Berkeley Press (86 results)

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Berkeley Poets Workshop & Press, c1980, paperback, Near Fine(slight cover edgewear), 255 pages, (dp 10/01), POETRY; B0633 A POE-2.

Stapled wraps. Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Emily Strayer (illustrator). Light, short crease at the head corner of the front. ; Bookseller Rob's catalog of books related to the great typographer, designer, and printer Daniel Berkeley Updike and his prolific The Merrymount Press. 52 pp of entries, chronologically arranged. Entries are well-indexed. 9" x 6". One of a limited edition of 950 copies. The orange paper wraps were designed, set, and printed by Emily Strayer of Kutenai Press. Clean and Near Fine.; I-VI; Ink line drawings; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 52 pages.

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable. University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, 1947. Eleventh edition. Paper covers, 2 preliminary leaves, 47 pp; illustrated with black-and-white photographs throughout, including observatory buildings, instruments, and astronomical images of the moon, planets, and nebulae; 21 cm. In acceptable condition. Original green printed wrappers show light to moderate toning, edgewear, soiling and small creases; binding sound (staple bound). Pages with scattered light to moderate foxing, heavier to prelims and margins of some plates, otherwise unmarked. NOT Ex-Library. Issued by the University of California Press as a public guide to the Lick Observatory, situated on Mount Hamilton, Santa Clara County, California. Includes a historical introduction on James Lick (1796-1876), descriptions of major telescopes such as the Crossley Reflector and the 36-inch refractor, and photographic plates demonstrating the Observatory's contributions to astronomical research.

Paperback. Condition: Near fine. Quarto in illus green sepia wraps; 78pp + adverts. Numerous illus in b/w and sepia; plans and diagrams. Special issue devoted to the topic of: "Mayors and City Design" Includes articles on Richmon, California, Oakland, CA; Stockton, CA; Oklahoma City, Greensboro, NC; and many others, Urban planning. Architecture -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals. Environmental engineering -- Periodicals. Urban beautification -- Periodicals. Architectural design -- Periodicals. Design -- P?riodiques. Places -- P?riodiques. Architecture du paysage -- P?riodiques. Villes -- Embellissement -- P?riodiques. Environnement, Technique de l' -- P?riodiques. Note(s): Title from cover./ Sponsored by: Pratt Institute School of Architecture; University of California, Berkeley, College of Environmental Design and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning. Near fine wirh minor edge-wear.

First Edition. A fine copy, spiral bound with near fine stiff-card boards, very slightly edge-worn and dust-dulled. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 44 pages; Description: 44 p. Subjects: A small, compact but complete, listing of all the type faces available at Berkley. 1 Kg.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First edition. One of 150 copies for the Grolier Club, signed by Updike on colophon Tan paper board with red cloth spine Both boards have a wrinkle in the paper down the center of boards (not bent or broken), not transfering to the contents at all Contents near fine, no foxing. Very nice copy apart from the wrinkle in the boards.

Prairie Press (illustrator). 12mo. self paper wrappers which unfolds to a small 4to. broadside printing of Updike's comments on typography. With use of red and blue. self paper wrappers which unfolds to a small 4to.

Condition: New. In.

First Edition. A fine copy, spiral bound with near fine stiff-card boards, very slightly edge-worn and dust-dulled. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 44 pages; Description: 44 p. Subjects: A small, compact but complete, listing of all the type faces available at Berkley. 1 Kg.

Condition: Good. One card measuring 6 x 7 inches and printed on one side, advertising a Spicer book. Very good. This is an advertisement, not the book itself.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 599 pages ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliography and indexes. Subjects: Martial; Translations into English; Rome Poetry. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description: xvii, 601 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-585) and index. Subjects: Fourier, Charles 1772-1837; Utopian socialism History; Socialistes France; Biographies; Utopian socialism; France. 1 Kg.

Hard Back / Cloth Embossed. Condition: Good / Ex Library. Fully Illustrated (illustrator). Hardback : hard cover edition in good condition, a typical used book with wear to edges and spine. Overall good / nice copy of this scarce title. Excellent reading on the subject. A good book to enjoy and keep on hand for yourself, or would make a GREAT GIFT for the fan / reader in your life. Reading is one of the great pleasures in life. Dust jacket is in good condition in library mylar protector. Please send us a note if you have any questions. Thank you. Book.

Condition: Good. 8vo. [8]-page pamphlet with insert, illus. Lists works by Allie Light, Betsy Davids, Victoria Nelson, Mimi Pond, et al. Very good.

Condition: Good. One printed card measuring 4 1/4 x 6 1/2 inches. Very good.

Condition: Good. 4to. One folded sheet. [4] pp., illus. Very good on Lana Pur Fil paper. This is a prospectus for a book, not the book itself.

1st edition. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: x, 599 pages ; 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliography and indexes. Subjects: Martial; Translations into English; Rome Poetry. 1 Kg.

1st edition. Near fine paperback copy; edges very slightly dust-dulled and nicked. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, and clean. Physical description: xvii, 601 pages, 28 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 571-585) and index. Subjects: Fourier, Charles 1772-1837; Utopian socialism History; Socialistes France; Biographies; Utopian socialism; France. 1 Kg.

Condition: Good. 4to. Oblong. [4 pp.] French-Fold Sheet, Deckled Edges, Very Good. Mounted color plate. One of 700.

Condition: Good. 4to. Folded Sheet, Very Good, creasing. Color Plates. Price List for Bleckner's Color Aquatint Etchings laid in. Mailed to Pasquale Iannetti Gallery, SF.

Condition: Good. 4to. [4 pp.] Folded Sheet, Letterpress On Fine Paper With Deckled Edge, Very Good, with some sun-fading. Facsimile of Josiah Royce postcard tipped in. One of 500.

Condition: New.

A collection of six essays by Updike on the art of printing, printed by him at the Merrymount Press. Frontispiece portrait of Updike. Pp. [vi], 74. 190 x 265 mms. 4to., original grey cloth, lettering in gilt to cover and spine, top edge stained red. Mildly rubbed at extremities, tears and creasing to lower edges of pages 25 to 31, not affecting text. Ownership signature of L.B. Hessler, dated 1941, to ffep.

A collection of three essays by Updike on printing and typography, printed by him at the Merrymount Press. Pp. [viii], 70. 145 x 220 mms. 8vo., original tan cloth over red marbled boards, gilt titles to spine, t.e.g. Bit worn and rubbed, spine slightly chipped. The essays are: 'On the Planning of Printing', 'Style in the Use of Type' and 'The Seven Champions of Typography'.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. History of New England. Firm grey covers with rectangular colour paste-down on the front and black linen spine, sound binding, clean pages and end-papers. 11, 2. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 60423081028. All our books are sent by tracked mail.

One of 300 copies, this copy unnumbered. Translated from the Russian by Isabel F. Hapgood. Printed by Updike at The Merrymount Press. Title page ornaments. 8vo., [13 x 20.5 cms], original half black cloth over blue paper boards, gilt lettering to spine, fore and lower edges uncut. In later cream paper wrapper, hand written titles to spine. A touch toned along edges of boards, some minor rubbing to extremities, offsetting to endpapers, a good copy. Styled as a Russian folk tale, this story is an uproarious account of a Russian gun-maker seeking technical and artistic mastery over his British counterparts.

No. 105 of 500 copies. Printed in red and black by Updike at The Merrymount Press. Pp.16. 8vo., [14.5 x 22 cms], dark blue cloth over brown paper boards, fore edge uncut, largey unopened. Previous owner signature, dated 1906 at the Isles of Shoals. A good copy. A liturgy compiled for a devotional service held in the Old Stone Meeting House on Star Island in 1902. Unitarian meetings were held every year in July at the Isles of Shoals, off Portsmouth, New Hampshire from 1897.

PB. Condition: very good, wraps (softcover). Offered as a lot are three items: 1- letter April 4, 1929, signed by Updike writing he would be pleased to design a bookplate 2- secretarial signed letter confirming printing of bookplate and sending proofs; and 3- RECOLLECTIONS OF DANIEL BERKELEY UPDIKE by John O. C. McCrillis - a talk given at the Redwood Library in Newport, RI in 1991. Images available on our website - ask for the link.

Condition: Good. Letterpress Bookmark on Wove with Deckled Edge, 8.5" x 2.25" Very Good. Woodcut. Printed by John Ruyle at the Hawkshaw Press, May 1987. Illustration from the Steve Rothman Archive, Philadelphia.

Condition: Good. Seventeen Postcards & Signed Letters in opened envelopes. Mostly correspondence from writers submitting to Illuminations Press. VG. Provenance: Norman Moser Collection.