Thomas Bewick. A Brief Description of his method of engraving on wood, taken from his Memoir, c. 1827.
Toronto: The Aliquando Press, 1978. Softcover. 150 x 140 mm. Sewn wraps, faint spine fade else a fine copy. Edition of 100. More
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The Vision and other Essays
Toronto: The Dharma Centre of Canada Limited, 1971. Limited Edition. wrappers. 24mo - over 5 - 5¾" tall. Edges very lightly rubbed with the occasional scuff mark. Gift inscription to front endpaper. Book is clean and square. A tight little copy. Limited to 500 numbered copies of which this one..... More
In Search of Leonardo (Signed by both)
Toronto: Coach House Press, 1985. First Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Tony Urquhart. No jacket as issued. Matt estimated that no more than 30 copies of this book were issued in hardcover. Inscribed and dated by Matt Cohen. Autographed and dated by Tony Urquhart. One small bump, otherwise a fine copy..... More
Anamorphosis of Eve: A Poem Created in Serigraphy
Chicago: 1974. Limited Edition. Designed and produced by Joseph D'Ambrosio. Purple and grey felt over clear plastic covers. Edition of 200 copies, this is no. 77. Printed on Japan mulberry, German Basingwerk, and Strathmore cotten papers. Signed by author and artist. Nice production with interesting serigraphs. More
The Mistress with other Select Poems 1618-1667
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1926. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 4to. xx, 213pp. Limited to 1050 copies of which this is number 792. Brown buckram with darkened spine and worn title label. Bookseller's ticket to rear pastedown. A wonderful example. Clean throughout. Binding tight and square. Edited by John Sparrow. More
Casanova in Venice. A Raunchy Rhyme
Erin, ON. The Porcupine's Quill, 2010. Wesley W. Bates. Softcover. Illustrated softcover. Nine original wood engravings by Wesley Bates. This copy inscribed by Kildare Dobbs. Near fine copy. More
Donne's Sermon of Valediction at his Going into Germany Preached at Lincoln's Inn April 18, 1619...
London: The Nonesuch Press, 1932. Folio. White paper boards with black lettered spine and blind stamped front board design. Yapp fore-edges, bookplate to the pastedown endpaper, light bump to the spine head and some offsetting to the endpapers. A Clean and tight copy. The original glassine present but with many..... More
Silk Screened Broadside Poems. (4 Items)
Los Angeles: 1965. Unbound. First thus. Fine Eliot quote silk-screen onto card; broadside. 'We have lingered in the chambers of the sea'. Four colour silk-screens with text in the midst of an image of a mermaid in waves. Presume unauthorized. Produced in the Los Angeles area? c. 1965. Likely a...... More
The Books of William Morris Described with Some Account of His Doings in Literature and in the Allied Crafts. With an 1895 Kelmscott Press Catalogue, Etc.
London: Frank Hollings, 7 Great Turnstile, Holborn, 1897. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Pp. xv, 224. Illustrated throughout with black & white examples of the illustrations of Morris, Walter Crane, etc., facsimile title-pages, and facsimile holograph manuscript pages, tissue guards. Maroon buckram with gilt spine lettering, top edge gilt, others untrimmed..... More
In Place: A Sequence
Omaha: University of Nebraska at Omaha / Abattoir Editions, 1978. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Black cloth with printed title label to spine. A fine copy. Limited to 271 numbered copies, this is copy 240. From the library of Canadian author Greg Gatenby. Greg's name in ink top right corner of..... More
Word from the North
London: Poetmeat/Stranger's Press, 1965. First Edition. Softcover. 4to. pp. 38. White card covers illustrated and lettered in black, thrice stapled spine, with loose subscription slip and stapled in errata. Inscribed by Anselm Hollo to Canadian poet John Newlove, with his signature of ownership. Collection of new poetry from Finland by..... More
The Reader at Night and other Poems
Toronto: Basilike/Paul James Davies, 1974. Hardcover. 8vo. Quarter cloth over marbled paper boards with paper spine label, light rubbing to the corners, fine copy otherwise. Designed and printed by Dreadnaught Press. Edition of 250 copies, this is number 140. More
The Great Canadian Sonnet
Toronto: The Coach House Publishing Company, 1974. Greg Curnoe. Hardcover. 12mo. Small format, like a little big book, illustrated covers, with a crease in the front board, light edge wear and scuffing, but overall a clean and tight copy. With illustrations by Greg Curnoe. More
Equinox; Skuld; For Charlie Beaulieu; Two Poems; Against; Kung; Conversation during the omelette aux fines herbes (7 Chapbooks)
Northamptonshie: The Sceptre Press, 1972. Softcover. Collection of 7 chapbooks by Susan Musgrave. Equinox, 1972 - 113/150; Skuld, 1971 - 39/150 (signed); For Charlie Beaulieu, 1977 - 18/150 (signed); Two Poems, 1975 - 95/150; Against, 1974 - 52/150; Kung, 1973 - 129/150; Conversation during the omelette aux fines herbes, 1979..... More
The Tragic Hug of A Small French Wrestler
California: Fault Publications, 1977. wrappers. First Edition. 4to. Illustrated throughout. Crease in upper right corner, crease line visible to a few pages, otherwise a very good, clean copy with minimal wear. Inscribed by Opal L Nations on title page. From the library of Canadian author Greg Gatenby. Personally inscribed to..... More
Bird's Egg: Oeuf d'Oiseau
Paris: La Cour Pavee, 2007. First Edition. Softcover. 16mo. Unbound folded sheets in a chemise cover lettered in red to front cover and spine, housed in the original wooden brown stained box with a straw wraparound, with a numbered limitation tab insert. Poem by Andrew Parkin and inks by Jacqueline..... More
At Chinese University
Paris: Editions La Cour Pavee, 2000. Hardcover. Folding book. 26cm. Pp. [6]. Original engraving, hand-printed. Light coloured cloth with letterpress title to the front board on Japanese paper. Hand-printed at the Tanguy Garric art-print studios in Paris in an edition of 70 copies: 30 in English and Chinese numbered from..... More
We All Are All (Signed Limited with Prints)
Toronto: Privately Published, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. Unpaginated. Black cloth with white paper title label in a slipcase with a chemise folder containing prints. Edition limited to 65 copies with three original silkscreen prints, this is number 6. Designed and produced at Dreadnaught. Black and white illustrations throughout... More
Chinese Decorated Papers
Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Maroon morocco spine with green leather spine label stamped in gilt, over blue paper boards stamped in gilt, with matching leather board tips. Prospectus laid in. One of 325 numbered copies, this is no. 25. With 33 (some..... More
The Tragedy of Coriolanus. The Vale Shakespeare
London: Ballantyne Press/ Vale Press, 1900. Hardcover. Green cloth with gilt spine lettering and the boards stamped in blind. Decorated by Charles Ricketts and printed at the Ballantyne Press. Bookplate neatly removed front the paste-down endpaper, light wear to the cloth at the spine ends, but overall a near fine..... More
The Works of Cyril Tourneur
London: The Fanfrolico Press. 1st Thus. Hardcover. 4to. No date. [c.1930] ix+344pp. 4to. Deep green buckram with decorative gilt. Top corners lightly bumped, with some light scuffing to rear board and light wear to tips at corners. Offsetting to endpapers. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Limited to 750 copies, this..... More
Mirages
Toronto: Oasis, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Oblong 8vo. Loose sheets housed in a folding card holder with mounted title label. Holder a little sunned around the edges but very good overall. Contents clean and in fine condition. Text followed by 12 collages by Ludwig Zeller. Edition of 120 copies, this..... More
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