Kat Ran Press (15 results)

Booklet. Condition: Near Fine. Limited Edition. B&W Illustrations; This is a small format booklet with french wrap cardstock covers and a string bound spine. Limited to 2000 copies, this is #1783. The booklet is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The booklet lists all the available titles from this small press in the year 2005. Laid in is an advertisement for an additional book, Notes on the History of the Elston Press. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright.

stiff paper wrappers. Kat Ran Press (illustrator). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. unpaginated. Frontispiece and other color illustrations featuring various maps of cities. Kat Ran Collection No. 6.

Kat Ran Press (illustrator). broadside (12 by 8 1/2 inches). Commemorates Oak Knoll Fest X, New Castle, Delaware. With engraved illustration.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Sewn gray printed card, small slender 8vo.,(8) pages, Illustrated with a hand colored drawing. "Digitally produced for the sheer pleasure of venting our Mutual designer's steam. Just as spotting an apostrophe out of place on a billboard annoys us, so, too, do people who fail to value our work." Signed by Blinn and Russem. A fine copy. Signed by Author(s).

Florence: 2002. #107 of 1500 copies, Oxbow Press. (10) pages. 3 color photographs. 7x5", printed wrapper, postally used printed envelope. VG.

stiff paper wrappers. Kat Ran Press (illustrator). small 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (10) pages. Une Short Survey Des Second Three Titles, Avec Accounts des First Three Books. Limited to 1500 numbered copies. A publication announcement for three titles printed by Michael Russem at his Kat Ran Press. A fine copy. Composed in Dante types by Michael & Katherine Russem, printed at Oxbow Press. The covers are Fabriano. Illustrated.

broadside, folded three times. Kat Ran Press (illustrator). small 8vo. broadside, folded three times. Publication announcement of three titles published by Michael Russem of the Kat Ran Press. A fine copy.

stiff paper wrappers. Kat Ran Press (illustrator). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 60 pages. One of 350 copies, of which this is one of 300 copies. Kat Ran Press was founded in 1994 by Katherine and Michael Russem with the goal of combining classical typography and contemporary art with the old ideals of fine printing. The Press had a pretty good run over the next eighteen years, printing everything from modest pamphlets to portfolios which have fetched as much as $1 million at auction. With the closing of the letterpress plant in Florence earlier in 2012, the staff of the Cambridge Offices decided to put together a 60-page illustrated checklist of the over eighty limited editions designed, printed, and/or published at Kat Ran. Included is everything from the student books of the Russems to the last books they printed for The Lone Oak Press and Sherwin Beach Press. All books are described with just the right amount of detail for the casual reader, and most descriptions are followed by additional commentary by the printer. This major checklist of the works by a minor press is a must-have for any collector, printer, student, or library concerned with fine printing between 1994 and the middle of 2012.

PB. Condition: fine, wraps (softcover). As the title on the envelope (5 1/2 inches by 7 1/2 inches) explains, this is a Gathering of Kat Ran items. Included in this Propectus for Members of the Columbiad Club are: A SHORT SURVEY OF THE FIRST THREE TITLES: SUMMER 2000; UNE SHORT SURVEY DES SECOND THREE TITLES AVEC ACCOUNT DES FIRST THREE BOOKS: FLORENCE 2002; and, A NEW BOOK FROM KAT RAN PRESS - OVERPASS - Unique and Uncommon.

stiff paper wrappers. Kat Ran Press (illustrator). large 4to. stiff paper wrappers. 6, (3) leaves. First edition. Limited to 15 lettered and 50 numbered copies, of which this is one of the 50. Intended to be the first in a series of number books. Indeed, each of Hill's six black-and-white illustrations depicts an increasing number of objects from one to five. Hand embellishments done on every copy in pencil by the artist's hand. Printed by the Kat Ran Press on Twinrocker paper with Gill Sans types cast by Michael & Winifred Bixler. Plates of original drawings made at the Wild Carrot Letterpress. Signed by the artist under colophon.

Kat Ran Press (illustrator). small folio. unbound folded folio sheets loosely inserted into a hand-made paper jacket, loosely inserted into a slik-covered boards clamshell box with paper spine label. (5) pages of text with 5 hand-colored engravings. Etchings by Brooke Schnabel. Private printed in an edition of only 30 numbered copies signed by Charles Simic and Brooke Schnabel. Fine in fine clamshell box. With a print-out email from Brooke Schnabel to Michael Broomfield stating that even though her website stated 35 copies, the correct number is 30 copies. Composed in Monotype Dante by Michael and Winifred Bixler of Skaneateles, New York. The five etchings to accompany each poem were printed on Arches papers and hand-colored by the artist in Florence, MA. The typography and letterpress printing were executed at Kat Ran Press by Michael Russem in Florence, MA. The boxes were made by Sarah Creighton in Eashapton, MA. The five poems are: October Light, Club Midnight, Pastoral Harpsichord, The Road in the Clouds, and finally Entertaining the Canary. unbound folded folio sheets loosely inserted into a hand-made paper jacket, loosely inserted into a slik-covered boards clamshell box with paper spine label.

Kat Ran Press (illustrator). small folio. walnut-dyed flax paper wrappers designed and executed by David Bourbeau of the Thistle Bindery, cloth folding case designed and executed by Barbara Blumenthal. Unpaginated (30 leaves). Printed in an edition limited to 65 numbered and signed copies, of which this is one of 50 copies available for sale. Fine in fine clamshell box. These seven autobiographical poems by the author of "How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents," are all built around images and memories of trees. Each poem is preceded with a title page and followed by a lithographic illustration by Sara Eichner. The seven poems are arranged in chronological order with the first poem building on the author's family tree. Set in Perpetua type and printed on handmade papers of Czech descent (Velke Losiny mill)by Michael Russem. The seven lithographs were drawn with tusche washes and printed on handmade Japanese papers from one imposing stone by Herb Fox. Signed by the author and the illustrator. walnut-dyed flax paper wrappers designed and executed by David Bourbeau of the Thistle Bindery, cloth folding case designed and executed by Barbara Blumenthal.

Kat Ran Press (illustrator). 8vo. paper-covered pasteboard, paper spine and cover labels. not paginated. First edition, limited to 15 lettered and 135 numbered copies, of which this is one of the trade copies. A fine copy. Assembled by the Kat Ran Press in honor of "Katherine Russem's recent recovery from a near-death experience involving a corncob & her small intestine." Katherine Russem is the printer Michael Russem's dog, after whom his press is named. Among the contributors are artists and authors of previous Kat Ran Press books, such as Jennifer Schmidtman (Crow Calls) and Jennifer Hill (Overpass). Types cast by Michael and Winifred Bixler. Binding by Claudia Cohen. paper-covered pasteboard, paper spine and cover labels.

No. 2 OF 30 COPIES. 383 x 282 mm. (15 x 11"). [8] leaves of text. Unbound in green paper wrapper. In original (slightly sunned) deep green buckram clamshell box. WITH FIVE HAND-COLORED ETCHINGS by Brooke Schnabel, each plate in bifolium facing text. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR on the limitation page; further SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR on the limitation page: "For Kurt and Laure-Anne, / Love Charlie/ August 10, 2007, / Stratford, NH." As new; the box with fading to the spine and along two edges of the front cover. This is an extremely rare copy of a large and attractive production combining poetry, art, and fine printing, as well as an inscription by the author to a pair of dear poetic friends. Winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and U.S. Poet Laureate for 2007-08, Charles Simic (1938-2023) wrote moving, surrealistic poetry often based on his own experiences, particularly his traumatic childhood in what was then Yugoslavia. Here, his talent for imbuing the mundane with a sense of magic is evident in these verses about topics including the day-to-day aspects of romantic relationships, sleeping with the window open, and seedy nightclubs. The effervescent etchings of Brooke Schnabel perfectly complement the text, with their bright, fresh colors and graceful, soaring linework. The present Goshen Editions production is of a very high quality, with the text printed in Monotype Dante by Michael Russem of the Kat Ran Press. As the friendly inscription indicates, this copy is from the collection of Laure-Anne Bosselaar (b. 1943) and her husband Kurt Brown (1944-2013). Bosselaar is a Belgian-American poet, translator, and editor who has published numerous works of poetry in multiple languages, including five collections of her own works. She has received various prizes and recognitions (Pushcart, Isabella Gardner, Breadloaf) and was named Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara in 2019. Sometimes publishing jointly with Bosselaar, Brown was also a prolific poet and editor of anthologies, as well as the founder and first director of the Aspen Writer's Conference, playing a pivotal role in shaping its early vision and establishing Aspen as a literary center. It was through the Aspen Writer's Conference that Bosselaar and Brown became friends with Simic, when Brown invited Simic to speak at the conference in the early 1990s. Bosselaar, reminiscing on a friendship of over two decades, wrote that "Charlie (as he was known by his friends) and Kurt had a great friendship, and shared a common love for wine & poetry--so, often, the Simics would come to our house, and we'd have a 'good bottle' or two around a dinner I'd cook for them." The rarity of "Five Poems" seems to be even greater than its very limited press run of 30 might suggest: we find no other copy on the market at present, and we could trace no copies at auction.

No. 6 OF 12 COPIES. 360 x 285 mm. (14 x 11 1/4"). [8] leaves of text. Unbound, as issued, in original blue cloth box by Sarah Provoncha. WITH EIGHT ETCHINGS by Holly Brown. SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR on the limitation page. SIGNED BY THE ILLUSTRATOR on all etchings. With publisher's announcement sheet laid in. As new. This oversized artist's book production is a poetic, visual, and typographic collaboration with especially happy results. Charles Simic (1938-2023), winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and U.S. Poet Laureate for 2007-08, wrote moving, surrealistic poetry based on his own experiences, particularly his traumatic childhood in what was then Yugoslavia. The three poems included here--"Mirrors at 4 A.M.," "A Book Full of Pictures," and "Late Train"--take mundane experiences and imbue them with a sense of magical unreality, creating a surreal world of lush imagery through which winds a miasma of emotion. The sensual illustrations by printmaker Holly Brown perfectly reflect the dreamlike quality of the text: recognizable forms emerge from a hazy background, blurring the line between the known and unknown. Brown established Clockworks Press while still a student, and the present work was her Honors Thesis project at Syracuse University. The production is of an exceptionally high quality, with the text printed in Giovanni Mardersteig's Dante type by Michael and Katherine Russem of the Kat Ran Press. This copy is from the collection of Laure-Anne Bosselaar (b. 1943) and her husband Kurt Brown (1944-2013). Bosselaar is a Belgian-American poet, translator, and editor who has published numerous works of poetry in multiple languages, including five collections of her own works. She has received various prizes and recognitions (Pushcart, Isabella Gardner, Breadloaf) and was named Poet Laureate of Santa Barbara in 2019. Sometimes publishing jointly with Bosselaar, Brown was also a prolific poet and editor of anthologies, as well as the founder and first director of the Aspen Writer's Conference, playing a pivotal role in shaping its early vision and establishing Aspen as a literary center. It was through the Aspen Writer's Conference that Bosselaar and Brown became friends with Simic, when Brown invited Simic to speak at the conference in the early 1990s. Bosselaar, reminiscing on a friendship of over two decades, wrote that "Charlie . . . and Kurt had a great friendship, and shared a common love for wine & poetry--so, often, the Simics would come to our house, and we'd have a 'good bottle' or two around a dinner I'd cook for them.".