Joint Meeting Keepsake (2 results)
More imagesPublished by Printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy, n.p., 1976
Seller: Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerNo binding. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. One of 150 copies, quarto size, [4] pp. This keepsake for the joint meeting of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs of California features a short biography of the San Francisco printer Haywood H. Hunt, who was vastly influential to the typography and fine press scene in San Francisco, e…ven teaching type-setting to Robert Grabhorn, of the Grabhorn Press. The printers Lawton and Alfred Kennedy produced this booklet; Lawton Kennedy worked for notable printers such as John Henry Nash and Jane Grabhorn of the Colt Press and eventually began publishing books under his own imprint. ___DESCRIPTION: One sheet folded twice to make four pages, title in black with tipped-in photograph of Haywood Hunt on the front page, another black-and-white tipped-in photograph of Hunt on the third page; quarto size (11" by 8.5"), one of 150 copies, unnumbered. ___CONDITION: A fine copy, clean and without wear. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
More imagesLines Written in a Copy of the Plays of Shakespeare
[Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs - Joint Meeting Keepsake] Beerbohm, Max; Ewing, Majl (Introduction)
Published by The Black Vine Press, San Francisco, 1964
Seller: Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA, Walnut Creek, CA, U.S.A.Swan's Fine Books, ABAA, ILAB, IOBA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Near fine
£ 75.74
£ 3.68 shippingShips within U.S.A.Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketNo binding. Condition: Near fine. Elephant folio size, [4] pp. Printed for Joseph M. Bransten.for the joint meeting of the Roxburghe-Zamorano Clubs, 1964. A humorous take on some characters in Shakespeare's plays in the form of limericks; for example, the fourth stanza reads: "Hamlet, I'm sorry to find, / Was unable to make up h…is mind. / He shillied and shallied, / He dillied and dallied - / In fact, he was over-refined." With a facsimile on the inner left of hand-written notes made by Beerbohm which was sold as Lot 275 in 1960 at a Sotheby's auction; it is not known that these lines were ever published, although there were directions to the printer. A revised and augmented version was later published, and this revised version is printed on the inner right, along with the essay by Majl Ewing. ___DESCRIPTION: A single sheet folded to four pages, author's name as a facsimile signature on the front in red, title in black, holograph on the inner left, typed text and essay on the inner right, colophon on the back; elephant folio size (15.25" by 11"), [4] pages formed by a single sheet folded twice. ___CONDITION: Near fine, clean and without prior owner markings; a couple of shallow creases, else fine. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.
