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Special Catalogue 12 Private Press Bibliography OAK KNOLL BOOKS 310 Delaware Street, New Castle DE, 19720 OAK KNOLL BOOKS Special Catalogue 12 Private Press Bibliography OAK KNOLL BOOKS WWW.OAKKNOLL.COM 310 Delaware Street, New Castle DE, 19720 This is the twelfth in our popular series of small, specialized catalogues that we feel might interest you. Treat yourself to a limited edition title on your favorite book maker or press! We have dug deep and are uncovered rare and exciting limited edition private press bibliographies that are truly amazing in and of themselves. From the Doves Press to papermaking with Dard Hunter, there is something here for everyone to enjoy! All of the books in this catalogue and hundreds of similar books are available on our website or by calling us Toll-Free at 1-800-996-2556. Left: Grand Opera House in New Castle, DE where Oak Knoll is currently located We are located in a charming colonial town with a number of bed and breakfast establishments and hotels nearby. Our shop is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and other hours by appointment. There is often someone in the office during the weekend, so don’t hesitate to call. New Castle is about 2 hours north of Washington, 1 hour south of Philadelphia and 2 hours south of New York City. We are within 12 minutes of the major railway station in Wilmington, Delaware. Ask us for a brochure if planning a visit. We hope you will find something of interest in this catalogue and we look forward to hearing from you. 2 Oak Knoll Special Catalog No. 12 Special Catalogue 12. Private Press Bibliography 1. (Angelo, Valenti) Angelo, Valenti. 2. (Barbarian Press) Elsted, Crispin. VALENTI ANGELO, AUTHOR UTILE DULCI: THE FIRST DECADE AT ILLUSTRATOR PRINTER. BARBARIAN PRESS 1977–1987. San Francisco: Book Club of Mission, BC: Barbarian Press, California, 1976, folio, half cloth 1988, 8vo., quarter cloth over over boards, plain paper dust decorated paper-covered jacket. 97, (3) pages. $ 600.00 boards, paper spine label. (vii), 53 pages. $ 600.00 First edition, limited to 400 copies printed by Andrew Hoyem. Design First edition, limited to 150 of title page and decorations numbered copies. Describes throughout book by Angelo who the history of Barbarian press, has also added colors and gold by and includes a bibliography hand. Signed by Angelo. Chapters of the press’ output in its first by Oscar Lewis, Robert Grabhorn, ten years. Also includes two Sherwood Anderson, Annis Duff, short essays by Crispin & Jan and an autobiography by Angelo. Elsted. Illustrated throughout, Followed by a bibliography of and includes some tipped-in his illustrated work. Contains 43 illustrations. Prospectus loosely specimen pages, in color, of Valenti Angelo’s work. The plain inserted. [33466] paper dust jacket is soiled and chipped around edges. [232] § Last Bird & Bull Book on Henry Morris’s Handmade Paper § 3. (Bird & Bull Press) Heaney, Howell J. THIRTY YEARS OF BIRD & BULL A BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1958–1988. With a foreword and commentary by Henry Morris. Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1988, 8vo., three-quarter morocco, Bird & Bull Press paste-paper over boards, morocco spine label. Accompanied by a cloth folder containing various text pages and ephemera; both inserted in a cloth-covered and lined clamshell box with a morocco spine label. 104 pages. $ 550.00 First edition, limited to 300 numbered copies, of which 275 are for sale (Leaf Book - Chalmers 190). Contains a complete bibliographical description of all books and selected ephemera printed by and for the press plus books printed by the press for others since 1980. There is also a short- title list of all the entries from the 1979 bibliography, making this the definitive work on this fine private press. Each entry lists the collation, reprints the colophon and in most cases has a fascinating and enlightening commentary written from the heart by Henry Morris. All the humor is there, along with thoughts and beliefs that can probably only really be appreciated by a fellow letterpress printer who feels the anxiety, frustration, and total commitment that goes into a private press production! Mention must be made of the type specimen list, contained within the folder of ephemera, which must be one of the most innovative and unique type specimens ever produced. Amazingly the book itself also has tipped-in samples and facsimile pages. Henry Morris took over two years to produce this book making all his own paper, writing, hand typesetting, printing in two colors, folding, pasting, etc. It certainly is a fitting tribute to the press’ 30th anniversary. It was the last book produced by the press on paper made by hand by Henry Morris. [23772] Oak Knoll Special Catalog No. 12 3 § With A Leaf From De Proprietatibus Rerum § 4. (Bird & Bull Press) Heaney, Howell, Lotte Hellinga, and Richard Hills. THREE LIONS AND THE CROSS OF LORRAINE, BARTHOLOMAEUS ANGLICUS, JOHN OF TREVISA, JOHN TATE, WYNKYN DE WORDE, AND DE PROPRIETATIBUS RERUM. Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1992, tall 4to., quarter leather, paper over boards. 40, (22) pages. $ 1,500.00 Limited to 138 numbered copies. Printed at the Bird & Bull Press by Henry Morris using Van Dijck types by M&H Type, and printed on Frankfurt mouldmade paper. Foreword by Henry Morris. Contains four essays written for this volume, 19 facsimiles of the woodcuts from DE PROPRIETATIBUS RERUM, and an actual leaf, inserted in a mylar folder, from the text of DE PRORIETATIBUS RERUM, representing the first English book printed on paper made in England (See Chalmers 200 for leaf books). Hills has written about John Tate and his papermill. Such a leaf is rare, for it is highly unlikely another incomplete copy of Bartholomaeus will be on the market again. Henry Morris in his foreword says about this book, “I knew it would probably be the most important work I could ever hope to produce in the field of papermaking history.” Loosely inserted is a printed note from the publisher commenting on the small limitation. [36463] 5. (Bird & Bull Press) Morris, Henry. FORTY-FOUR YEARS OF BIRD & BULL. A BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1958–2002. Two parts in a larger clamshell box. Newtown, Pennsylvania: Bird & Bull Press, 2002, large 4to., quarter morocco with Japanese cloth sides, leather spine label, Japanese cloth portfolio, cloth-covered clamshell box, leather spine label. 99 pages plus not paginated inserts. $ 500.00 Printed in an edition limited to 150 numbered copies (Leaf Book - Chalmers 225). The third volume of the Bird & Bull bibliography, providing entries from 1988-2001 (A46-A66 plus B and C items) and complements the previously published Twenty-One Years of Bird & Bull and Thirty Years of Bird & Bull. The main volume includes an introduction by Morris, his bibliography (written with his usual candor) and 8-, 12-, and 16-pp. specimen sections, large posters, prospectuses, and other ephemera. 24 tip-ins or inserts bound in, including five 4-pp. inserts, two 6-pp. inserts, and a fold-out broadside on handmade Italian “Roma” paper. The other portfolio contains a variety of specimens, all loosely inserted. Among the items included is a 16-pp. small folio booklet with the complete woodcuts of Three Lions and the Cross of Lorraine (1992). Dard Hunter & Son (1998) also makes an appearance here in the form of various leaves from the book. Several prospectuses, exhibition posters, and paper samples are included in this specimen group. Composed in Dante types and printed on Arches mouldmade paper. [71716] 4 Oak Knoll Special Catalog No. 12 6. BOOKWAYS, A QUARTERLY FOR THE BOOK ARTS. Complete set, Number 1–16 (2 double issues). Austin, TX: W. Thomas Taylor, 1991–1995, 4to., stiff paper wrappers. $ 350.00 An essential magazine for anyone interested in the private press movement. It filled the void left by the absence of Fine Print. Articles on private press, fine printing, important figures, news of the day, and just good writing. With bibliographical information about fine presses. Prospectus to series loosely inserted. In two specially made cloth clamshell boxes with leather spine labels. [44584] 7. (Bradley, Will H.) Bambace, Tony. WILL H. BRADLEY: HIS WORK, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL GUIDE. Accompanied by an original copy of BRADLEY HIS BOOK.. New Castle, Delaware and Boston, Massachusetts: Oak Knoll Press and Thomas G. Boss Fine Books, 1995, 8vo., quarter leather with paste paper over boards, leather spine label. Booklet is stiff paper wrappers held in porfolio. Both inserted in a cloth-covered clamshell box. xxiii, 216 pages. $ 450.00 First edition. One of 44 special signed and numbered copies. Will H. Bradley (1868–1962) is widely regarded as one of the masters of design during the Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts periods. His typographic and illustrative work pushed the boundaries of these fields into new directions. In addition, his re-introduction and use of Caslon type brought it back into popularity. The guide includes 261 illustrations, including his designer’s marks to help identify his pieces. The guide includes a Book Work section containing three parts: one of 81 definite books of Bradley’s own execution, one listing those exhibiting the Bradley stamp but with no confirming documentation, and one listing those using his designs but were probably not produced by him. The remaining sections document magazine covers, advertisements, illustrations, posters, and other works. [41679] 8. Chayt, Steven & Meryl. COLLOTYPE, BEING A HISTORY PRACTICUM, BIBLIOGRAPHY. (Winter Haven, Fl.): Anachronic Editions, 1983, small 4to., two-tone cloth. (xii), 102, (3) pages. $ 850.00 Limited to only 85 numbered and signed copies. Printed with type cast by hand by the press on English handmade papers. A history and practical course in making a collotype. Also reprints W.T. Wilkinson’s THE HELIOTYPE PROCESS first published in 1895.
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