The Arion Press (12 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. Paperback. B&W illustrations. 8 page prospectus announcing publication of limited edition book. Signed dletter from publisher laid in ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 8 pages.

Not Bound. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Andrew Hoyem's letter-announcement (only) for his new discount policy for the Arion Press. With detailed information on currently available and forthcoming projects for the press. Approx. 8 1/2" x 11" letter size, printed one side only. Old fold lines; light shallow creasing at one top tip; clean and in very good condition. …

Trade Paperback. First Edition. Single sheet folded to create 4 leaves, oblong format, 9 x 11.25 inches when folded. Leaf 1 with description of collection of 'Stevensoniana,' including Stevenson's copy of 'Fruits and Solitudes of a Father's Love' by William Penn, from which the enclosed inscriptions are reproduced and tipped-in on leaves 2 and 3. Leaf 4 has inscriptions printed. Edition limited to '500 copies of which 125 are for the biennial joint meeting of the Roxburghe and Zamorano clubs, held in Los Angeles. First edition (first printing). A near fine copy. With original unmarked envelope.…

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First edition. Slim tall octavo. Illustrated in black and white. Fine in wrappers. The colophon notes that this the press's first publication designed on a computer.

Condition: Good. 4to. [50 pp]. Soft Cover. Very Good. No Images. Provenance: From the estate of Gerald Nordland (1927-2019). Nordland was a museum director, art critic, educator and author.Dean of the Chouinard Art Institute (1960-64), Director of the San Francisco Museum of Art (now SFMoMA) (1966-73), Milwaukee Art Museum (1977-85), and the UCLA Wight Art Gallery (1973-1977). He is the author of over 60 publications, including books on Lachaise, Nakian, Diebenkorn and Frank Lloyd Wright. …

Condition: Good. 4to. 8 pages. Stapled wraps. Very Good. Reference upcoming publication of Gertrude Stein.From the estate of Herb Yellin (1935 - 2014), the publisher of the Lord John Press.

Condition: Good. 5 pages printed both sides on letter size paper. Article originally appeared in the New York Times Magazine dated October 28, 1984.All pages stapled together with cover note.From the estate of Herb Yellin (1935 - 2014), the publisher of the Lord John Press.

Condition: Good. Plate 90: Thick-Billed Kingbird64 cm x 49 cm Very Good, stored on a cardboard backing and protected in plastic.

Condition: Good. Holiday greeting card 7 x 5, folded. Cover has reprint of Man and Bottle by Wallace Stevens, later published by The Arion Press.From the estate of Herb Yellin (1935 - 2014), the publisher of the Lord John Press.

Condition: Good. 4to. 16 pp. Soft Cover. Prospectus announcing the publication of "Biotherm (For Bill Berkson)." Very Good. Scuff marks on Back Cover. This is the Prospectus only, not a copy of the book. Includes order form insert. BW Images. Provenance: From the estate of Gerald Nordland (1927-2019). Nordland was a museum director, art critic, educator and author.Dean of the Chouinard Art Institute (1960-64), Director of the San Francisco Museum of Art (now SFMoMA) (1966-73), Milwaukee Art Museum (1977-85), and the UCLA Wight Art Gallery (1973-1977). He is the author of over 60 publications, including books on Lachaise, Nakian, Diebenkorn and Frank Lloyd Wright.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Hardcover. Number 316 of 400 copies. Of the edition, 200 copies have a color lithograph by Wayne Theibaud signed by the artist. This copy is the standard edition and does not have the lithograph. Brautigan's early book, published in 1967 became an instant cult classic. Richard Brautigan was a literary idol of the 1960s and '70s who came of age during the heyday of Haight-Ashbury and whose comic genius and iconoclastic vision of American life caught the imaginations of young people everywhere. Called "the last of the Beats," his early books became required reading for the hip generation, and on its publication Trout Fishing in America became an international bestseller. The book was designed and produced by the Press under the direction of Andrew Hoyem. In the prospectus, Hoyem describes is long friendship with Brautigan and how this book came to be published by his press. It is bound in gray cloth with a blue cloth backing with title in black to spine. The title and author name along with a whimsical illustration of a fish are on the front cover. Printed in Bookman type on Mohawk Superfine paper. The photographic portrait of the author was printed by Watermark Graphics in San Francisco. Accompanied by the prospectus. In fine condition. Measures 7.25 x 10 inches. 124 pages. PRI/103024. …

Condition: Good. Plate 14: King Vulture64 cm x 49 cm Very Good, stored on a cardboard backing and protected in plastic.