John Depol Illustrator (13 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Typophiles monograph, 76.; 28 pp., illus. Bright, sharp copy with no ownership markings. Well packaged in a box, ships with tracking.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. The is the Prospectus for The Press of Appletree Alley's of Louis Simpson "Jamaica Poems" with a b&w illustration by John DePol on front; tiny creases to top right edges of the paper and to the top fold; some faint browning to front paper; otherwise in GOOD COND.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Softcover. A charming holiday keepsake sent by printers Kay and Ginny Kramer for the friends of their press. The heartwarming quotation from the great William Morris celebrates the joy of reading and the magic of the season. The wood engraving on the title page was cut by the late wood engraver John DePol in 1988 and is printed here from his original block. This small keepsake has covers in black paper with sparkling gilt and silver "flakes" floating in the night sky. With a cream paper title label to cover. In fine condition. Measures 4.75 x 6.75 inches. 3 pages of text plus title page and colophon. PRI/111523.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No dustjacket as issued. John Depol (illustrator). Reproduction of the limited edition published by The Press of Appletree Alley. Wood engravings by John DePol. Book is in Very Good condition, with minimal handling and light shelfwear, binding is tight, corners are sharp, interior is clean, text is free of markings. 56pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Syracuse University Press, 1957. Hardcover under dust jacket. Black cloth binding with monochrome paste-down label to front side, and gilt titles on spine. 34 {2} pages, illustrated, frontis. engraved portrait of Bulmer. Book was printed by letterpress. Laid in is a greeting from the printer, Book Craftsmen Associates, signed "Harvey" (Harvey Satenstein, the book's designer.) Fine in a Fine clear acetate dust jacket printed in gilt.

First and only printing. Edition of 75 copies, handset in Goudy 14 point type. Text taken from the 1859 edition of Tales of the Ocean in the South Street Seaport Collection. 8vo, 20 pp including a couple of blanks. Printed on rectos only. Dark-black-ink wood engravings by John DePol. An "old soldier" is a plug of chewing tobacco. Calligraphically inscribed opposite the title page "For Morris Gelfand / With best wishes / John De Pol / 1983." We are listing other pieces with work by DePol.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 6 1/2 inches x 9 3/4 in., frontispiece: wood-engraving of the "Santa Maria", by John DePol, printed in dark gray-green; title-page printed in gray & black; contents; lists of illustrations by John DePol, or from the John Carter Brown Library; preface by Norman Fiering; translator's preface; foreword by Charles Bertin; 82 pp. + final wood-engraving + numbered and signed colophon page; signed by: William Jay Smith, John DePol, M. A. Gelfand. Illustrated with 6 John DePol wood-engravings, printed in colors: Santa Maria; Astrolabe; Deck; Interior; Interior; Quadrant; and reproductions of earlier woodcuts, etc. Dark gray cloth with titling gilt on the spine and front cover, and blind-stamped seal & monogram on the front cover; blue design endpapers, clear plastic, wraparound dust jacket. Loosely inserted is the prospectus. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Number 23 of 180 copies in the first edition, signed on the colophon by both Saxe and DePol. xii, 108 pp, with index and bibliography, illustrated with wood engravings by DePol. A fine copy in original beige cloth with leather spine label. Following the introduction, each chapter describes a different press, including the Stanhope, Columbian, Ruthven, Wells, Stansbury, Smith, Washington, Albion, Union, Tufts, Philadelphia and Bronstrup, Foster, and Ruggles presses.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [Partial Colophon]: "[-]It has been handset in 14 point Joanna with Perpetua Titling by Neil Shaver. The text paper is Frankfurt Cream, printed damp. The Curwen Press [-] printed the pattern paper used on the cover. It was designed by Margaret James in 1922. [-] It is known as Harlequin. Greg Campbell who with his staff bound this book, acquired the Curwen [pattern] sheets from Falkner Fine Papers of London. Of 150 copies in the edition, this is copy number 91". [signed in this copy]: John DePol. 6 1/4 inches x 9 1/2 in., frontispiece wood-engraving by John DePol; title-page with smaller DePol design printed in red-brown; dedication page; contents; preface by Walter Shewring. Pp. [1]-27, with colophon on reverse (p. [28]); illustrated with a total of six DePol wood-engravings printed in black on white. Black cloth spine and sides with a mounted, printed paper spine label (and an extra label, tipped-in to the back of the book), and the "Harlequin" patterned paper (originally printed at the Curwen Press), on the front & back covers, tan endpapers. This copy was specially signed by John DePol. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. [Partial Colophon]: "[-] the decorative cover paper, printed by offset, was created by John De Pol, illustrator of the text. Printed from the type and blocks on Mohawk Letterpress paper, and bound by Alpha-Pavia, New York." 6 1/ 2 inches x 9 3/4 in., xv, 107 pp., with printer's note + numbered and signed colophon page; illustrated with a total of eighteen wood-engravings, printed in green ink. Gray cloth spine and sides with titling gilt on the spine, and John DePol designed paper over boards, olive green endpapers; plain, clear plastic wraparound dustjacket. Authors of the prose & poems, include: Philip Appleman, Jared Carter, Vince Clemente, Richard Eberhart, Richard Elman, Paul Engle, William Heyen, John Hollander, Norbert Krapf, Aaron Kramer, Albert McLean, Peter Michelson, Robert Morgan, Linda Pastan, William Jay Smith, William Stafford, Reva Sharon, Robyn Supraner, Grace Volick, Richard Wilbur. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. [Partial Colophon]: "[-] designed by Neil Shaver at the Yellow Barn Press [-] The text is set in Polihilus and Blado italic types. John DePol designed and engraved the Morris-inspired ornaments. The paper for this edition is Mohawk Superfine, an archival quality sheet." 6 1/8 inches x 9 1/8 in., wood-engraved portrait frontispiece of William Morris, printed in two colors (blue & black), this one is signed in ink: John DePol; x, 34 pp. + colophon page; with the printed slip regarding the 200 copies with the two-color portrait, inserted in this copy; and full-page wood-engravings by DePol: Albion Press & Sussex Cottage. Gray-blue paper over boards, with titling on spine, Kelmscott device on the front cover. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Limited Edition. First edition. No. 60 of an edition limited to 75 copies. In stiff, hand-painted boards. Illustrated with two wood engravings by John DePol, the first of which is printed in blue, black, and white. Signed by Paz (1914-1998), by the translator Eliot Weinberger, and by DePol. The text is Spanish with an English translation. Paz won the Nobel Prize for Literature the same year that this book was published. With only 75 copies printed, this is a very rare item. Signed by Author(s).