Edited Joyce Lancaster Wilson (9 results)

Condition: Good. Prospectus. 8vo. Folded Sheet, Very Good. Letterpress on paper. Light creasing.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. This First Edition has a signed gift inscription from Editor Joyce Lancaster Wilson on half title page in pen. See pictures. No dust jacket. Book is in fantastic condition. Signed.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Green cloth with spine label, 8vo., x, 198, (1) pages, 18 monochrome illustrations. One of 850 copies printed at the press of W. Thomas Taylor, with calligraphy by Jerry Kelly. This copy inscribed by Joyce Wilson to Lew and Dorothy Allen of the Allen Press in the year of publication, and with the four-page prospectus also inscribed to them, and also with a TNS to the Allens. The spine is mildly cocked, and the paper label shows slight creasing, else a near fine copy, in archival mylar. Signed by Editor.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 8vo. This is 1 of 60 copies printed on Frankfurt cream mouldmade paperand bound in quarter linen with handmade paste-paper sides. Cloth spine with paper label on spine. pp. x + 198. Illustrated in b/w photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Quarter deep-red Niger oasis morocco gilt with natural Dutch linen sides, folio, 158, (1) pages, profusely illustrated with cuts printed in Tuscany red, a tipped-in photographic frontispiece by Ansel Adams and two other mounted photos, and with 15 actual or facsimile specimens tipped or bound in. One of 325 numbered copies. Hand lettered title page by Hermann Zapf with display lines handset in his Palatino Italic type. Designed and printed by Wilson at the Press in Tuscany Alley from Centaur and Arrighi on specially made and watermarked Barcham Green Tovil handmade paper. Full bibliographical descriptions of 196 books printed or designed by Wilson, with his commentary on each. Prospectus loosely inserted. A fine copy. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. near fine. First edition. A truly fine copy with the prospectus, protected in a publisher-provided heavy plexiglass slipcase. This copy inscribed by Wilson to Carol Cunningham, owner of Sunflower Press of Mill Valley, CA. The plexiglass slipcase does an excellent job of protecting the book. The clear slipcase shows some scuffs inevitably. This is a key bibliography for twentieth century American fine-press printing. Wilson provides detailed commentary on almost all of the books he designed as well as many delightful stories about the world of fine printing in the 1950s-1970s. Very heavy, ships USA only.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very good. Limited Edition. 158pp. Folio [41 cm] 1/4 brown leather with tan cloth over boards. Tipped-in frontispiece of Wilson by Ansel Adams. The boards are lightly soiled. May require extra postage due to weight. Number 318 in an edition limited to 325 copies. Adrian Wilson designed and printed this attractive book with the assistance of Margery Cantor, Zahid Sardar, and Jim Wehlage at the Press in Tuscany Alley, San Francisco.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Folio. Illustrated. Quarter morocco and cloth. One of 325 numbered copies designed and printed by Adrian Wilson.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Folio, 10 ¾ in. x 16 in. 158 pp. plus colophon page. Bound in quarter Niger morocco over tan linen sides, with gilt titling on spine, and with Wilson's name and a design in red ink on front cover. Full descriptions of 196 books printed or designed by Wilson, with his commentary on each. Frontispiece is a mounted portrait of Wilson by Ansel Adams. Illustrated throughout with facsimiles of Wilson's design work, many tipped-in. Weight is 4.5 lbs. Postage may be extra on this item. …