Canton, NY: Caliban Press, 1995. First Edition, one of 90 copies, all on Zerkall mouldmade paper, signed by the artist on the colophon. 8vo, 16pp; bound in pastepaper wrappers, fine. Illustrated with 16 woodengravings printed by the artist from the blocks. The Foreword and artist's introduction is printed letterpress from... More about Houses of Memory
St-Zotique, Quebec [Canton, NY]: Cat's Head Press [Caliban Press], 2008. One of 114 copies, all on various papers including Rives and Arches, vintage Barcham Green handmade, St-Armand handmade from Montreal, Quebec, Kochi from Japan and handmade lokta from Nepal, each signed by the author / printer. Mark McMurray has created... More about Lecons de Livre pour Calyban or Prosper's Parisian Printing Parade. Bon mots, bagatelles, &...
Canton, NY: Caliban Press, 2001. One of 125 copies all on various handmade papers by Velma Bolyard, La Papeterie St. Armand, and Barcham Green, with Arches, Frankfurt and Mexican amate paper. The text is set in 14pt. Dante by M & W Bixler; rain cut by Greg Lago. The book... More about The Tempest. Printed and Designed by Mark McMurray
Canton, NY: Caliban Press, 2013. Artist's book, one of 48 copies, all on various handmade papers, mostly from La Papeterie St.-Armand, initialed and numbered by the publisher, Mark McMurray on the colophon. Page size: approximately12.75 x 3-15/16 inches, but some smaller; 50pp; 25 leaves plus 2pp. notes. The colophon notes... More about Adirondack Sutra
[Jay, NY]: Caliban Press, [2014]. First edition thus, 1 of 125 copies, all on machine and hand-made papers from La Paperterie Saint-Armand from Quebec and "Epistrophy" from India and Hosho from Japan, all signed and numbered by the printer / publisher / designer, Mark McMurray. Page size: 10.5 x 7... More about Monk at the Five Spot
Paris: chez l'imprimeur Leon Pichon, 1926. One of 340 on Arches verge a la forme, from a total issue of 400. Handsomely bound in 3/4 blue morocco and marbled paste-paper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers and backstrip bound in, very good. Illustrated with a frontispiece... More about Les Chansons de Callianthe, Fille de Ronsarde (Madeleine de l'Aubespine, Dame de Villeroy
Paris: Emile Hazan & Cie Editeurs, 1929. One of 1000 on Lafuma, from a total issue of 1083; 29pp; handsomely rebound in 1/2 black morocco and ivory lacquered paper boards, the morocco embossed with a grid of tiny squares, spine gilt, t.e.g., original wrappers and backstrip bound in, morocco-tipped slipcase... More about Complementaires. Illustrated by Dignimont
Brussels: aux Editions du Nord, 1928. One of 1000 on Velin Allura, from a total issue of 1124. Illustrated with colored vignettes reproduced after Andre Dignimont, including the front wrapper design, frontispiece design, titlepage design, 28 text illustrations of varying sizes and formats, and numerous headpieces and tailpieces. Handsomely bound... More about De Montmartre au Quartier Latin
Maestricht: Stols, 1930. One of 400 on velin, from a total issue of 480. 8vo; 97pp; 3/4 brown morocco, marbled boards, smooth spine, author and title gilt, top edge gilt, original wrapper bound in, fine. More about Les Enfants du Malheur. Frontispiece de Stobbaerts-Marcel
Paris: Henri Jonquieres et Cie. [1927]. One 400 copies on velin rose du Marais, rose wove paper, from a total edition of 425. 8vo. Handsomely bound in 3/4 maroon morocco and paste-paper boards, spine paneled, title gilt, top edge gilt. Original covers bound in, fine. 22 photogravure vignettes printed in... More about Paname. Illustrations de Jean Oberle
North Adams, MA: Messenger Press, 2016. Artist's book, one of 25 copies, all on Rives BFK, signed and hand-numbered on the colophon by the artist / author, Valerie Carrigan. Page size: 8 x 6-3/4 inches, 14pp. Bound by the artist / author: accordion fold laid loose into brown cloth over... More about The Walk
Charlottesville, VA: 2016. Artist's book, one of 20 copies, all on Epson matte photo paper, with 12 ink prints from 2016 painting installation by the artist, Rosamond Casey, at the McGuffey Art Center in Charlottesville, VA. The prints are housed in a grey clamshell box with the Apple logo on... More about Tablet & Cloud. Pilgrims in Cyberspace
2 West 86 St. [New York]: [ND but ca. 1915]. Four Page Holograph letter. 4-7/8 x 6-1/2"; written on cream colored stationary, Catt's address printed in black at the head of the first page, very light age discoloration near the edges, creased once horizontally for mailing, very good. In this letter... More about Autograph Letter Signed
Paris: Bernard Grasset, 1927. First Edition, one of 62 on Madagascar, from a total regular issue of 3892. 8vo; handsomely bound in 3/4 green morocco and marbled pastepaper boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original green printed wrappers and backstrip bound in, lightly foxed throughout, else very good... More about Les Hommes de la route
Paris: Les Impressions Aude, [1953]. One of 1500 on Libert, from a total issue of 1550; handsomely rebound in 3/4maroon morocco and marbled boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers bound in, fine. This volume is part of a series entitled "Le Vrai Visage de Paris." Illustrated... More about Chaillot et la Porte Dauphine. Illustrated by Valentine Hugo
Paris: Les Impressions Aude, [1952]. One of 1500 on Grifoffset superieur de Grillet et Feau, from a total issue of 1550, handsomely rebound in 3/4 maroon morocco and marbled boards, spine with gilt lettering, marbled endpapers, t.e.g., original wrappers bound in, fine. This volume is part of a series entitled... More about Passy. Illustrated by Herve Baille, Claude LePape
[Paris]: GLM, [1950]. One of 925 on alfama paper, from a limited total issue of 975 copies. Together with: Char, Rene. Dehors la nuit est gouvernee precede de Placard pour un chemin des ecoliers. [Paris:] GLM, 1949. One of 975 from a limited total issue of 1022 copies. Bound together... More about Art Bref suivi de Premieres Alluvions
Paris: Leon Pichon, 1919. One of 350 on Arches from a total issue of 426. Illustrated with 11 in-texte wood engravings in black and white plus numerous ornaments and culs-de-lampe by Maxime Dethomas. 8vo; handsomely bound in 3/4 blue crushed morocco, marble pastepaper boards, gilt fillets, smooth spine, author and... More about Compagne Romaine, La Lettre a M. de Fontanes - Cynthia - Avec un avertissement par Henri...
[NP: but Williamsburg, MA]: Cheloniidae Press, 1984. First Edition, Artist Proof issue, one of 5 copies only, all on obsolete Whatman paper (blue-white laid ca. 1962), this copy inscribed to noted collectors Mimi and Arnold Elkind, and signed by Alan James Robinson, the printer, Harold P. McGrath, the binder, Gray... More about Pseudodoxia Epidemica: Of Unicornes Hornes. Illustrated by Alan James Robinson. Introduction by...
Williamsburg, MA: Cheloniidae Press, 1983. One of 10 deluxe copies bound in full vellum, with an extra suite, original pencil drawing of "Tortoise Shout," all on Fabriano Perusia, from a total issue of 310, signed by the artist, Alan James Robinson, on the colophon page of the book and on... More about Tortoises. Woodengravings by Alan James Robinson. Introduction by Jefferson Hunter
Easthampton, MA: Cheloniidae Press, 1985. State proof edition, copy #1 of 15 deluxe copies with designer binding by Daniel Kelm, with original drawing, three extra suites, all on Saunders hot press watercolor paper, the etchings on hand-made Gampi Torinoko paper, one of 15 copies from a total of 75, each... More about Leda or In Praise of the Blessings of Darkness. Translated by David Ball from the original text....
Easthampton, MA: Cheloniidae Press, 1981. First Edition, one of 50 Deluxe copies, from a total issue of 300: 50 Deluxe copies bound in quarter leather, with text printed on Sakomoto and the prints on Cha-u-ke plus an extra suite of the prints, signed by the artist and all of the... More about Roadkills. A Collection of Prose and Poetry. Illustrated by Alan James Robinson. Texts by John...
[Easthampton, MA]: Cheloniidae Press, [1981]. One of 100 copies, this copy with original drawing by the artist, Alan James Robinson, signed by artist Alan James Robinson, binders David Bourbeau and Gray Parrot and printer, Harold Patrick McGrath, all on Arches Cover Buff, from a total issue of 110 (100 copies... More about Cetacea, The Great Whales
Easthampton, MA: Cheloniidae Press, 1987. Unique copy of artist's book, this copy with 7 original finished drawings for each of the sea turtles pictured in the edition book which consisted of 41 copies, 26 of which were lettered copies which this copy is, the book with seven hand-colored etchings, all... More about Cheloniidae - Sea Turtles
[Easthampton, MA]: Cheloniidae Press, 1982. First Edition, one of 200 copies all on Rives lightweight paper, from a total issue of 300 copies, signed by the artist, Alan James Robinson, and hand-numbered by him on the colophon page. Page size: 13-1/2 inches x 9-3/4 inches; 158pp including 6pp. Introduction by... More about An Odd Bestiary. Text compiled and annotated by Laurie Block
