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
San Francisco: The Book Club of California [printed by John Henry Nash], 1917. Quarto. Bound in original quarter linen, with blue paper covered boards, and printed paper label to the spine; All edges uncut, top-edges unopened. [x], 11, [iii] pp. Covers slightly soiled and faded, paper label rubbed, but still..... More
Kingston, Ontario: Locks’ Press, 2012. Small oblong octavo, 13.6 x 15.5 cm. Cased in greyish blue Japanese paper covered boards, with printed paper title-label to the upper cover, beige linen spine-strip, and sueded ties at the fore-edge; the endpapers are of grey handmade Japanese paper, and are decorated with a...... 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
s.l. [Toronto]: The Salamander Press [The Nightshade Press], 1981. 30.4 x 15.9 cm. Side-sewn with black thread into printed wraps of Curtis Linen Cover paper. The upper cover is titled with wood type in red and lettered with the author’s name in black in Trump Semibold Condensed. Vertical rules printed..... 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
Kingston, Ontario: Thee Hellbox Press, s.a. [2007]. Tall octavo, 28.7 x 17 cm. Cased in quarter pink and gilt accented Bangladeshi marbled paper, with blue Japanese Sume Sora paper covered boards, and printed title to the upper cover; the upper cover is also decorated with two dancers appearing in relief..... More
Toronto: The Aliquando Press, 1985. Octavo, 22.5 x 13.5 cm. Cased in quarter indigo cloth, with blue and gilt accented marbled paper covered boards, and printed paper title label to the upper cover, and ochre endpapers. Unpaginated [24 pp.]. A fine copy. Set in Bembo, with Wilhelm Klingspor Schrift, printed..... 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
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s.l. [Mission, B.C.]: [Barbarian Press], [1998]. Octavo, 25.3 x 16.7 cm. Sewn with blue thread into wraps of pale grey-blue Ingres paper. The upper cover is titled in black and blue, and is ornamented with a cut of an open book printed in blue. pp. [1] 2-16; plus a small..... 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], [2022]. Octavo, 22.2 x 14.2 cm. Sewn with blue thread into pale blue paper wraps. The upper cover is printed with the title in dark blue. All edges neatly trimmed. pp. 1-7 [1]. A fine copy. The text was set in Kennerley type cast by Jim..... More
[Mission, B.C.]: [Barbarian Press], [2023]. Octavo, 22.2 x 14.3 cm. Sewn with red thread into pink St-Armand Canal Sisal Currant paper wraps. The upper cover is printed with the title in dark red. All edges neatly trimmed. pp. 1-4 [8]. A fine copy. The text was set in Joanna type..... 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
[Kingston, Ontario]: Thee Hellbox Press, s.a. [2016?]. Quarto, 27.3 x 19.5 cm. Pamphlet-stitched into beige St. Armand paper covers, with printed lettering in black and red to the upper cover; the upper cover is also decorated with six punched holes, accented with hand painted circles of brown ink along the..... 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
Toronto: Roger Ascham Press, 1976. Large quarto, 33.7 x 23 cm. Cased in quarter black Oasis goatskin, with cream buckram covered boards, spine lettered in gilt, and plain black endpapers; fore-edges cut, all edges untrimmed. Housed in a matching buckram covered slipcase. pp. [8], 9- 49, [5]. Some slight toning..... 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
Northridge, California: Lord John Press, 1982. Octavo. Original half navy morocco fore-edge binding by David Bourbeau, with blue paste paper covered boards, two vertical dotted gilt rolls to each of the covers, and spine lettered in gilt. [viii], 9-45, [i + colophon] pp. Letter N of 26 specially-bound copies, from..... More
[Toronto]: [The Aliquando Press], [1971]. 18mo, 16.1 x 11.5 cm. Tipped into cream paper wraps decorated with a floral pattern in blue. Paper title-label to the upper cover. Unpaginated [ll. 10, including self-ends]. A fine copy. The text, which first appeared in Bibliosophia, or, Book-wisdom (London, 1810), was set in..... More