Special Catalogue 27 Artists' Books & Private Press
Oak Knoll Books Special Catalogue 27 Artists’ Books & Private Press OAK KNOLL BOOKS www.oakknoll.com 310 Delaware Street, New Castle, DE 19720 Most of the books in this catalogue come from the stock of two noted dealers: Barry Marks in London, England, and Joshua Heller Rare Books (Jos and Phyllis) in Washington, DC. These important booksellers chose Oak Knoll when deciding how best to enter retirement gently and we are honored by their trust. Oak Knoll hasn’t handled that many Artists’ Books over the years so this aspect of the inventory was especially exciting for us. Who wouldn’t love to handle the Tern Press book by Nicholas and Mary Parry (now sadly deceased) with the original art work included?* * See listing #64. Oak Knoll Books was founded in 1976 by Bob Fleck, a chemical engineer by training, who let his hobby get the best of him. Somehow, making oil refineries more efficient using mathematics and computers paled in comparison to the joy of handling books. Oak Knoll Press, the second part of the business, was established in 1978 as a logical extension of Oak Knoll Books. Today, Oak Knoll Books is a thriving company that maintains an inventory of about 25,000 titles. Our main specialties continue to be books about bibliography, book collecting, book design, book illustration, book selling, bookbinding, bookplates, children’s books, Delaware books, fine press books, forgery, graphic arts, libraries, literary criticism, marbling, papermaking, printing history, publishing, typography & type specimens, and writing & calligraphy — plus books about the history of all of these fields.
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