ESSLEMONT, D.,

Newcastle Upon Tyne: A Short Account of Its Foundation

Esslemont. Newcastle, David Esslemont, 1980 14pp. 32mo. A small pamphlet published by Esslemont upon the 900th anniversary of the founding of Newcastle: a short account of that history,With Woodcuts . In teh original envelope. (ISBN: 090701402X) .

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Book number: F1100

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GERITS, ANTON

Het Land Van Windegang

. Mouette Press, Oxford, 1977; tall format: 11 x 6.8in; in publ. paper wrappers; Edition limited to 226 copies( private press ) gesigneerd door de dichter.

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Book number: 030636

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Keywords: Bibliophile Private Press Poetry Private Press Dutch Poetry

GRASWINCKEL DIRCK INGELEID EN VERZORGD DOOR GEERTEN GOSSAERT INTRODUCED AND EDITED BY GEERTEN GOSSAERT

De Vierlingen Van Den Heer Van Pybrac. Uit Het Frans in Het Nederlands En in Het Latijn Vertaald Door Mr. Dirck Graswinckel. Ingeleid En Verzorgd Door Geerten Gossaert.

. Utrecht, Stichting de Roos, 1955. Hardcover without dust jacket as issued , top edge gilt, XLVIII + 136 [2] pp. all text pages clean and unmarked, but sl. darkened, end papers discoloured / . 140pp. Kop verguld. Typografie en band Aldert Witte. Gezet uit de Lutetia, de Romanée en de Open Kapitalen van J. van Krimpen, en gedrukt door Van Amerongen in rood en zwart op Eenhoorn Propatria antiek van Van Gelder Nummer 173 van een oplage van 175 genummerde exemplaren.

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Book number: F3227

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HEIDENHEIM, HANNS H.,

Holzschnitte Zur Bibel. / Woodcuts of the Bible. 5 Volumes

. 5 volumes in folio. splendid edition, one of 300 numbered copies printed by hand from original woodblocks on hand-made Japanese paper. All prints signed by the artist/printer. Bound block-book type in oak-tanned cowhide, covers embossed from woodblock. Folder and slipcase covered in hand-made paper, main title and masthead of the volumes are also woodcuts. Düsseldorf, Ursus presse, 1965-1970. Splendid set.
¶ Volume 1: IJOB (Job) 23 woodcuts, separate introduction enclosed; Volume 2: Das Lieder der Lieder (Song of songs) 17 woodcuts, biblical text edited by Max Brod; introd. by J. Mager; Volume 3: Jesaja (Isaiah) 20 woodcuts. Volume 4: Am Anfang ( In the beginning) 21 woodcuts, 1998, In these woodcuts the artist tried to show the development of the Deus absconditus, the hidden God till His revelation in creation. Foundation of this work were the books of the Kabbalah. Volume Volume 5: Ursprung (Origin) 20 woodcuts, 2002, the 2nd announcement of the creation in the Bible. The illustrations cover old folk legends gathered over 3000 years going back to the Stone Age. Cave drawings from 7000 to 200,000 years ago form the basis of these woodcuts. A descriptive booklet in the German language is added. ADDED ALSO: Large poster-sized print , measuring 97 x 61 cm. PSALM 22: Eli, eli, lema sabachtani. Printed from the woodblock in 3 colours, one of an edition of 180 copies printed on Japanese paper signed and numbered . AND Numerous invitations to Heidenheim's gallery in Duesseldorf( private press ).

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Book number: F2085

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Keywords: Theology Wim Meeuws Bibliophile Limited Editions Private Press Bible

MELVILLE HERMAN:

Kikeriki [Oder Das Krähen Des Edlen Hahnes Beneventano]

. Holzstiche von Otto Rohse. - Limitierte und vom Künstler signierte Ausgabe. 40 Seiten mit einigen schwarz-weiß-Abbildungen nach Holzstichen, eines von 1000 von Otto Rohse handsignierten Exemplaren, Erschienen als Jahresgabe für die Mitglieder der Maximilian-Gesellschaft im Jahre 1959.farbig illustr. Orig.-Pappband - guter Zustand . In Schuber. Schuber teilw. verblichen.( private press ).

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Book number: F3081

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KALASHNIKOV, ANATOLII( IVANOVICH, ( 1930-2007 )

Voi'na I Mir :

. Seriia Ksilografii Po Motivam Roman L?Va Tolstogo / R.I. Kalashnikova / War and Peace : A Suite of Wood Engravings Based on the Book By Leo Tolstoy By Anatolii I. Kalashnikov . Vvedenie W. E. Batlera / introduced by W. E. Butler. Society of Wood Engravers, 1991, 64pp. foliosized Signed limited edition of 300 copies printed by the Libanus Press. text set in Plantin, bound in red cloth by Smith Settle. Parallel English and Russian text. [ 0948021292 9780948021299 ] (ISBN: 0948021292) .

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Book number: F3225

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WHITTINGTON PRESS JOHN RANDLE

Whittington Press, Andoversford, a Collection of Books, Their Catalogues and Other Ephemera

. Full details on our website or ask for a list. this small collection includes some very rare posters like Hellmuth Weissenborn's signed liniocut for John Clare's a cottage evening, only 35 copies printed by the press.

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Book number: F3252

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SCHENK JR. HILBERT,

Ed Lear Wasn't So Crazy

. Leaning Chimney Press [ Chris Hicks ] , 1967, 4pp. 150 x 70 mm. limited edition, number 12 of 25 copies, black covers with grey title label. covers sl. soiled, good copy. Chris Hicks initially worked for Blackwell's for many years before setting up his succesful book binding business in Oxford.

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Book number: F3279

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