London: FAber & Faber, 1959. Hardcover. Author John Mason of the Leicester Institute of Art describes his processes for producing handmade papers. There are many black and white ililustrations by Rigby Graham to document the various steps. Hard bound in glossy red and cream paper with cream spine. Spine is faded and chipped at the top. Interior is clean and bright with two handmade paper samples bound in at the book's rear. Very good condition. Missing dust jacket. 95 pages. BOB/072820. Very Good. More

Paris and New York: Boussod, Valadon, and Co., David Bendann (Baltimore), 1896. Hardcover. One hundred plates - photogravures and etchings and one water color fac-simile. Vellum edition with text and engravings printed on vellum paper. Bound in the original dark red cloth boards with gilt title to spine and black title to front cover. Gilt palette to front board. Spotting and rubbing to boards. Heavy wear to corners and edges of boards with fraying to cloth. Cloth along both hinges is torn in places, but boards remain attached. Clean interior overall with occasional smudge marks. A nicely printed book with many plates. 102 pages plus plates. This is a heavy, folio sized volume and it may require an extra shipping fee. ART/090220. Very Good. More

Moscow: Emil Goozairow, 2019. Small unnumbered edition. Goozairow is a Russian artist who paints and draws, produces movies, and creates exceptional handmade books that are printed on rare types of paper and published in limited editions. His techniques create unique designs that often are made with natural materials alone or in combination with relief decorations made from metal or polymeric clay. He creates books that he describes as "pop up," “kinetic carousel," “liporello” or “3D origami.” He also writes fairy tales, stories and mystical scenes.Bound in wooden boards with a pronounced grain. The title has been carved into the front cover. The interior features Poe's classic poem "The Raven" with illustrations by Emil Goozairow. In fine condition. [18 pages.] Measures about 2.75 x 1 inch. Fine. More

Moscow: Emil Goozairow, 2019. A small, unnumbered edition. Goozairow is a Russian artist who paints and draws, produces movies, and creates exceptional handmade books that are printed on rare types of paper and published in limited editions. His techniques create unique designs that often are made with natural materials alone or in combination with relief decorations made from metal or polymeric clay. He creates books that he describes as "pop up," “kinetic carousel," “liporello,” or “3D origami.” He also writes fairy tales, stories and mystical scenes. This eight sided star-shaped book is bound as a do-si-do with text in English on one side and text in Russian on the other. It is covered in maroon velvet with polymer clay medallions on both covers. It is held closed with brown braided cord straps that are held together with a metal clasp. Filled with charming fantastical illustrations of a wizard, witch (Baba-Yaga), princess, palace, cat, and more. In fine condition. Measures about 2.5 x 2.5 inches. ARTB/090320. Fine. More

Moscow: Emil Goozairow, 2020. Number 4 of 5 copies signed by the book artist. Emil Goozairow is a Russian artist who paints and draws, produces movies, and creates exceptional miniature handmade books that are printed on rare types of paper and published in limited editions. His techniques create unique designs that often are made with natural materials alone or in combination with relief decorations made from metal or polymeric clay. He creates books that he describes as "pop up," “kinetic carousel," “liporello” or “3D origami.” He also writes fairy tales, stories and mystical scenes. Hamlet's Soliloquy is a wonderful example of Emil's work. When each page is turned the the revealed pages pop open with Emil's beautiful illustrations and the soliloquy's text that are done in shades of brown. The covers are a reddish brown fabric with a relief polymer clay artistic design on the front cover. There are attached brown braided cord straps with a metal clasp to close the book. A wonderful and imaginative interpretation of this famous soliloquy. In fine condition. Measures about 2.25 x 3 inches. Fine. More

Cleveland and New York: The World Publishing Company, 1960. Hardcover. "This special edition of Shakespeare's Progress is limited to 975 copies for private distribution to friends of the publisher Christmas 1960" Attractively bound in blue marbled paper covered boards with black cloth spine titled in gilt. Clean and bright. Minor wear to edges. Housed in a blue paper covered slipcase with fading and wear to corners and edges. 191 pages. LIT/081420 (Shakespeare section). Very Good. More

New York: Béatrice Coron, 2019. Number 2 of 3 copies. Poet Mick Stern and book artist Béatrice Coron have collaborated on a number of books over the past several years. This recent work has a short poem on the five senses written by Stern. Coron had created six panels in hand-cut Tyvek that skillfully represent each of the five senses through the depiction of a person focusing on one of the senses, and then a final panel that celebrates the complexity of humans. In fine condition. Measures 7 inches x 36 inches when extended. Mick Stern is an artist and writer living in New York City. Stern received a PhD in English Renaissance Literature from New York University. He has taught English at Rutgers and other colleges. For more than twenty years, he taught screenwriting at NYU’s film school. A book review said about him: "Mick Stern's poems are clever, deep and humorous, real treat to read."French born Béatrice Coron is a renowned artist whose work includes book arts, fine art, and public art. Her work can be found in major museum collections, libraries, as well as private collections. Her books are fascinating creations made through cutting images in paper or Tyvek. Christina Favretto, Head of Special Collections at the University of Miami describes her work in Coron's "artfragments" portfolio: "There is a palpable joy in the work of Béatrice Coron, the kind of joy we felt as children in unwrapping a particularly enticing holiday gift. But...for Béatrice the gift is a sheet of Tyvek...or paper, and the stories to be unearthed and unleashed within and through the medium." Coron describes her book work: "For the last 20 years, I have been exploring visual storytelling in artist books, paper cutting and public art. Collecting memories from individuals and communities, I stage narrative allegories in silhouette to create a dialogue with the viewer in playful fantasies. These visual chronicles record archetypal stories that transcend time and space. I have been fascinated by the relation of people to their space and the sense of belonging. Using papercutting where everything is cut from a single piece of Tyvek, the profusion of individual stories makes a coherent whole world." [From her website]. ARTISTSB/082520. Fine. More

(Staten Island, NY): Stone Street Press, 1990. Paperback. Three charming handmade books by Irish book artist Malachi McCormick housed in a handmade slipcase featuring Gaelic text that has been translated into English by the book artist. Some of the original Gaelic has also been reproduced. Each booklet is bound in paper wrappers with hand written title in gold to front covers. The slipcase is covered in light brown textured paper and is also labeled by hand on both the front and rear panels. It is numbered 555, but no indication of limitation is given. Each booklet is about 18 pages. PRI/081420. Very Good. More

London: Chatto & Windus, 1889. Hardcover. with 220 illustrations by Dan. Beard. First edition with October ads. Good in original red cloth boards with gilt title and black illustrations to spine and front cover. Rear board is nearly detached and cloth spine panel is coming loose with chips and tears. Fraying to hinges and wear to edges of boards. Sunning to spine and minor soiling to boards. Minor browning to margins. Partially removed sticker to front endpaper and small stain to rear endpaper. Clean and bright interior overall. Priced as is. 525 pages plus 32 pages of ads. LIT/091620. Good. More

Lancaster: John Baer's Sons, 1884. Paperback. Includes information on cycles of the sun, moon, and planets along with water tables in Philadelphia, and a variety of useful and entertaining matter, etc. Very good in off-white paper wrappers with black title and illustration to front wrapper. Spine has been reinforced / repaired with paper. Creasing to some corners with a few closed tears / chipping to edges of some pages and wrappers. Minor soiling / spotting throughout. Browning. String to top corner for hanging. About 32 pages. Almanacs ALM072720. Very Good. More

Lancaster: John Baer's Sons, 1888. Paperback. Includes information on cycles of the sun, moon, and planets along with water tables in Philadelphia, and a variety of useful and entertaining matter, etc. Article on St. Bernard dogs. Very good in off-white paper wrappers with black title and illustration to front wrapper. Spine has been reinforced / repaired with paper. Creasing to some corners with a few closed tears to edges of wrappers. Minor soiling / spotting throughout. String to top corner for hanging. Interior is clean overall. About 32 pages. Almanacs ALM072720. Very Good. More

Lancaster: John Baer's Sons, 1893. Paperback. Includes information on cycles of the sun, moon, and planets along with water tables in Philadelphia, and a variety of useful and entertaining matter, etc. Lacks front and rear covers. Very good in off-white paper wrappers with black title to front wrapper. Creasing to corners with chipping and tears to edges of wrappers and some pages. Minor soiling and browning. Mostly disbound. Brittle. About 30 pages. Almanacs ALM072720. Very Good. More

Lancaster: John Baer's Sons, 1894-98. Paperback. Each issue includes information on cycles of the sun, moon, and planets along with water tables in Philadelphia, and a variety of useful and entertaining matter, etc. All six issues have been repaired archivally along spines wiht paper reinforcements. Very good in off-white paper wrappers with black title and illustration to front wrappers. Creasing to corners of some pages minor tears / chips to edges of some pages. Clean and bright overall; however, foxing and minor soiling to some pages in some issues. Pencil markings to margins of some pages. String loop to top corners of most volumes (for hanging). Each issues is 32 pages. Almanacs ALM072720. Very Good. More