Risbury: Whittington Press, 2001. Octavo. In original stab bound violet Hahnemühle Bugra Bütton paper covered boards, sewn with black silk ribbon, printed paper label set within the upper cover, and fore-edge folded pages. Unpaginated [26 + colophon pp.]. A Fine copy. Set in Goudy Modern type, and printed on Hahnemühle..... More
[London]: The Bodley Head [printed at the Curwen Press], 1958. Octavo. Bound in original cream japon covered boards, with gilt decoration to the upper cover, and spine lettered in gilt; pictorial endpapers and dyed red edges. In fine printed paper dust jacket. [viii], 128, [iv] pp. A Fine copy. One..... More
London: Nonesuch Press, 1926. Two Volumes. Tall Octavos. Bound in original quarter parchment, with brown batik paper covered boards. 283; 359pp. The text was printed by Walter Lewis in Blado Italic type at the Cambridge University Press, on Van Gelder Rag Paper. Illustrated with fifty-three collotype plates after William Blake..... More
Kingston, Ontario: Locks’ Press, 1995. 26.8 x 16.6 cm, when folded. Loose single sheet, folded into 8 leaves in accordion style, and printed on one side only. Tipped-in to a portfolio style binding with grey linen spines, boards covered variously in dark blue and greyish teal Japanese paper, printed labels..... More
Toronto: The Aliquando Press, 1976. Octavo, 24.5 x 16 cm. Cased in quarter brown linen, with Sudare paper covered boards, patterned with alternating vertical bands of cream and brown, and printed paper title label to the spine; orange Torinoko endpapers. Unpaginated [32 pp.]. Some mild toning to the spine label..... More
Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare Head Press, 1911. Octavo. In original sewn grey paper wrappers. [iii], 4-15, [+ publisher’s advertisement] pp. Paper wrappers split at the foot of the spine, some light wear and bumps along the extremities, else a Very Good copy. More
Toronto: The Aliquando Press, 1997. Oblong Sextodecimo, 12.3 x 15.5 cm. In five-hole Japanese stab binding (a variation of the traditional Yotsume toj), stencilled cream paper covers with a repeat pattern of a six-petaled rosette in tan, printed paper title label to the upper cover, and mango endpapers. Unpaginated [22..... More
[St. John’s, Newfoundland: Walking Bird Press, 1999-2001]. Oblong quarto, 25.5 x 29 cm. Cased in black lacquered walnut boards, joined with a spine of black calfskin; a unique bas-relief bronze sculpture by Luben Boykov adorns the upper cover; the covers and spine are stark black and unlettered, and the title..... More
Kentfield, California: Allen Press, 1962. Folio. Unsewn leaves gathered into five folded fascicles, each covered in beige paper wrappers, titled in blue, and section number stamped in blind; all five fascicles are housed in a stiff linen covered, suede-lined chemise, with spine die-stamped in blue, and matching linen covered slipcase..... More
Waltham Saint Lawrence: Golden Cockerel Press, 1929. Ivan Lebedeff. Small octavo. Bound in original quarter black buckram and maroon paper covered boards, spine lettered in gilt. [iv] 5-31 pp. [+colophon]. Corners slightly bumped, minor fading of black dye to head and foot of the spine, endpapers darkened, but else a...... More
[Mission, B.C.]: Barbarian Press, 1980-1981. Folios, 51 x 33 cm. 12 broadsides, printed in a variety of types on handmade papers of various sizes and kinds. A fine set; lacking the cloth covered box offered as an option to subscribers. Each broadside is enclosed in a gatefold of Japanese paper..... More
[Kingston, Ontario]: Thee Hellbox Press, [1986]. Octavo, 23 x 14 cm. In pamphlet stitched hand-made grey paper wrappers, with title printed in red to the upper cover. Unpaginated [12 pp.]. Some mild shelf wear and fading to the covers along the edges, and a few minor dimples to the upper..... More
London: Ernest Benn, Ltd., 1926. Bound in original black cloth, with ornate gilt stamped boarder to the front cover, japon pages, and spine lettered in gilt. Unpaginated [25 colour facsimiles, printed on the recto only + colophon]. This facsimile was reproduced from the copy held at the British Library. Lacking..... More
London: Lion and Unicorn Press, 1953. Octavo. Bound in original beige paper over boards, with printed lettering to the spine and front cover. Etched frontispiece portrait of Bodoni by Rosalind Dease. 80pp. A Fine Copy. Printed in 12 pt. Bodoni Monotype and 6 pt. leaded Bodoni. In addition to Bodoni’s..... More
Dublin: Dolmen Press, 1975. Octavo. Bound in original quarter brown leather, with gilt decorated green paper covered boards, and spine lettered in gilt; top edge dyed orange. Housed in publisher’s green paper covered slipcase. [viii], 9-87, [+ colophon] pp. Some rubbing to the tail of the spine, slipcase worn along..... More
London: Enitharmon Press [printed by the Daedalus Press], 1974. Quarto. Bound in original tan cloth covered boards, with spine lettered in gilt. In fine printed paper dust jacket. [vi], 17, [i + colophon] pp. Neat ownership inscription in blue ink to the front free endpaper, else a Fine copy. Tipped-in..... More
Toronto: The Cheshire Cat Press [typeset and printed at the Poole Hall Press, Grimsby], 1997. Octavo, 24.5 x 15.2 cm. Cased in quarter light brown buckram, with speckled cream paper covered boards, title printed to the upper cover, and light tan endpapers. pp. [5], 2-16, [4]. A fine copy. The..... More
Toronto: The Cheshire Cat Press [typeset and printed at the Poole Hall Press, Grimsby], 1999. Toronto: The Cheshire Cat Press [typeset and printed at the Poole Hall Press, Grimsby], 1999. Tall octavo, 26 x 18.5 cm. Pamphlet-stitched into stiff card stock, sewn-not-to-show, with folded cream paper covers, and printed title..... More
Mission, B.C. Barbarian Press, 2013. Folio, 39 x 27.5 cm. Cased in quarter green cloth, with printed paper label to the spine, and green and white patterned paper covered boards, repeating Brett’s wood engraved monogram; rust endpapers, top edges cut, others uncut. A fine copy. The texts were set in..... More
[Mission, B.C.]: Barbarian Press, 2017. Crown Quarto, 23.4 x 19.2 cm. Sewn with orange thread into St. Armand Canal Sisal Cucumber wrappers, with four Chinese characters printed in red to the upper cover. Unpaginated [pp. 12]. A fine copy. The text was set in Garamond type, with Tiern for display..... More
Grimsby, [Ontario]: Poole Hall Press, s.a. [1985]. Octavo, 24.7 x 16.6 cm. Cased in quarter navy leather-grained buckram, with light blue paper covered boards, printed paper label to the upper cover, and brown endpapers. Unpaginated [pp. 24]. A fine copy. The text was set in Century Schoolbook roman, and its..... More
[Mission, B.C.]: Barbarian Press, 2016. Tall Octavo, 27.5 x 15.3 cm. Cased in split boards, with dark blue silk spine bearing a printed paper label, matching silk corners, pale blue paper over boards, and printed device bearing Cavafy’s name in Greek majuscules to the upper cover; endpapers of a paler..... More
London: Lion and Unicorn Press, 1960. Quarto. Bound in original pictorial gilt stamped and blocked white cloth, with black blocked lettering to the spine. 132pp. Illustrated by Derek Cousins. Edition limited to 200 copies. This volume reproduces the text of both the original Middle English, from the 1868-79 edition of..... More
Books by Simon Armitage, Wendy Cope, Roger McGough, Craig Raine, Matthew Sweeney and U.A. Fanthorpe. Six volumes in total, each of which has been inscribed to Gary Prouk by the publisher, Trevor Weston. Prouk was a noted Canadian philanthropist and collector of Press books, and as a subscriber or otherwise..... More
Toronto: The Aliquando Press, 1980. Octavo, 22 x 13.5 cm. In half yellow-ochre cloth fore-edge binding, with Cockerell marbled paper covered boards, printed paper title label to the spine, and dark orange-ochre Torinoko endpapers; top-edges cut, others uncut. Unpaginated [24 pp.]. A fine copy. Set in Monotype Bembo and printed..... More
