BEASTS FROM BELLOC by Belloc, Hilaire - 1982

Oshawa ON, Self-published, printed by The Alger Press, 1975, oblong hardcover (9" x 10"), unpaginated with approximately 220 pp., Number 1918 of an unspecified Limited First Edition, Signed by the Author 'Best Wishes Thos. Bouckley' on the title page. Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight bump to heel of spine small, faint dampstain to bottom corners of endpapers . Dustjacket unpriced, small edge nicks, a few creases, faint dampstain to interior corners, in new Brodart sleeve. A collection of 208 reproductions of early photographs of the Oshawa area featuring important structures, events and residents.

(Nappanee, IN): Maestro Books, 1980. paper-covered boards, label on spine, illustrated label on front cover, top edge cut, other edges uncut. Miniature Books. miniature book (6.9 x 4.8 cm). paper-covered boards, label on spine, illustrated label on front cover, top edge cut, other edges uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 40 copies, signed by publisher James L. Weygand on colophon (Bradbury, Indiana Kid 14). A fine copy. Linoleum block illustrations, including frontispiece, cut by Joy Weygand.

(Morgantown, WV: The Permutation Press, 1987. cloth with inset black cover label. Permutation Press. small 4to. cloth with inset black cover label. (28) pages. Limited to 18 numbered copies, of which this copy is not numbered. Entered into the AIGA Book Shop for 1987 and shown on their web site. The artist uses an interesting combination of cutouts on each page exposing different combinations of color paper. The text is all about color. The University of Delaware holds correspondence between Clifford Harvey, proprietor of the Pemutation Press and Ben Lieberman. Harvey (1997-2013) was Professor Emeritus of Art at West Virginia University and set up their Graphic Design program.

The Boy Travellers in the Far East - Part fifth. Illustrated. 473 pp.+1 colour plate h.t. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1884.
--- Pictorial cloth gilt. Some wear at corners and spine ends (see photos). Pages bright and clean. A dedication written on a blank page. Richly illustrated with engravings. Tight binding.

New York, NY: Pantheon Books, 1956. quarter cloth, paper covered boards, slipcase. 4to. quarter cloth, paper covered boards, slipcase. unpaginated. One of 850 numbered copies signed by the author / illustrator. Printed by the Meriden Gravure Company. Composed of a collection of facsimile illustrations of imaginative views of Italy by Berman. Bookplate of Robert Elwell on front pastedown. A beautiful copy with the original decorative slipcase.

Paris: L'Atelier du Livre, 1932. Hardcover. See Description. Jean Bouchaud. 8vo. pp. XII, 216, [4]. #397 of 2000 printed "sur velin blanc." 10 color plates (Illustrations en couleurs de Jean Bouchaud). Title page printed in red and black. Bound in 3 quarter dark purple morocco. Top edge gilt. Binder's ticket on verso of front free end paper (upper left corner). Pages are clean. Small tear or paper defect in margin of p. 121. A near fine copy. Claude Farrere (1876-1957) French novelist. Many of his works were set in exotic locations. His Fumee d' Opium (first published in 1904) is an interwoven collection of stories which focus on the opium dens and brothels of Vietnam or Cochin China during the 1930's. The book appeared in English under the title Black Opium. This edition contains illustrations by Jean Bouchaud.

(Nappanee, IN): Maestro Books, 1980. paper-covered boards, label on spine, illustrated label on front cover, top edge cut, other edges uncut. Miniature Books. miniature book (6.9 x 4.8 cm). paper-covered boards, label on spine, illustrated label on front cover, top edge cut, other edges uncut. unpaginated. Limited to 40 copies, signed by publisher James L. Weygand on colophon (Bradbury, Indiana Kid 14). A fine copy. Linoleum block illustrations, including frontispiece, cut by Joy Weygand.

(Morgantown, WV: The Permutation Press, 1987. cloth with inset black cover label. Permutation Press. small 4to. cloth with inset black cover label. (28) pages. Limited to 18 numbered copies, of which this copy is not numbered. Entered into the AIGA Book Shop for 1987 and shown on their web site. The artist uses an interesting combination of cutouts on each page exposing different combinations of color paper. The text is all about color. The University of Delaware holds correspondence between Clifford Harvey, proprietor of the Pemutation Press and Ben Lieberman. Harvey (1997-2013) was Professor Emeritus of Art at West Virginia University and set up their Graphic Design program.

U.S. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C, 1898; First Edition; 8vo, 792 pages; illustrated; blue cloth; gilt titles; embossed front board seal. Enormous U.S. Department Of Agriculture yearbook for 1897 containing a wealth of authoritative articles and technical reports designed to aid the American farmer. Sample subjects include Public Education For The Farmer In The United States, The Fruit Industry, Birds That Injure Grain, Fertilizers, Lawns And Lawn Making, Hybrids And Plant Breeding, Leguminous Forage Crops, Dangers Of Importing Insect Pests, Agricultural Production And Prices, Soil Problems, Edible And Poisonous Fungi (by W.G. Farlow), etc. Profusely illustrated throughout with photos, in-text figures, and full-page color lithographic plates by D.G. Passmore of grapes, prune plums, figs, olives, almonds, hybrid carnations, and an Amanita mushroom, plus nine additional black & white lithographic plates of numerous other mushroom species. Near Fine. Clean, crisp, bright, sharp, binding tight,… Read More

Quilcene, Washington:: Pied Typer Press,, 2016.. Edition of 13. 7.5 x 10" double-sided lightweight sheet with pocket containing 15 postcards (4 x 6"). Front designed to look like soldier's uniform pocket with magnet button closure and title on name bar. Back side image of "Commander's Monthly Review. Peter Newland, Preface: "During the [Vietnam] war our unit's job was to hand produce a cargo tracking tome called the Commander's Monthly Review and to prepare charts, overhead transparencies, and illustrations for the Colonel's briefings. The poster pictured on the front of this card was an attempt to interject some humor into mostly serious business. We make no claim to being prescient and frankly can't explain why now travel to Vietnam is all the rage. "It is unlikely that today's tour guides point out that there are 58,267 names on our Vietnam War Memorial. A wall for Vietnamese soldiers would need to be at least twice as long. Nearly two… Read More