Keepsake Roxburghe (17 results)

Broadside. First Edition. Broadside. 7-3/4" x 11." Folded. Charming hand-colored woodcut; announcement printed in two colors, announcing cocktails and dinner in the Savoy Room, October 20, 1992. Very light wear, near fine.

Original Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine binding. Octavo. [6], 8, [2] pp. Limited edition, unstated. As issued, in printed orange wrappers. Fine copy, or nearly so. An apt keepsake for this joint meeting of the clubs. King's work appeared in 1872 and is represented in all the salient bibliographies, most notably, it is number 47 in Zamorano 80.

Broadside. Condition: Near Fine binding. First Edition. Broadside, 7" x 4-3/4." Limited edition, one of 200 copies. Nearly fine, but lacking its envelope. The actual letter from which this was printed was from the collection of Sanford L. Berger. The addressee is not noted addressed "Dear Sir." In this letter Morris speaks to his writing style and the addressee's comparison of Morris and Chaucer. Additionally, Morris writes of the other influences on his writing. A wonderful keepsake from the Roxburghe-Zamorano Clubs that has some substance to it.

Original Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine binding. Oblong bifolium, 6-1/4" x 8-1/2." [4] pp., illus. Limited edition, one of 200 copies. Light toning to the extremities, but generally, a very nice copy of this keepsake with comedic sketches by Derby of Sand Island from the northwest and the southeast. And uncommon Roxburghe souvenir. This is listed in the first Grabhorn Press bibliography (1915-1940) by Heller and Magee in the miscellaneous section (p. 109) but is unnumbered.

Condition: A Fine copy. 1st edition thus. 1st pamphlet - 4 pp; 2nd pamphlet- 32 pp. Intratextual illustrations. 9-5/8" x 7-5/8" Pamphlets: printed white paper wrappers. Dual-fold pamphlet casing, with red & black title printing to outer fold. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve.

Broadside. First Edition. Broadside. 12" x 8." Limited edition, one of 99 copies. Printed in black with red ornament. Light toning to the extremities. Nearly fine. A beautiful remembrance of Klingspor reprinted from The Fleuron No. 5. Comparing Klingspor to William Morris, the quote concludes, "Morris as well as Kingspor chose the same path which led from the depths of a degenerate trade to the heights of fine printing.".

Broadside. Condition: Near Fine binding. First Edition. Broadside, 7" x 4.5." Limited edition, one of 200 copies. The letter is set in Morris's Chaucer type on the recto; imprint at the bottom. A nearly fine copy in unused envelope. The original is in the Sanford and Helen Berger Collection. Addressed: "My dear Smith" Morris offers a searing critique of "that woman you sent" who wanted to show Morris her designs. It follows that Morris proposes a way to weed out personal visits that are mere distractions.

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine binding. First Edition. Bifolium. [4] pp. Limited edition, one of 200 copies. The letter is set in Morris's Troy type on the recto of the first leaf; imprint on the verso of the last; interior pages of the bifolium are blank. The original is in the Sanford and Helen Berger Collection. The addressee is not noted addressed "Dear Sir." Morris seemingly response to a question about a useful history of architecture. While he suggests Parker's Glossary which he notes "is almost entirely confined to the English work"; he writes a couple of sentences pointing to the problem of studying a style of architecture in isolation. "You cannot study one style by itself: organic architecture is continuous. In-organic is mere twaddle, & not worth studying." A wonderful keepsake from the Roxburghe-Zamorano clubs.

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine binding. First Edition. Bifolium, 12-3/8" x 8-3/8." [4] pp., illus. A very fresh copy. Nearly fine of this reproduction of the 17th century engraving. Brief discussion on the engraving on p. [3] by Gleeson librarian, William J. Monihan. A beautiful keepsake to the Club on a visit to the Gleeson during the centennial celebrations of the University of San Francisco.

Original Wrappers. Condition: Very Good+ binding. First Edition. Octavo. 14, [2] pp., illus. Limited edition, one of 350 copies. As issued, in stiff, printed wrappers; partially unopened copy. Only light toning and rubbing to the wrappers, else quite clean and bright. This keepsake reprints the 1854 pamphlet title: "Description of the Great Tree, Recently Felled upon the Sierra Nevada, California, Now Place for Public Exhibition, in the Spacious Racket Court of the Union Club, No. 596 Broadway, Adjoining the Metropolitan Hotel, New-York." A wonderful (if horrifying in its gratuitous felling) illustration has exhibition information and prices, touting the description of the 3000 year-old tree with a 90' circumference. Some have cited this gratuitous destruction as among of the catalysts of the early environmental movement.

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine binding. First Edition. Bifolium, 11" x 8-1/2." French fold. A nearly fine copy. Two-page reproduction of a January 1961 letter to Strouse. This was designed and printed by the Kennedy's and as a keepsake to the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco on the occasion of an address by Strouse, "Victor Hammer Renaissance Man in Mid-America" which kicked off the opening of an exhibition of Strouse's Victor Hammer Collection.

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine binding. First Edition. Oblong bifolium, 6-1/8" x 9-3/4." Limited edition, one of 150 copies. Printed in black on the front cover, the imprint occupies the verso of the read leaf; interior blank. A nearly fine copy in unused envelope. An anxious letter from Morris about taking measure to stop what he and others feel would be a ruinous renovation of the Venetian icon. The original is in the Sanford and Helen Berger Collection.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good+ binding. First Edition. Bifolium, 8-1/2" x 4-1/2." Limited edition, one of 100 copies. Trivial edgewear and quite minor toning. A nearly fine copy. A wonderful excerpt from Head's Proteus Redivivus, or the Art of Wheedling (1679) in which Head describes the increasingly lucrative business of bookbinding and how its craftsmen slowly yielded to the wealth and ease of bookselling, letting their tools rust in their leisure and wealth. As a bookseller and former bookbinder, I can't help but wonder what I've done wrong. Regardless, a wonderful keepsake, beautifully printed by Duncan Olmsted and Roger Levenson.

Broadside. Condition: Near Fine binding. First Edition. Broadside, 12-3/4" x 9-1/2." Limited edition, one of 200 copies. The letter is set in Morris's Troy type on the recto, complete with woodcut initials. Imprint at the bottom. A nearly fine copy in unused envelope. Correspondence relating to a plan of window that is being designed with reference to Edward Burne-Jones. The original is in the Sanford and Helen Berger Collection.

No binding. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. One of 150 copies, quarto size, [4] pp. This keepsake for the joint meeting of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs of California features a short biography of the San Francisco printer Haywood H. Hunt, who was vastly influential to the typography and fine press scene in San Francisco, even teaching type-setting to Robert Grabhorn, of the Grabhorn Press. The printers Lawton and Alfred Kennedy produced this booklet; Lawton Kennedy worked for notable printers such as John Henry Nash and Jane Grabhorn of the Colt Press and eventually began publishing books under his own imprint. ___DESCRIPTION: One sheet folded twice to make four pages, title in black with tipped-in photograph of Haywood Hunt on the front page, another black-and-white tipped-in photograph of Hunt on the third page; quarto size (11" by 8.5"), one of 150 copies, unnumbered. ___CONDITION: A fine copy, clean and without wear. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

No binding. Condition: Near fine. Elephant folio size, [4] pp. Printed for Joseph M. Bransten.for the joint meeting of the Roxburghe-Zamorano Clubs, 1964. A humorous take on some characters in Shakespeare's plays in the form of limericks; for example, the fourth stanza reads: "Hamlet, I'm sorry to find, / Was unable to make up his mind. / He shillied and shallied, / He dillied and dallied - / In fact, he was over-refined." With a facsimile on the inner left of hand-written notes made by Beerbohm which was sold as Lot 275 in 1960 at a Sotheby's auction; it is not known that these lines were ever published, although there were directions to the printer. A revised and augmented version was later published, and this revised version is printed on the inner right, along with the essay by Majl Ewing. ___DESCRIPTION: A single sheet folded to four pages, author's name as a facsimile signature on the front in red, title in black, holograph on the inner left, typed text and essay on the inner right, colophon on the back; elephant folio size (15.25" by 11"), [4] pages formed by a single sheet folded twice. ___CONDITION: Near fine, clean and without prior owner markings; a couple of shallow creases, else fine. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

No binding. Condition: Near fine. Angelo, Valenti (illustrator). Limited Edition. One of 150 copies, quarto size. John Hoyer Updike (1932-2009), one of only three authors to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, is probably best known today for his "Rabbit" series. He often wrote about "everyday life", and this poem, originally published in 1958 (in "The Carpentered Hen"), touches upon the little things which make the city of San Francisco so memorable to so many. With four blue line-drawing vignettes by Valenti Angelo (1897-1982), a highly regarded designer, illuminator, and decorator of books during a career which spanned decades, doing much of his early work for the Grabhorn Press and The Book Club of California. He also printed books in extremely limited editions under the imprints of "The Golden Cross Press" and "The Press of Valenti Angelo". This lovely broadside was printed by the inimitable Andrew Hoyem, founder of the Arion Press and keeper of the flame of the Grabhorn Press, for Gale Herrick, Stan Speck, John Borden and Jack Aldridge to present to their fellow members of The Roxburghe Club of San Francisco in May, 1976, in an edition of only 150 copies. ___DESCRIPTION: Broadside printed on laid paper with the watermark of "T H Saunders", four line-drawing vignettes in blue by Angelo (a view down a SF street showing alcatraz in the Bay; Coit Tower; a cable car; and the Golden Gate Bridge) which surround the poem, printing in black; quarto size (11 7/8" by 8 15/16"). ___CONDITION: Near fine, clean, free of markings; some light toning along the left margin, a few very light creases along the bottom, and a speck or two of light foxing. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.