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North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1964. Octavo. 91pp. One of 200 copies. A biography on the life and work of Thomas Bird Mosher, the remarkable New England publisher and literary pirate. The Passionate Pirate is one of Henry Morris's earlier titles. In making it, he was plagued with both papermaking and printing problems, since he had recently acquired a new papermaking beater and a new printing press. The first bindings on the books were disastrous, and the entire edition had to be rebound. This copy is inscribed by Morris "For my good friend Remy Green" and dated 11/15/64. Remy John Barcham Green worked for, and later ran, J. Barcham Green Ltd., which operated the Hayle Mill in Kent, England. Morris was in frequent contact with Remy and his father Jack (John Barcham Green II) when he first began his papermaking journey in the 1950s. Morris says of his initial correspondence with Jack Green: "I really sent a barrage of questions and I must say that Mr. Green was extremely kind as he not only answered…
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Dare to Vote!
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Sydney: Ant Press, 2012. Oppen, Monica. 16mo. (22)pp. One of fifty copies. An exploration of Australia's system of democracy and of the principle of voting rights, Oppen's book plumbs the ambivalence many modern voters feel toward democracy to analyze the ironies of current governments. The bulk of the book is devoted to a series of linocuts foregrounding the individual letters of "democracy," pairing these with words that evoke the ambiguity and tensions of modern governance. These appear against a running background of a faceless crowd, a subtle declaration that the ultimate decision, in execution and impact, remains with the populace. At the end is a fold-out daring the reader to vote "Yes" or "No" for or against democracy, with an article by researcher Chris Berg detailing the intricacies of modern democracy, especially regarding its coexistence with capitalism. Bound in screen-printed card wrappers backed in cloth. Housed in a four-flap box, which includes two HB pencils. Mild soiling to box, else fine.
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The Passionate Pirate
by Strouse, Norman H.
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Trara! Die Post is Da!
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Esslingen: J. F. Schreiber, 1920. An unusual unused booklet with "magic leaves," which reveal a picture when lightly passed over with a pencil. For obvious reasons, it is especially rare to find such as this with a clean interior. Oblong 32mo. (8)ff. Bound in pictorial wrappers featuring an old-fashioned horse and buggy and the caption "Schnellzeichner". Minor soiling to exterior, else fine.
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Lesson
by Sandburg, Carl
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East Barnard, VT: Hand and Spoon / Diane Meaker, 1971. Meaker, Diane. Oblong 48mo. (9)ff. One of twelve copies. Inscribed by the artist at the front flyleaf, "for Georgia with love/from Diane". Meaker's four glossy prints pair color spectrums and repeated images of stars, flowers, and menorah-like trees with the lines of Sandburg's hopeful poem. Some natural offsetting of from prints onto pages, minor toning to exterior, else near fine in plain wrappers.
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February
by Clare, John
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Fullerton, CA: Lorson's Books & Prints, 1987. Murray, Gordon. (12)ff., frenchfold. One of 32 copies with seven original watercolors of pastoral scenes in winter. Signed by the artist, Gordon Murray, who also calligraphed the text of John Clare's poem. Very fine in tan cloth with a watercolor winter landscape set into the front cover. Black cardboard slipcase with paper labels. (2 3/4 by 2 1/2; 70x63mm).
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The Betrayed Confidence. Seven Series of Dogear Wryde Postcards
by Gorey, Edward
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Orleans, MA: Parnassus Imprints, 1992. Gorey, Edward. First edition. One of 250 copies, signed by Gorey. An illustrated catalog of Gorey's postcard collections, with a previously unpublished print laid in, signed and numbered by Gorey. Fine in illustrated wrappers and the original slipcase. (Toledano A104a).
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The Passionate Pirate
by Strouse, Norman H.
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North Hills: Bird & Bull Press, 1964. Octavo. 91pp. One of 200 copies. A biography on the life and work of Thomas Bird Mosher, the remarkable New England publisher and literary pirate. The Passionate Pirate is one of Henry Morris's earlier titles. In making it, he was plagued with both papermaking and printing problems, since he had recently acquired a new papermaking beater and a new printing press. The first bindings on the books were disastrous, and the entire edition had to be rebound. This copy is inscribed by Morris "For my good friend Remy Green" and dated 11/15/64. Remy John Barcham Green worked for, and later ran, J. Barcham Green Ltd., which operated the Hayle Mill in Kent, England. Morris was in frequent contact with Remy and his father Jack (John Barcham Green II) when he first began his papermaking journey in the 1950s. Morris says of his initial correspondence with Jack Green: "I really sent a barrage of questions and I must say that Mr. Green was extremely kind as he not only answered…
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The Monster in the Turtle's Den
by Dorsa, Mike and Tom Warner
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(N.p.: Michael Mar Press, 1977. Small quarto. (16)ff. One of twelve copies, hand-produced by jewelry designer Michael Dorsa and bookbinder Margaret Rhein. With twelve color illustrations. The text and images were both from an original work written and drawn in 1964 by Mike Dorsa and Tom Warner, age nine. In the story, the turtles Betty and Brickred defeat the deadly monster on Turtle Mountain, which is "said to be 6 feet tall and to shoot poisonrings that make you die for 66 years." After tossing the body in the lake, the turtles and their offspring celebrate accordingly with a picnic and fireworks. Corrections to the text have been marked in red pen, adding punctuation and fixing spelling, and providing an editorial eye to a work of youthful legendary genius. This copy is inscribed in pencil to papermaker Douglas Howell: "The inspiration required to get this project together came from my meeting with you, Douglas Howell. Thank you, Michael Dorsa." Howell was instrumental in the revival of hand…
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Trara! Die Post is Da!
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Esslingen: J. F. Schreiber, 1920. An unusual unused booklet with "magic leaves," which reveal a picture when lightly passed over with a pencil. For obvious reasons, it is especially rare to find such as this with a clean interior. Oblong 32mo. (8)ff. Bound in pictorial wrappers featuring an old-fashioned horse and buggy and the caption "Schnellzeichner". Minor soiling to exterior, else fine.
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Lesson
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East Barnard, VT: Hand and Spoon / Diane Meaker, 1971. Meaker, Diane. Oblong 48mo. (9)ff. One of twelve copies. Inscribed by the artist at the front flyleaf, "for Georgia with love/from Diane". Meaker's four glossy prints pair color spectrums and repeated images of stars, flowers, and menorah-like trees with the lines of Sandburg's hopeful poem. Some natural offsetting of from prints onto pages, minor toning to exterior, else near fine in plain wrappers.
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The Betrayed Confidence. Seven Series of Dogear Wryde Postcards
by Gorey, Edward
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Orleans, MA: Parnassus Imprints, 1992. Gorey, Edward. First edition. One of 250 copies, signed by Gorey. An illustrated catalog of Gorey's postcard collections, with a previously unpublished print laid in, signed and numbered by Gorey. Fine in illustrated wrappers and the original slipcase. (Toledano A104a).
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€432.17