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Published by Aptos & Woodside, Calif.: Grace Hopper Press., 1983
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Condition: Good. One folded sheet advertising the forthcoming edition, with facsimile page and order form. This is an advertisement for the book, not the book itself. Light offsetting along top margin of front page.
Published by (Grace Hoper Press), Aptos & Woodside, 1969
quarto (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches), one sheet folded once with sample leaf laid in, (4)pp. plus one leaf. (Grace Hoper Press), A very attractive prospectus for this fine press book in fine condition. Fold horizontally thru the center for mailing. quarto (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches), one sheet folded once with sample leaf laid in.
Published by (Grace Hoper Press), Aptos & Woodside, 1969
quarto (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches), one sheet folded once with sample leaf laid in, (4)pp. plus one leaf. (Grace Hoper Press), A very attractive prospectus for this fine press book in fine condition. quarto (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches), one sheet folded once with sample leaf laid in.
Published by Aptos & Woodside 1983, 1983
Seller: Wonderland Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Limited edition, 1 of 200 copies; ed. hardback about very good condition with some wear and dirtiness- There is al\so a long pen gift inscrip[tion.
Published by Aptos & Woodside, 1969
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. 300 copies printed at the Grace Hoper Press in Aptos, California, this being one of 100 on Tweedweave paper. 53 pages, nicely printed quotes in various fonts and colors, such as "Kill them all! God will know his own!" Cloth spine and patterned boards, 13 x 9". Nice copy.
Published by Aptos & Woodside, 1983
Seller: Bad Animal, Santa Cruz, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Aptos & Woodside: 1983. Quarto. Hardcover lacking a dust jacket. Limited edition, with 200 copies printed. Cloth covered spine and decorated paper covered boards. Gilt lettering along the ever so slightly leaned spine. A bit of rubbing to the boards and to the top corner of the back board. Book is in very good condition. A lovely example of California fine press.
Published by The Grace Hoper Press, Aptos & Woodside, 1969
Seller: Recycled, Corte Madera, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated (illustrator). 1st Edition. One of 200, inscribed by Sherwood Grover to Bobby, whose bookplate graces the inside front board. A typographical amusement in the original plain dust jacket, which had a typed label on its spine, now mostly missing. Inscribed by Author(s).
Published by Aptos & Woodside. One of: "200 copies printed on mould made paper from W. S. hodgkinson of England. Done at the Press Grace Hoper Press in Aptos California [-]"., 1969
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 9 inches x 13 in., [54]pp., introduction: "Of the Making of Commonplace Books", by Sherwood Grover. Quotations are printed in black, red & blue, in various formats, and type faces, which are identified at the end of the text. Tan cloth spine and sides with titling gilt on the spine, and patterned paper over boards. The spinr shows light fading, rubbing to the gold lettering, light dusting to covers.
Published by Aptos & Woodside, 1969
Seller: Eve's Book Garden, Albany, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. One of 200 copies printed on mould made paper from W.S. Hodgkinson of England. Beautifully crafted book with a different typeface on every page in multi-color ink. Handsome check cover design that looks handprinted. Rear spine edge and lower front with a sprinkle of age spots. Jacket is a plain brown wrapper inside of a Brodart cover. Overlong in size.
Published by Aptos & Woodside, Grace Hoper Press, 1969., 1969
Seller: Houle Rare Books/Autographs/ABAA/PADA, Palm Springs, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. 4to. "Printer's Note" by Sherwood Grover. Text printed in black, red and blue in various type faces. Original 1/2 tan linen over red, blue, pale yellow boards. Original plain tan dust jacket (unclipped). Fine. 54 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Wit and wisdom from anonymous sources, and the pens of Cyril Connolly, Gertrude Stein (page 35), Thomas Jefferson, Karl Marx, P.B. Shelley, H.L. Mencken, etc. One of 200 copies printed at the Grace Hoper Press, September, 1969, on paper from W.S. Hodgkinson.
Published by Aptos & Woodside [California]. "200 Copies printed at The Grace Hoper Press on mould made paper from Wookey Hole Mill.", 1983
Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 8 1/2 inches x 12 1/4 in., [48] pp., printed in red and black, and in colors, in various formats and typefaces, with decorations, woodcuts. With notes on the typefaces used. Cream colored cloth spine and sides, with titling gilt on the spine, and decorated paper over boards. Plain white paper dustjacket, which has been hand-lettered: "Commonplace Book VI", by a former owner. The dustjacket spine shows some tanning.
Published by Grace Hoper Press, Aptos & Woodside, CA, 1983
Seller: Black Cat Hill Books, Oregon City, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Limited Edition. Limited Edition. 200 copies printed, of which 75 copies were printed on Curtis Tweedweave Text for private distribution. This copy on Tweedweave. Fine in Very Good+ to Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of underlining, hi-lighting, notations, or marginalia. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tightly bound, showing no flaws. Bright and Clean. Corners sharp. Virtually "As New". The DJ shows sun-toning along the top edges of both panels and along the rear hinge; several short faint smudge-lines to the upper backstrip; else flawless; unclipped; mylar-protected. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. Large 4to (12.25 x 8. 65 x 0.55 inches). Language: English. Weight: 21.7 ounces. Beige cloth backstrip lettered in gilt over medieval woodcut-illustrated paper and boards. Rag edged fore-edge. Hardcover with blank DJ. Another delightful collection of whimsical, sometimes serious quotations from world literature, beautifully rendered in type & ornament, as in: A CROTCHETY VIENNESE TEMPER TANTRUM: BAH! The last trouser button of my patience has snapped. From Jokes and their Relationship the the Unconscious, Sigmund Freud. Or, Tempest in a Teapot Dome: MY GOD! This is a hell of a job . . . I have no trouble with my enemies . . . But my damn friends, they're the ones that keep me walking the floor nights. Warren G. Harding. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 47 pages.
Published by Aptos & Woodside, 1969
Seller: Vashon Island Books, Vashon, WA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Typographic Examples (illustrator). First Edition. In half tan cloth over color patterned cloth boards, 4to, 53pp. One of 200 copies printed on mould made paper from W. s. Hodgkinson and printed at Grace Hoper press in Aptos Ca. A fantastic typographic production featuring 49 different types, with borders, ornaments and cuts in several colors. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.
Published by [Grace Hoper Press], Aptos & Woodside, [California], 1969
Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Edition limited to 200 copies printed on mould-made paper from W.S. Hodgkinson of England, large 4to, pp. [6], 3-53, [1]; printed in red, black and blue throughout; cream cloth-backed decorated boards, gilt-lettered spine, plain paper dust wrapper; a fine copy.
Published by The Grace Hoper Press, Aptos & Woodside, 1983
Seller: G.F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA, GRASS VALLEY, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. 200 copies printed, of which 75 copies ere printed on Curtis Tweedweave Text for private distribution. This copy on Tweedweave. Forty-seven pages; tall 4to; beige cloth spine lettered in gilt over illustrated paper and boards. Publisher's announcement laid in. Another delightful collection of whimsical, sometimes serious quotations from world literature, beautifully rendered in type & ornament, as in: A CROTCHETY VIENNESE TEMPER TANTRUM: BAH! the last trouser button of my patience has snapped. From Jokes and their Relationship the the Unconscious, Sigmund Freud. Or, Tempest in a Teapot Dome: MY GOD! this is a hell of a job . . . I have no trouble with my enemies . . . but my damn friends, they're the ones that keep me walking the floor nights. Warren G. Harding.
Published by (Grace Hoper Press), Aptos & Woodside, 1969
One of 200 copies printed on Saunders mould-made paper of a total edition of 300 copies. quarto (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches) decorated boards and cloth. 54pp. (Grace Hoper Press), A most attractive specimen book with the original printed prospectus laid in. This copy is inscribed to book designer Abe Lerner and is signed by Sherwood and Katherine Grover. With an original printed shipping label from The Grace Hoper Press. A very fine, clean copy. quarto (8 1/2 x 12 1/2 inches) decorated boards and cloth One of 200 copies printed on Saunders mould-made paper of a total edition of 300 copies.