Vance Gerry (35 results)

VHStape. Condition: Fair. VHS TAPE Case cracked. Tape intact.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Quarter navy cloth gilt with blue paper-covered boards with inset cloth cover label gilt, 8vo., (iii), 47, (1) pages. One of 300 numbered copies designed and printed by Vance Gerry. Bound by Bela Blau. This is an out-of-series binders copy, not signed. From the collection of bookbinders Bela and Mariana Blau. Spine lettering dulled, light soiling and wear, else a very good copy in archival mylar.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Los Angeles: Clark Memorial Library; [the authors], 1980. Soft cover. Octavo-sized booklet, sewn on cord (20 x 13 cm.), [6], 11, [3] pages. Illustrated with a title-page ornament by Eric Gill, and a woodcut to the wrapper. First separate edition, limited to 400 copies. A private press Christmas keepsake reprinting an excerpt from 'Round About our Coal Fire', an anonymous pamphlet originally printed in 1734. Faded covers with shadow outline of another pamphlet on rear cover and two stripes on front cover (see images).Pages inside are clean and solid, no names or markings. Book Condition: Good, protected in vinyl envelope. Books are shipped quickly and securely packed in a box.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Vance Gerry; Sylvia Stokeld (illustrator). 1st Edition. Unpaginated thread bound booklet in the publisher's second series of Prospero Poets. Contains a centre fold-out sheet with a thirteen stanza poem by Philip Gross. Cream paper covers with black lettering and an illustration by Vance Gerry on the front cover. Four other b/w illustrations, two of which have pochoir coloured mauve and grey by Sylvia Stokeld. Printed by the Didcot Press in a numbered edition of 499 copies. This is copy #180 and is initialed by the publisher (Trevor Weston) on the colophon. TW's ownership blind stamp can be seen on the rfep. Designed by Dennis Hall. Tiny horizontal paper flaw (scratch?) on front cover. Otherwise in fine condition. Laid in is a copy of Clarion Newsletter No.10 which features articles about the author and the illustrators.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Vance Gerry; Sylvia Stokeld (illustrator). 1st Edition. Cream cloth covered boards with black lettering and illustration on front cover. Thirteen stanza poem by Philip Gross on double folded centre pages with thread binding. Illustrations by Vance Gerry with mauve pochoir colouring by Sylvia Stokeld. This copy is not signed and is not numbered. Couple of light spots to edge of end pages and tiny dust spot to front cover. Otherwise in fine condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Gerry, Vance (illustrator). 1st Edition. Miniature book containing the author's most famous satirical poem about the sartorial troubles of a New York City society lady. One of 250 copies. Designed and illustrated by Vance Gerry, printed by Patrick Reagh, and bound by Bela Blau. Title page illustrated in red, plus additional black-and-white illustrations. Bound in quarter black cloth with red paper over boards and red endpapers. 2.875 x 2.25 inches; [12], 30, [6] pages (first two leaves and last leaf blank). Very light wear to the covers and a ghost pencil marking on the front free endpaper. Fine and collectible. "Nothing to Wear" was first published anonymously in Harper's Weekly in 1857. Butler later admitted to being the author after another person claimed to be the author.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Vance Gerry (illustrator). 1st Edition. Unpaginated casebound version in the second series of the publisher's Prospero Poets books. Contains a thirteen stanza poem on a folded sheet bound in the centre. Cream cloth covered boards with black lettering and an illustration by Vance Gerry on the front cover. Two other b/w illustrations by Vance Gerry on inside pages. There are no pochoir coloured illustrations in this copy. Printed by the Didcot Press in an edition of 499 copies of which 149 have been signed by the poet and artist. This copy has not been numbered but is SIGNED by Philip Gross and Vance Gerry. In fine condition. Laid in is a copy of Clarion Newsletter No.10 which features articles about the poet and artist. Signed by Authors.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Vance Gerry; Sylvia Stokeld (illustrator). 1st Edition. Cream cloth covered boards with black lettering and illustration on front cover. Thirteen stanza poem by Philip Gross on double folded centre pages with thread binding. Illustrations by Vance Gerry. Printed in a limited edition of 499 copies of which 149 have been signed by the author and the artist. This is copy #44 and is initialed by the publisher (Trevor Weston) on the colophon. Laid in is an additional coloured pochoir print, signed by the artist and also numbered 44/50. None of the illustrations in the book itself are coloured. Foxing to edges of front cover with a few light spots on rear cover. Clean inside pages. In VG+ condition. Laid in is a copy of Clarion Newsletter No.10 which features articles about the poet and artist.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Vance Gerry (illustrator). 1st Edition. Cream cloth covered boards with black lettering and illustration on front cover. Thirteen stanza poem by Philip Gross on double folded centre pages with thread binding. Printed in a limited edition of 499 copies of which 149 have been signed by the poet and artist. 50 copies have been numbered I to L and have been reserved for the collaborators. This is copy I and is initialed by the publisher (Trevor Weston) on the colophon. A subsequent inscription by Trevor Weston (dated 28 April 2007) indicates that this book was his personal copy. There is also a blind stamp on the end page 'Neatham Hill Library' with TW in centre of the stamp. Neatham Hill was the home of TW. Illustrations by Vance Gerry. There is no pochoir colouring on this copy. Light spotting to edges of front and rear covers. Single spot on fore edge. Otherwise in fine condition. Laid in is a copy of Clarion Newsletter No.10 which features articles about the poet and artist. Signed by Author and Illustrat.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Vance Gerry (illustrator). Cream boards mared only by 5 mm thin line at front and 5 mm spot at rear; plane spine. Internally no faults. Copy number 69 of 149 signed ones (signed by author and illustrator). No additional pochoir print. Signed by Author and Illustrat.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Vance Gerry; Sylvia Stokeld (illustrator). 1st Edition. Unpaginated - one of the second series of Prospero Poets books. Cream cloth covered boards with black lettering and coloured illustration on the front cover. Thirteen stanza poem by Philip Gross on double folded centre pages with thread binding. Illustrations by Vance Gerry - six of which have been pochoir coloured by Sylvia Stokeld. Printed in a limited edition of 499 copies of which 149 have been signed by the author and the artist. This copy is not numbered but has been SIGNED by both the poet and the artist. Laid in is a copy of Clarion Newsletter No.10 which features articles about Philip Gross and Vance Gerry. Tiny dimple on the spine of book. Otherwise in fine condition. Signed by Authors.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Vance Gerry (illustrator). 33 pages, stencil illustrations by Vance Gerry, near fine/fine condition in paper covers, top edge of covers creased, number 57 of 125 copies printed by Patrick Reagh, colophon signed by the author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illustrated by Gerry, Vance (illustrator). Red printed paper boards. Black cloth spine with purple lettering. Miniature. Copy 1/250, not numbered. Signed by the illustrator. A reprinting of a 1857 poem by William Butler. It tells of the unhappiness and indecisiveness of a rich woman living in a city. Bradbury- Lorson's Books and Prints 3.; Miniature; 2 13/16" x 2 1/4"; 30 pp; Signed by Illustrator.

First edition, one of 150 copies. 8vo, original coarse white cloth, printed paper labels, untrimmed. Four plates with 21 illustrations. A history of the Southern California San Pasqual Press, charmingly told and finely printed by Vance Gerry of the Weather Bird Press. Fine copy in slightly worn dust jacket. Butcher, Weather Bird Press Bibliography, 81.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. One of 1000 copies set in Linotype Fairfield and Grotesque and printed on Gloss paper. Buff wrappers, titled in black, scarlet endpapers. A fine copy. Copies exist in green cloth boards.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. Hardcover with Dust jacket both fine. Linen cloth with spine and cover labels with a decorative jacket. 27 pp. 150 copies printed.

Limited to 250 copies. An attractive miniature, with design and illustration by Vance Gerry, printed by Patrick Reagh, and bound by Bela Blau. This copy with an interesting provenance, bearing a micro bookplate from master miniature book designer and printer, Robert E. Massmann. 7x6cm, [34]pp. Illustrated title page in two colors. Two illustrations by Vance Gerry and signed by him at the colophon. Publisher's decorated red paper boards backed in black cloth with purple lettering on spine. Miniature bookplate from Robert E. Massmann's Lending Library to front pastedown. Spine very slightly faded, else near fine.

First edition of 150 copies. A miniature, and appropriately so, describing 31 miniature books, chronologically, printed by Los Angeles printer and bibliophile, William Cheney (1907-2002). Printed and bound by Vance Gerry for Dawson's Book Shop, where Cheney once worked as a shipping clerk. . Miniature book, 7x6cm, unpaginated. Patterned paper over boards with printed label, in red illustrated jacket. Light toning to edges of jacket, nearly fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Publisher's cloth with labels to spine and front. Limited to 150 copies. Fine condition in like DJ in mylar. ; Octavo; 27,[1] pages.

Vintage British program for the 1975 re-release of the 1967 film. Based on the 1894 collection of "Mowgli" stories by Rudyard Kipling. One of Disney's classic animated films, and the last film Walt personally oversaw. 8.25 x 11 inches. 6 pages, side stapled. Near Fine with some light rubbing to the wrappers.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Oatmeal linen with spine and cover labels, DW, 8vo., (8), 27, (1) pages, illustrated with linecuts and halftones. One of 150 copies printed damp from Scotch type on Johonnot paper by Vance Gerry. Bound by Bela Blau. A fine copy in a fine DW printed in black and terra cotta on cream paper, in archival mylar.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Limited to 150 copies. Fine copy in very good dust jacket with slight edge wear (short tears near and around top of spine and light wear along top edge with slight dust soiling. No markings, no bookplate.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. First Edition. Two items offered together, both in fine condition. The main text is one of 150 copies printed, bound in white cloth with mounted paper labels, in a fine original dust jacket. The supplement is bound in decorative paper-covered boards with mounted paper label. The two volumes provide a short history and checklist (with revisions) of this short-lived California press, which was founded by Glenn Schaefer, a book collector and head of the Security Title Insurance and Guarantee Company of Los Angeles. Ward Ritchie writes in the Foreward to the main volume that "But for the untimely death of Glenn Schaefer soon after the press' inception.the San Pasqual Press might have become the premier publishing house of the West. The few books they did publish were outstanding trade publications, well-chosen and well-designed.".

Paperback. Condition: Good. Gerry, Vance (illustrator). An unfolding poem; white card covers. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

[16], 27, [5] pages, illustrations, boards + 16 page sewn pamphlet supplement (1989). Bound in linen cloth over boards, printed labels on front cover and spine. In dust jacket. Small nick to linen at foot of rear board; crease and small tear to rear panel of jacket. Some photography by William Reagh. Edition of 150. Inlaid supplement and checklist is signed on the colophon page by Vance Gerry. Bibliography of the Southern California job printer which started as the in-house printing arm of the Security Title Insurance & Guarantee Company but was steered to more artistic ends by its manager Glenn Schaefer. Lists 22 titles published 1936-1942. Includes a 1989 supplement.

Selected Shore Plants of Southern California is a lovely tribute to the flowering plants of the California coast. In the preface, Richardson writes ÒI do not believe that plants hold the keys to understanding the universe [É] There is something in humanity, however, beyond our gastronomical appreciation, which wonders in them and their flowers, stems, leaves and forms.Ó He later explains that flowers and oceans donÕt often mix, because of the salty water. So, flowers on the coast Òmost resemble and are biologically closest to plants of the most arid regions, the interior deserts.Ó The book moves through 16 coastal flowers, with a description and a colorful print for each one. Quarto. xii, 14-82 pp, [10 pp.] With 16 vibrant pochoir plates. Cloth backed green pastepaper boards with paper spine label. Cream colored dust jacket with black text and gold detailing. Light foxing to endpapers. Untrimmed edges. Near fine. One of 100 copies. Vance Gerry (1929-2005) was a storyboard artist at Disney, who worked on character designs for movies such as One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) and The Jungle Book (1967.) He also owned and operated the Weather Bird Press.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Half orange cloth with spine label and Vance Gerry pattern paper-covered boards, slipcase, large 4to., (x), 90 pages, illustrated. Contributions by Vance Gerry, Simon Lawrence, David Butcher, Patrick Reagh, James Lorson and John Randle. Of 235 numbered copies printed, this is one of 155 "C" copies, printed from Poliphilus and Arisron types on Zerkal mould-made paper. 61 illustrations including linocuts, line drawings, wood engravings, tipped-in reproductions of Pochoir illustrations, facsimiles and photographs. With a checklist and index. A fine copy, in the fine cloth-covered board slipcase.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Limited. Hardback, bound in half-cloth, with Vance's decorative paper covered boards, in a slipcase. 33.5cm x 24.5cm. 86pp. With 2 facsimile letters in pocket at rear. Frontis and 69 other illustrations, many engravings and linocuts printed from original blocks. One of a limited edition of only 155 copies. This copy out of series, not numbered. An excellent clean copy. A heavy book, additional postage may be required for orders outside the UK.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Limited to 125 copies of which 20 are deluxe. "Accumulation of the press' efforts, good and bad, presented for the edification of the dubious as well as the consolation of patrons and friends." The catalogue describes 77 items printed by Vance Gerry between 1967 and 1993 at his Peach Pit Press and the Weather Bird Press, preceded by introductory comments by the revered Southern California printer. Features 13 illustrations (woodcuts, linocuts, etc.), including four mounted samples and two plates, one with a pochoir illustration from The Spanish Cook and the other a folding plate with a line drawing by Ednest Lindner. Bound by Mariana Blau in patterned paper-covered boards with a blue cloth spine and dark blue titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Accompanied by a 1999 catalogue from the Weather Bird Press.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. Catalogue of seventy-seven items printed by Vance Gerry between 1967 and 1993 at his Peach Pit Press and Weather Bird Press, beginning with WaltonÕs Piscator and the AnglerÕs Wish. Includes commissioned works done by the press. The preface by Vance Gerry gives a short history of his printing endeavors. Octavo. [44] pp. Title-page printed in terra cotta and black with a cityscape vignette. With thirteen illustrations (woodcuts, linocuts, and etc.), some in color; four mounted samples (of patterned paper and small illustrations); and two plates, one with a pochoir illustration from Dan StrehlÕs The Spanish Cook and the other a fold-out plate with a line drawing by Ednest Lindner. Bound by Mariana Blau in patterned paper boards with blue cloth spine. In the original off-white paper dustjacket printed in light brown. A fine copy in a fine dustjacket. One of about a hundred copies, twenty of which are deluxe. Signed on the colophon by Gerry. The colophon states that a hundred copies were printed, while entry #77 in the present catalogue (which is for the catalogue itself) states that it was printed in an edition of 125 copies. Butcher, ÒChecklist,Ó in Vance Gerry and the Weather Bird Press, #103. Signed by Author(s).