Author: Walsdorf, Jack (and) Neil Shaver
Title: The Yellow Barn Press: A History and Bibliography
Description: Council Bluffs, Yellow Barn Press, 2001. 1/2 cloth. A hardcover book in a black fabric clamshell box. The title is printed on a plate and glued to the spine on the box. The book itself is half leather goatskin, with the title gilted on a fabric plate and glued to the spine. The leather is black and the boards are illustrated with a graphic design. The front and back free and pasted end papers are a heavy, textured, dull gold paper. The edges of the pages are deckled. Pages: (4), v-xvii, (3), 4-122, (4). Of 175 copies of this edition, this is numbered 13. Includes twenty plates and at least fifty in-text figures. There is one foldout page. Neil Shaver began his Yellow Barn Press in Council Bluffs, Iowa in the 1960s, but it wasn't until 1979, after having studied printing with Harry Duncan, that the press produced its first book. Throughout the eighties and nineties, the press continued to publish titles noted for their quality of design and high craftsmanship in production, in particular, books of poetry and books about books or books about printing such as the successful Elbert Hubbard: William Morris's Greatest Imitator, American Iron Hand Presses, and John DePol: A Celebration. Included are a history and comments by Neil Shaver. VG+: There are two label marks on the clamshell box. The book is in excellent condition, and looks like it has never been opened. Still includes promotional materials. Clean pages, tight binding, and sharp corners.

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