Stratford, Ontario, Canada: [Gerard Brender à Brandis], 2010. Oblong quarto, 22.5 x 26 cm. Cased in boards covered with variegated fabric spun, dyed, and woven by hand by the artist; the upper cover is decorated with a pasted arrangement of six small pebbles and two shells; tan vegetable dyed endpapers..... More
[Toronto]: George A. Walker, [2015]. Cased in full red leather, with gilt stamped device of a rose to the upper cover, gilt lettering and five raised bands to the spine, and marbled endpapers. Housed in a matching quarter red leather solander box, with gilt lettering to the spine, red cloth..... 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
[Toronto: George A. Walker, 2014]. Cased in full black Japanese Asahi Mohair cloth over boards, with gilt lettering and green Asahi cloth title label to the spine; wood engraved portrait of [Field Commander] Cohen [he was our most important spy] inset to the upper cover; plain black endpapers. Housed in..... More
Brisbane, Australia: Locks’ Press, 1982. Octavo, 19.5 x 13.5 cm. Cased in full beige cloth, decorated with a repeat pattern of spider webs, paper labels to the spine and upper cover, and pale green light-toned Barcham Green endpapers. Housed in a [presumed original] glassine dust wrapper. Unpaginated [pp. 48, plus..... More
[Mission, B.C.]: Barbarian Press, 1985 [1986 stated in the colophon]. Small quarto, 27.4 x 19.9 cm. Cased in full cream cloth; with a printed paper label to the spine and a paper panel, printed in red, black, and green, inset to the centre of the upper cover. The panel runs..... More
s.l. [Shanty Bay, Ontario]: Shanty Bay Press, [2019]. Tall quarto, 38.7 x 26.6 cm. Cased in full ochre cloth. A vibrant still life panel by Walter Bachinski, printed from a reduction linocut in blue, amaranth purple, and pink, is inset to the upper cover. Title-label, printed in black on amaranth..... More
s.l. [Shanty Bay, Ontario]: Shanty Bay Press, [2016]. Tall quarto, 37.6 x 24 cm. Cased in quarter blue cloth and light cream Gampi paper over boards. The upper cover is decorated with a five-colour linocut and lettering by Walter Bachinski. Dark blue cloth hinges and light blue endsheets. Top and..... More
[Mission, B.C.]: Barbarian Press, 2017 [ in Roman numerals]. Oblong duodecimo, 14 x 19.6 cm. Cased in quarter grey morocco. The leather was stamped on the upper cover with a bear paw device designed by Alex McGuckin; the paw’s pad forms ‘ELSTED’. The case is further accented with matching morocco..... More
Mission, B.C. Barbarian Press, 1988. Octavo, 25.8 x 16.8 cm. Cased in quarter black cloth and patterned paper over boards. The covering paper’s pattern was printed in red and repeats a wood engraved press device cut for the Barbarians by John DePol. Paper title-label to the spine. Plain black endpapers..... More
Mission [B.C.]: Barbarian Press, 1984. Small quarto, 27.3 x 19.7 cm. Cased in full red cloth; with a printed paper label to the spine and a paper panel, printed in red and black, inset to the centre of the upper cover. The panel runs the height of the boards and..... More
[Don Mills, Ontario]: Heinrich Heine Press, 1969. Folio, 55.6 x 42.2 cm. Loose sheets housed in hinged lid box. The box, which was made by William Poole, is cardboard framed in cedar, with a dowel and slot closure. Its lid is embellished with text in Cree, cut out of the..... More
Carlisle, Ontario: Brandstead Press, 1972. Quarto, 27 x 20.9 cm. Cased in variegated linen over boards; the linen was hand-spun, hand-dyed, and handwoven by Brender à Brandis. The threads were dyed in various shades of light brown and grey using onion skins and logwood chips, and woven into a block..... More
[Merrickville, Ontario]: Greyweathers Press, 2017 [in roman numerals]. Octavo, 24.8 x 17.5 cm. Cased in half purple leather and variegated paste-paper over boards. Two raised double-bands to the spine, each accented with triple pallets in gilt. The spine is also lettered and stamped with a lemniscate in gilt. Purple Japanese..... More
[Toronto]: Lumiere Press, 1988. Octavo, 23.6 x 15.9 cm. Cased in quarter natural linen and grey Canson paper over boards. Printed paper label to the spine and ‘DH’ printed in black to the lower corner of the upper cover. pp. [7] 8-31 [5], plus an illustrated fold-out leaf measuring 22.4..... More
[Vancouver]: Heavenly Monkey, 2020 [in roman numerals]. Octavo, 23.3 x 15.9 cm. Cased in blue paper over boards with a dark blue cloth spinestrip. The covering paper was decorated with a silver metallic finish. Matching paper label, lettered in silver, to the spine. The self-ends are decorated with a metallic..... More
VAN [Vancouver]: HM [Heavenly Monkey], 2019 [in roman numerals]. Quarto, 38.2 x 25.4 cm. Cased in quarter dark blue cloth and light blue painted over boards. French joints. Dark blue painted label, titled in silver, to the upper cover. There is a matching title-label to spine. The self-ends are decorated..... More
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Vancouver: William Hoffer / TANKS, 1986-1987. A complete collection of the ‘subscriber’s edition’. Quartos, of various sizes, housed together in a blue linen covered slipcase (29 x 19.8 cm). The slipcase was made by Rasmussen Bindery. Gilt stamped title to the head of the slipcase. A fine set. Tanks was..... More
Vancouver: Robert and Felicity Reid, 1959. [original sheets; this is later state, casebound and issued with a new colophon by:] Vancouver: Stephen Lunsford | Heavenly Monkey, 2003. Octavo, 24.9 x 16.8 cm. Cased in quarter red morocco and marbled paper over boards. Red leather label, titled and decorated in gilt..... More
[Vernon, B.C.]: Greenboathouse Press, 2018. Narrow quarto, 28.3 x 16.6 cm. Cased in grey Cave paper over boards, with a vellum spinestrip titled in gilt. Blue Cave endpapers. Top and fore-edges trimmed, bottom edges untrimmed. Housed in a blue silk covered slipcase. Unpaginated [pp. 48, plus ll. 2 inset brown..... More
s.l. [Banff, Alberta | Corner Brook, Newfoundland]: s.n. [Marlene MacCallum], [1997]. Editioned artist’s book. Closed: 21.7 x 28.3 cm. Expanded: 21.7 x 168 cm. Two sets of oblong concertina leaves, sewn together to form a single structure. The text forms one side of the structure; it was printed by letterpress..... More
s.l. [Corner Brook, Newfoundland]: Persnickety Press, 2004. Editioned artist’s book. Two cased volumes, each enclosing a fold-out structure. Each measures 20.7 x 20.9 cm closed. The expanded size of the first volume, dextral, is 62 x 103 cm; the expanded size of the second volume, sinistral, is 96 x 122..... More
s.l. s.n. [Marlene MacCallum], [1997]. Editioned artist’s book. 28.7 x 21.3 cm [case, closed]. Sewn into a bi-fold case covered with brown mulberry paper. The title is printed in faint silver to the case’s upper cover. The case is lined with red paper pastedowns. The text-block is wrapped in a...... More
[Vancouver: Heavenly Monkey, 2010]. Tall quarto, 32.3 x 21.1 cm. Cased in full black silk, with printed paper labels to the spine and inset to the upper cover; Guarro Ingres endpapers, uniform with the text-block pages; top edges trimmed and cut, others untrimmed. Unpaginated [pp. 20, plus six leaves bearing..... More
[Mission B.C.]: Barbarian Press, 2020. Octavo, 27.1 x 17.3 cm. In a Bradel or German case binding with a blue-grey silk spinestrip and matching tips, and blue paper over boards. Printed paper label to the spine. The upper cover is printed with the title in blue, along with vertical and..... More