Riverside, CA: Bo Press Miniature Books, 2018. Hardcover. An interesting miniature book from Pat Sweet's Bo Press. She says: "Our alphabet used to be a lot bigger. It used to include letters like ampersand (and), eng ( the sound at the end of words like 'sing'), and the famous long s, which still puzzles readers of old books when it appears in the middle of words looking like 'f' but sounding like 's'. I've taken eleven of these once well-known letters and given each of them a tiny spotlight: illustrating it against a background of medieval tracery, telling a little of its history, and giving some examples in modern fonts (yes, these old letters still turn up in modern typography. You never know when you'll need a conjoined ae.) The book is printed in Kelmscott and Thryomenes on Monarch superfine paper, and bound in a diagonal pattern of cream colored paper and a gold on red medieval-ish print." In fine condition. It measures 2 5/8 x 2 inches. Unpaginated [56 pages]. PRI/0632023. Fine. More

London: Riccardi Press / Medici Society Ltd, 1909. Hardcover. 341 of 500 copies. Grey cloth over light blue paper covered boards with gilt title to front board. Browning and minor wear to edges of boards. Offsetting to endpapers, else clean. Letterpress printed on Batchelor hand-made paper at the Riccardi Press Fount by Charles T. Jacobi for the Medici Society, Ltd. by Philip Lee Warner. 20 pages. PRI/012423. Very Good. More

Pasadena: The Castle Print. Softcover. 1 of 300 copies printed by Grant Dahlstrom as a limited edition for fellow typophiles, friends of the press, and the author. This charming work recounts famed artist and illustrator Will Bradley's early days from childhood until his early 20s. In light green paper wrappers with a string binding and title on front cover. Interior pages clean and bright with frontis photograph of a young Bradley. Some pages are unopened. In near fine condition. 21 pages. PRI/082319. Near Fine. More

München [Munich]: Bremer Prese, 1926. A four-page prospectus for the Greek language edition of Prometheus from the esteemed Bremer Presse. It shows the title page,two pages of text accompanied by two woodcuts done by German artist Ludwig von Hofmann. The rear page of the prospectus describes in English the creation of this book and the participants, along with the number of copies and prices. Printed in black ink on brown paper. There is a three inch split along the fold, otherwise in very good condition. PRI/042123. Very Good. More

Munich: Bremer Presse, 1929. Hardcover. Number 177 of 250 copies printed in Germany at the Bremer Presse for Random House. An additional 280 copies were printed for Bremer Presse subscribers. This handsome book provides an excellent example of the fine printing done at the Bremer Presse. The press produced books from 1911 to 1934, with a break during World War I. Stylistically influenced by the English Doves Press, the press was a strong influence on German book art. Ralph Waldo Emerson's essay, "Nature" was written in 1836. In the essay Emerson put forth the foundation of transcendentalism, a belief system that espouses a nontraditional appreciation of nature. Transcendentalism suggests that the divine, or God, suffuses nature, and suggests that reality can be understood by studying nature. Bound in grey, white, and red marbled paper covered boards with cream vellum spine titled in gilt. Minor browning to spine and minor wear to edges, corners, and joints. Top edge gilt, with deckled fore-edge and bottom edge. Letterpress printed on Zanders handmade paper in black and red, with red title and initials designed by Anna Simons. Clean and bright overall with inscription from previous owner in pen to front free endpaper dated 1929. 86 pages. PRI/010923. Near Fine. More

Munich: Bremer Presse, 1926-1929. Hardcover. 365 copies. This is a magnificent production from the famed Bremer Presse of Germany - probably their masterpiece. They published books from 1911 to 1939, interrupted only by World War I. It was founded by Willy Wiegand, and like England's Doves Press, rejected ornament except for splendid initials draw by Anna Simons and relied upon carefully chosen types and painstaking presswork to produce its limited edition hand printed books. The colophon states that this edition was printed to commemorate the 400 year anniversary of the publication of Martin Luther's German bible. The text was based on the editions published in 1545 and 1546. The Bible (German: Lutherbibel) was the first German language Bible translation from Latin sources. The New Testament was first published in September 1522, and the complete Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments with Apocrypha, in 1534. Luther continued to make improvements to the text until 1545. The five volumes are: Die Bucher Mose; Teil des Alten Testaments; Teil des Alten Testaments; Die Propheten; Das Neue Testament. Each volume is numbered differently. They are bound uniformly in blue paper boards with linen spines with the title written in calligraphy. The volumes are housed in gray paper board slipcases. In near fine condition in very good slipcases. Measures 10 x 14 inches. Unpaginated [each volume about 250-300 pages] PRI/011623. Near Fine. More

Putney, VT: Bridge Press, 1990. Portfolio. Based on Inferno from the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. Ten prints of the edition were issued with etchings by Brian D. Cohen. Fifty additional copies of the poems only were issued in individual portfolios. This is one of those fifty printed on Mohawk Superfine 100 lb in Caslon type. Housed in a grey paper portfolio with the title embossed on the front cover. There are two short closed tears along the edges of the portfolio. PRI/033010. Near Fine. More

(New York?): Grolier Club, 1917. This is a scarce proof sheet from the uncommon book done by the eminent Bruce Rogers for the Grolier Club in 1917 on Durer's treatise "Of the Just Shaping of Letters." There were fewer than 220 copies published. This sheet has the letters E through K, M through V, and X,Y, and Z. They display the exquisite designs and forms taken from Durer's sixteenth century treatise on the subject, with his precise instructions for each letter. Rogers drew the letters for this book. The sheet measures 12 x 17 inches and is uncreased. Save for a couple of small margin smudges the sheet is in fine condition. PRI/032123. Fine. More

Edinburgh: George Robb and Company for Otto Schulze and Company, 1901. Hardcover. Limited to 500 copies. In an attractive full olive green leather binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe with gilt title and gilt thistle flowers to compartments on spine. Cracking to leather and rubbing to spine. Sunning to spine and to edges. Wear to edges and corners. Small dark stain to leather on front cover. Gilt dentelles and plaid endpapers. Elaborate title page spread featuring a design of thistles. Each poem begins with an illuminated initial. Publisher Otto Schulze was clearly influenced by the designs of William Morris at the Kelmscott Press. Printed on Whatman Paper. An article from the Baltimore Sun from 1967 about the home of Robert Burns is laid into the front of the book. Clean and bright interior. 99 pages plus index and colophon. PRI/071722. Very Good. More

Haarlem: Carlinapers, 1973. Hardcover. 104 of 110 copies. "Met uitzondering van bladzij 7 - wij meenden te handelen in de geest van Schwitters en Van Doesburg door op deze pagina de lezer te stimuleren tot een eigen creatieve bijdrage - is de tekst van een artikel in het dagblad De Telegraaf van 11 januari 1923." Purple cloth boards with paper title label reading "Dada in de Residentie" in green to spine. Clean and bright. Printed in many colors and typefaces in unusual layouts. IN DUTCH. Unpaginated. [20 pages.] PRI/011623. Very Good. More

UK: Fine Press Book Association, 2006. Hardcover. Deluxe edition issued in hardcover. In original tan cloth covered slipcase with tan decorative paper covered side panels. With supplemental portfolio of printed pieces. The portfolio for this issue includes pieces from the following presses: Susan Alix, Bonnefant Press, Edizioni del Cammello, The Happy Dragons Press, Incline Press, Spoon Print Press, The Old School Press, The One Time Press, Rampart Lions Press, The Strawberry Press. Clean and bright. 72 pages. BOB/102621. Fine. More

UK: Fine Press Book Association, 2010. Hardcover. Deluxe edition issued in hardcover with jacket. In original tan cloth covered slipcase with white paper covered side panels. With supplemental portfolio of printed pieces. The portfolio for this issue includes pieces from the following presses: Bonnefant Press, Bracketpress, Hand & Eye Letterpress, Incline Press, Logan Press, New North Press, Old School Press, Reading Room Press, Christopher Wakeling, Whittington Press. Clean and bright. 64 pages. BOB/102621. Fine. More

UK: Fine Press Book Association, 2013. Hardcover. Deluxe edition issued in hardcover with jacket. In original blue cloth covered slipcase with white printed paper covered side panels. With supplemental portfolio of printed pieces. The portfolio for this issue includes pieces from the following presses: Incline Press, In de Bonnefant, Iron Press, Muttons and Nuts, Old School Press, The Print Project, The Press of Robert LoMascolo, St. Bride Foundation, Christopher Wakeling, McMinn Christmas Card with binding paper designed and printed by Stephen Kenny at A Two Pipe Problem Letterpress. Clean and bright. 64 pages. BOB/102621. Near Fine. More