2006. Limited edition. Hardcover. Octavo, bound in full brown morocco, gilt spine title, gilt silhouette on front cover; 187 pp., engraved frontispiece. Together with publisher's prospectus and accompanying keepsake "Franklin's Memoirs Lost and Found: On the Recovery of the Lost Manuscript of the Memoirs of..... More

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THE PRICE: A Play. Arion Press, Arthur Miller, Stan Washburn

(Arion Press). Miller, Arthur. Illustrations by Stan Washburn

THE PRICE: A Play

San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1999. Limited edition. Hardcover. Small quarto, rust brown cloth with pictorial paper inset on front cover, printed paper spine label, matching slipcase; 110 pp., 8 full-page illustrations by Stan Washburn. Edition of 326 copies; 300 numbered for sale, this #176. Signed in the colophon by..... More

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BIOTHERM (For Bill Berkson). Lithographs by Jim Dine. with "Companion to Biotherm" by Bill...

(Arion Press). O'Hara, Frank. Art by Jim Dine. With an Essay and Glossary by Bill Berkson

BIOTHERM (For Bill Berkson). Lithographs by Jim Dine. with "Companion to Biotherm" by Bill Berkson

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1990. Limited edition. Hardcover. 44 leaves (numbered on verso), including 42 lithographic prints by Jim Dine, loose in red cloth portfolio box, 22 x 15 inches 24-page "Companion" booklet bound in gray wrappers and housed in recessed pocket at inside of portfolio cover. Publisher's 16-page prospectus..... More

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EUREKA: A Prose Poem. An Essay on the Material and Spiritual Universe. (With an introduction by...

(Arion Press). Poe, Edgar Allan.

EUREKA: A Prose Poem. An Essay on the Material and Spiritual Universe. (With an introduction by Glenn Todd).

San Francisco: Arion Press, 1991. Limited edition. Hardcover. ix, 107, [1] pp., illustrated with 8 "relief prints" by Arakawa; large quarto (13.5 x 9.75 inches), rose cloth with title design in red and gray. Fine, though the linen sewing tapes integral to the binding have caused discoloration to the inner..... More

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TARTUFFE: Comedy in five acts, 1669. Arion Press, Jean Baptiste . Translated into English...

(Arion Press). Poquelin, Jean Baptiste (Moliere). Translated into English verse by Richard Wilbur. Illustrated by William Hamilton.

TARTUFFE: Comedy in five acts, 1669

San Francisco: Arion Press, 2004. Limited edition. Hardcover. ix, 107, [1] pp., line illustrations; folio (14.75 x 11 inches), full burgundy moire satin over boards, gilt title, glassine jacket. Illustrator William Hamilton is well known for his New Yorker cartoons. Edition of 300 numbered and 26 lettered copies, all signed..... More

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TONO-BUNGAY. Arion Press, H. G. Wells

(Arion Press). Wells, H. G.

TONO-BUNGAY.

San Francisco: Arion Press, 2008. Limited edition. Hardcover. Purple cloth with printed paper title labels on front cover and spine (the one on the front cover is in the shape of a squat medicine bottle), matching slipcase; 372 pp., illustrated with 14 prints by Stan Washburn; 8vo (9 x 6..... More

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KORA IN HELL: Improvisations. Arion Press, William Carlos Williams, Lawrence Kart., Mel Kendrick

(Arion Press). Williams, William Carlos. Introduction by Lawrence Kart. Illustrated by Mel Kendrick

KORA IN HELL: Improvisations

San Francisco: The Arion Press, 1998. Limited edition. Hardcover. Quarto, black leather spine and cloth-covered boards with wood veneer onlays; 62 pp., illustrated with 21 block prints by Mel Kendrick. Edition of 326 copies, 300 numbered for sale, this #145. SIgned by the artist on the colophon page. More

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SAN FRANCISCO CHURCHES: seven blocks cut by Rick Barton. Rick Barton

Barton, Rick.

SAN FRANCISCO CHURCHES: seven blocks cut by Rick Barton

San Francisco: Peregrine Press / Porpoise Bookshop, 1959. First edition. Paperback. 8 loose leaves, 17.5 x 11.75 inches, gray wrappers. Lower right corner bumped, slight foxing to title leaf. The subjects of the pictures are: Holy Trinity (Van Ness and Green); Our Lady of Kazan; St. John Chrysostom; Holy trinity..... More

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A PAIR ON PRINTING: Atkyns' "The Original and Growth of Printing" [and] William Caslon and the...

(Bird and Bull Press). Introduction by Carey S. Bliss

A PAIR ON PRINTING: Atkyns' "The Original and Growth of Printing" [and] William Caslon and the first English type specimen book. Reproduced in Facsimile with Introductions by Carey S. Bliss.

North Hills, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1982. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo, natural linen over boards, paper spine label, 137 pp.. Publisher's prospectus laid in. Limited to 500 copies. More

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ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BOOK OF JOB in Twenty-One Plates, Invented and Engraved by William Blake....

Blake, William.

ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BOOK OF JOB in Twenty-One Plates, Invented and Engraved by William Blake.

London / New York: J.M. Dent / G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1902. Limited edition. Folio (15 x 10.5 inches), wood-grain cloth spine and black card covers with printed paper label, 21 facsimile reproductions of William Blakes engravings. Covers moderately worn, endpapers foxed, plates fine with 20 tissue guards present. Limited..... More

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