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The Officina Bodoni: An Account of the Work of a Hand Press, 1923-1977. Edizioni Valdonega, 1980. English version, edition of 1500 copies. An excellent source for anyone interested in 20th-century fine printing. Fine/like new (this is a spare copy, so never really opened). sold
Unknown Pleasures. Inside Joy Division. Peter Hook. First edition, 1/1000 signed copies issued in a (tightly fitting) slipcase. Probably a better book than the next item… Fine. sold
Chapter & Verse. New Order, Joy Division & Me. Bernard Sumner. First edition. Signed, with promotional card from the signing event laid in. Fine. $50
Gold. Its properties, etc etc. Robert Reid & Takao Tanabe, 1958. Reprint of one of the earliest books published in British Columbia (1871); I guess gold rush collecting was still a vibrant pursuit in ’58. Set in Caslon, printed on unidentified (but lovely) “British handmade paper.” This copy inscribed on second front endleaf from printer Robert Reid to his mother. Quarter leather with marbled paper. The paper at first looks rubbed but it’s the way it was made: a friend of Reid’s taught herself marbling on his front lawn for this project. But there is slight rubbing to bottom tips. With (different) leather spine label laid in. One of the few copies bound with vellum tips. This title has become uncommon on the market. $150
Iconologia. Leonard Baskin. HBJ 1988. Square 4to. Signed on half title by LB. Fine in jacket. $50