COLIN CLINK, by Charles Hooton. THREE VOLUME SET. Beautiful FINE BINDING by RIVIERE, with Riviere's miniscule "BOUND BY RIVIERE & SON" statement printed on the top edge of the blank verso of the front free endpaper of each volume. LONDON: Richard Bentley, 1844. First UK book edition. (Originally published in UK in Bentley's Miscellany about 1837, then in book form in the U.S. in 1840, then in this first U.K. book edition.) Complete in three volumes. Finely bound, half green morocco with marbled paper covered boards, five raised spine bands, gilt lettering to the spines, gilt top page edges, marbled endpapers, 5x8 inches (12.5x20 cm). Pagination: [iv], 317, [1]; [4], 309, [1]; [4], 312 pages. Frontispieces and plates by Leech and George Cruikshank. The decorative bookplate of J.A. Burnham, Jr. is on the front pastedown of each volume. NEAR FINE condition, the covers have a bit of wear to the spine ends and corner tips, and the leather has a couple superficial scrapes; internally there is a spot of foxing here and there, else tight, bright, clean, clear, and unmarked. A lovely, finely bound, 3 volume set. INTERNATIONAL BUYERS PLEASE NOTE: This 3 volume set will require additional shipping charges. After placing your order you will be notified of the additional charges and be able to accept or reject them before your payment is processed. Or you can contact us ahead of time to find out the shipping charge to your country. Thanks.

NAPOLEON ET LES FEMMES: L'AMOUR, by Frédéric Masson. PARIS: Librairie Borel, with the date incorrectly printed as MDCCXVII (1717), but actually 1897 (i.e. MDCCCXCVII). (The first edition was published in 1894.) Collections Edouard Guillaume / Nymphée. FINE BINDING, blue morocco leather covered boards, gilt stamped / embossed cameo of Napoleon and Josephine on the front cover,

5 spine bands, all edges gilt, lovely gilt dentelles, marbled endpapers; original wrappers bound in (both front and rear covers); 4x7.5 inches (10x19 cm), 12mo.; pagination: [8],391,[4],[2],[1 ads],[3 blank]. Illustrated with drawings by A. Calbet. TEXT IN FRENCH. Previous owner's signature and date on a blank prelim "Robert Allerton, 1898". Possibly the wealthy philanthropist and art patron who lived in Illinois and Hawaii. I have NOT been able to confirm Allerton's early signature, so, though I think it might be his, please do not buy with the assumption that it is his. (You can read more about Robert Allerton, b. 1873 d. 1964, on his Wikipedia page.) GOOD conditions. Rubs and light scrapes to the spine, spine sunned / darkened, cover corner tips worn, overall this fine binding is sturdy and the golden cameo on the front cover is gorgeous. Internally, there is scattered foxing here and there, otherwise the pages are tight, bright, clean and clear. A presentable copy of this fine binding.

NINETEEN ISSUES of THE KEMBLE OCCASIONAL 1964-1989. "Issued now and then from The Edward C. Kemble Collections on AMERICAN PRINTING & PUBLISHING".

Published by The Edward C. Kemble Collections / California Historical Society, San Francisco, 1964-1989.

Includes the following numbers: 1 (1964), 3 (1967), 10-22 (1972-1979), 27 (1981), 32 (1984), 36 (1986), 42/43 double issue (1989).

Pamphlets, side stapled, 7.25x10 inches. Eight of the issues have 4 pages, eight have 8 pages, two have 12 pages, and one has 10 pages.

All the issues are in VERY GOOD condition, one issue has "400 here" written at the top of the first page, one issue has a vertical fold, overall they are just lightly used, still bright, clean and clear.

Articles include: Sam Brannan's Press, Type Foundries of America and their Catalogs; The Taylor & Taylor Facsimile of the Declaration of Independence; "At the Sign of the Lark" the San Francisco Publishing Venture of William Doxey; Booksellers & Bookselling in The Kemble Collection; and MANY more.

A nice gathering of these scarce publications on Printing and Publishing based on The Edward C. Kemble Collection.

POEM READ AT THE SIXTIETH REUNION OF THE CLASS OF EIGHTY-TWO. Finely bound poem by HENRY DWIGHT SEDGWICK, Harvard class of 1882, written expressly for the Harvard Class of 1882's 60th ANNIVERSARY DINNER held on June 11, 1942 at the ALGONQUIN CLUB. "Ten years, and Ten, and Ten, and Ten, / And two times Ten again! / Such a breed of stalwart men, / Harvard scarce shall see again." [Cambridge, Massachusetts], 1942. First, and only, edition. No copies found on OCLC. FINE BINDING. Burgundy Morocco Leather, gilt embossed lettering and design on the front cover, five raised spine binds, all edges gilt, gilt lining to the leather fold on the inside front and rear cover, gilt title CLASS POEM on the spine, 5x8 inches, 10 pages of text (the poem), plus a dedication page, plus 16 blank prelim pages and 16 blank endpapers, blank pages bound in to give the finely bound book some thickness. FINELY BOUND by the no longer extant HARVARD UNIVERSITY BINDERY, with "H.U. BINDERY" printed in gilt on the bottom leather fold of the inside front cover, and with the Harvard seal gilt stamped on the front cover. The history of the Harvard Bindery is easily researched online. It basically stopped operating by 1955, and was sold, equipment and all, in 1957. This book is SIGNED and INSCRIBED by SEDGWICK on the FRONT FREE ENDPAPER to fellow Harvard Class of 1882 alumnus, CHARLES WALKER ANDREWS, beneath which Sedgwick handwrote a quotation in Latin from HORACE. The book also contains TWO tipped in HANDWRITTEN LETTERS from SEDGWICK to ANDREWS. One is tipped on to a blank prelim page, the other on the inside rear cover. They are tipped in folded, as they were probably originally received by Andrews. Unfolded, one measures 8x10 inches, the other 8.5x11 inches. Both letters are from Clear Springs Harbor, NY, one dated Sept 22, the other Sept 27, 1942. The first letter reads in part: "Dear Charles Andrews, / Never have I been so gratified and (?). I feel as if my head were crowned with a wreath of bay. Your kind letter has reached me, but no book... I shall be proud to autograph it. / I hope that you had a good summer, I did... We shall meet in '52 (the next ten year reunion of the Harvard class of 1882) or I hope sooner... Sincerely, H. D. Sedgwick (signed)". The second letter reads in part: "My Dear Fellow / I have never seen such handsome binding outside of old Pierpont Morgan's Library and the Magliadecci (sic) (Biblioteca Marucelliana) at Florence. I was very loathe to send it back. / With such a binding I felt obliged to quote Horace... / Thank you for the compliment / à 1952 or sooner / H.D. Sedgwick (signed)". The bookplate of Charles Walker Andrews is on the front pastedown. This book also has a tipped in sheet with a handwritten LIST, in the hand of Charles Andrews, of attendees at the dinner. Above the list Andrews notes that there were 34 from the class 1882 still alive and of those 19 were at the dinner. NEAR FINE CONDITION, the covers have a pinhead size scrape to the spine and show some light signs of handling; the front and rear pastedowns have offsetting to their edges from the leather folds; overall BEAUTIFUL. Charles Walker Andrews, b.1861 d. c1945, was a Syracuse, New York, attorney and active book collector. Andrews was a member of the Grolier Club from 1902 to 1938. Henry Dwight Sedgwick, b.1861 d.1957, was an attorney and a prolific author and historian. In 1947 Sedwick wrote a biography of Horace. RARE, especially so with the INSCRIPTION and TWO PERSONAL HANDWRITTEN LETTERS by SEDGWICK, the Handwritten List of Attendees at the 1942 Harvard Reunion, and the FINE BINDING by the long gone HARVARD UNIVERSITY BINDERY.

SAINT-DENYS-GARNEAU : NINE POEMS. With Versions in English by JEAN BEAUPRÉ and GAEL TURNBULL. POETRY by Saint-Denys-Garneau. Translated by Gael Turnbull and Jean Beaupré. Privately Published: IROQUOIS FALLS (Northern Ontario, Canada), for Private Distribution, Summer, 1955. From the Colophon Page (the last page): "mimeographed at Iroquois Falls, Ontario, for private distribution, Summer, 1955." Paper wrappers (only front cover is present - the spine and rear cover are lacking), front cover is hand titled "Garneau"; yellow inner pages, 7" x 8.5", side-stapled, 24 unnumbered pages. VERY LIMITED EDITION. One of four chapbooks / booklets produced by Gael Turnbull and Jean Beaupré in Iroquois Falls, Canada, reportedly in limited editions of around 120 copies. These chapbooks are sometimes thought to have been published by the Contact Press, but that is not the case, Contact only distributed some of the copies (and its stamp is on the title page of those copies it distributed). (Refer to Gnarowski: Contact Press, first published in Montreal, 1970). Condition: Rear wrapper lacking, as noted above; the front wrapper has some very light red splotches (perhaps offsetting from something red having been laid on to it?), the front wrapper is worn with chipping, small closed tears, and soiling along all its edges; the title page has offsetting to its front margin, the last page has wear and creasing along its stapled edge; there are a couple pencil margin marks, and there are general signs of handling. Despite its flaws, this is a bright, clear copy of this VERY SCARCE Canadian Publication. Provenance of the late Peter Howard of the now gone Serendipity Books of Berkeley, California. The first page has Peter's private code and a circled price of $325. Peter was known for his wonderful, scarce books, especially poetry books. He was also known for his often outrageously high prices.

35 MINIATURE BOOKS IN DESIGNER BINDINGS, by Anne and David Bromer. Published by Bromer Booksellers (owned by Anne and David Bromer), Boston, 1987. First Edition. Printed by the Nimrod Press. Booklet, chocolate covered wrappers, 4.5x4.5 inches, 74 unnumbered pages. Comes in a clear plastic snap shut case, as issued. ILLUSTRATED with 35 PHOTOGRAPHS of MINIATURE BOOKS in FINE BINDINGS, each photograph on its own page, with FACING pages of DESCRIPTIVE TEXT. This illustrated booklet was created as a catalogue for Bromer Booksellers. It offered these 35 miniature books with designer bindings en bloc. The Introduction states that the collection was sold prior to the publication of the catalogue. FINE condition, tight, bright, clean and unmarked; in a like plastic case. A lovely little look at a gathering of lovely little books offered in 1987 by Bromer Booksellers of Boston.

THE TREES. A BROADSIDE POEM by ADRIENNE RICH. ILLUSTRATED by JOAN GOGUEN.

Published by LOWELL HOUSE PRINTERS, The College Yard, CAMBRIDGE, May, 1964.

Limited Edition, this being 1 of only 75 copies. "This poem was hand-set and printed in 14-point Garamond Roman in an edition limited to 75 copies by the Lowell House Printers. Illustration by Joan Goguen. The College Yard, Cambridge, May, 1964".

Broadside with b&w illustration, printed on fine, watermarked, cream colored, rag paper, 12.5x17.5 inches. The watermark is an image of a hammer and anvil.

NEAR FINE condition. Some waviness to the edges where the broadside was "pulled" in the hand press printing process, as normal. A Lovely Broadside.

This broadside came from the estate of Dennis C. Turner, a San Francisco Doctor who was a Friend of Many Poets and Artists, and who was also a Fine-Printer and broadside publisher in his early days at Harvard when he was involved as one of the student printers at the LOWELL-ADAMS HOUSE PRINTERS. He was a longtime friend of Cecil Day Lewis, Albert Gelpi, and a number of other poets and writers. He died in 2013.

These LOWELL HOUSE, COLLEGE YARD (Harvard) broadsides from the mid 1960s, especially those by important American poets, are SCARCE.

ALPHONSE: Deleted Beginning and End of a Short Story, with an Original Drawing by the Author. By William Saroyan. Deleted Beginning and End of a Short Story Entitled "Alphonse, or the Death of a Small Boy." A Rare WILLIAM SAROYAN Illustrated Story. Published by The Lowell Adams House Printers in Harvard Yard, Cambridge, Massachusetts, November, 1965. One of William Saroyan's scarcest works. His Illustration "And Then He Fell Asleep" is unique to this work and has never been re-printed. Letterpress Booklet. Original printed wrappers, 6.25" x 7.5", side saddle stitched, 4 pages printed on the outside of double leaves uncut at the top. LIMITED TO SEVENTY-FIVE NUMBERED COPIES, this is NUMBER #62. The OCLC shows only 3 copies held in collections worldwide (Library of Congress, Harvard, and Yale). William Saroyan (1908-1981) Pulitzer Prize-winning Author, and acclaimed Modern Artist whose Abstract Paintings and Drawings are the subject of Major Exhibitions. His first published work in 1934 was the short story, "The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze." Saroyan was born and died in Fresno, lived and worked in San Francisco, and drank and gambled away his fortune. On his deathbed, he called the Associated Press in Fresno, to make sure they would give him a proper obituary. "I know everyone has got to die," he told the reporter, "but I thought an exception would be made in my case." NEAR FINE CONDITION: A touch of creasing at the spine, otherwise tight, bright, clean and unmarked. An Excellent and Very Rare Copy.

W. S. LANDOR. A BROADSIDE POEM by MARIANNE MOORE. ILLUSTRATED by LAURENCE SCOTT. Published by ADAMS & LOWELL HOUSE PRINTERS, Harvard Yard, Cambridge, March, 1965. Limited Edition, this being 1 of only 135 copies, this copy being hand numbered #91. "This is No. 91 of this Broadside Edition of one hundred and thirty-five copies, printed on a hand-press in Harvard Yard by the Adams & Lowell House Printers, March, 1965." Broadside with b&w illustration, printed on fine, watermarked, cream colored, rag paper, 12x17 inches. The watermark is an image of a hammer and anvil. NEAR FINE condition. There is a tiny pin hole near the top and bottom which I believe was part of the hand-printing process. A Bright and Lovely Broadside. This broadside came from the estate of Dennis C. Turner, a San Francisco Doctor who was a Friend of Many Poets and Artists, and who was also a Fine-Printer and broadside publisher in his early days at Harvard when he was involved as one of the student printers at the LOWELL-ADAMS HOUSE PRINTERS. He was a longtime friend of Cecil Day Lewis, Albert Gelpi, and a number of other poets and writers. He died in 2013. These ADAMS & LOWELL HOUSE, HARVARD YARD broadsides from the mid 1960s, especially those by important American poets, are SCARCE.

THE PENETRATING LIGHT: FINE PRINTING and the MIND of the ARTIST. A book of quotes on fine printing and fine binding, with a quote by a noted printer and/or binder on each page. There is a two page forward by Mark Barbour.

Finely Printed. LIMITED TO ONLY 250 COPIES, this being hand numbered copy 48.

Published and Printed by SHAKESPEARE PRESS MUSEUM, California Polytechnic Institute, San Luis Obispo, California, 1986. Designed, Set by Hand, Printed and Bound by Mark Barbour and Daniel Flanagan.

Created and Printed while MARK BARBOUR was a student at Cal Poly and was the CURATOR and PRESS DIRECTOR of Cal Poly's student run Shakespeare Press Museum. After graduating from Cal Poly, Mark Barbour went on to become the Founding Curator and Executive Director of the International Print Museum in Carson, California, a position that he holds to this day.

FINE PRINTING, printed by letterpress, handmade paper covers, stab-sewn binding, 6x9.5 inches oblong, 37 pages plus a Colophon Page at the rear. Pages printed on one side only.

The Colophon Page reads: "Compiled, edited, designed, set by hand, printed and bound by Mark Barbour and Daniel Flanagan at the Shakespeare Press Museum in the Graphic Communications building, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. // The types are Centaur and Arrighi with Delphian Titling for display. The papers are mould made Johannot for the text and hand made Pombie Bleu for the covers // This edition consists of 275 numbered copies, of which numbers 1-10 are presentation copies. This is number 48".

LAID IN is a handwritten letter by Mark Barbour on Shakespeare Press Museum letterhead dated 9/27/87. The letter is to a Mrs. Boyce and reads: "Dear Mrs. Boyce, / Thank you for your support of the Shakespeare Press Museum. Because of your California residency we are required to collect sales tax. Thank you. / Sincerely / M. Barbour, Curator".

NEAR FINE condition, two very light spots to the top page edges (edges of the closed book), overall tight, bright, clean and clear. Lovely.

This book, created while Barbour was a student at Cal Poly, with a letter from him as Curator of the Shakespeare Press Museum, is quite special.

MOSES : A PLAY, by ISAAC ROSENBERG. Published by the Imperial War Museum, Department of Printed Books, London, 1990. Number 2 in the Arts and Literature Series. Hardcover Book, no dustjacket as issued, 8.5x12 inches, xxvi + 111 pages. FACSIMILE of the Original Manuscript containing both hand written pages as well as typed pages with hand written notes, changes, additions, etc.; as well as a FACSIMILE of the first edition published in London, 1916. There is a 26 page Introduction to the facsimiles of the manuscript and first edition. VERY GOOD condition. The covers have some shelf rubbing and a few scratches; internally there is one page whose upper corner edges overhang the rest of the text block, clearly a printer's error (i.e. the leaf was trimmed incorrectly), otherwise the pages are tight, bright, clean, clear and unmarked. About ISAAC ROSENBERG (from Wikipedia): ******Isaac Rosenberg, b. 1890 d. 1918, was an English poet and artist. His Poems from the Trenches are recognized as some of the most outstanding poetry written during the First World War. He was killed in action in WWI. Rosenberg described his attitude towards war: "I never joined the army for patriotic reasons. Nothing can justify war. I suppose we must all fight to get the trouble over." On 21 March 1918 the German Army started its Spring Offensive on the Western Front. A week later, Rosenberg sent his last letter with a poem "Through These Pale Cold Days" to England before going to the front lines with reinforcements. Having just finished night patrol, he was killed on the night of 1 April 1918 with another ten KORL soldiers; there is a dispute as to whether his death occurred at the hands of a sniper or in close combat. In either case, he died in a town called Fampoux, north-east of Arras. He was first buried in a mass grave, but in 1926, the unidentified remains of six KORL soldiers were individually reinterred at Bailleul Road East Cemetery, Plot V, Saint-Laurent-Blangy, Pas de Calais, France.

Rosenberg's gravestone is marked with his name and the words "Artist and Poet".******

POUR PSYCHÉ, by CHARLES MAURRAS. PARIS: A La Belle Édition / Imprimerie François Bernouard, 1919. Fine Printing from the Parisian Press of François Bernouard and his imprint A La Belle Edition. One of 500 numbered copies on Verge d'Arches paper, from a total edition of 550. This copy is numbered 417. Text in French. Illustrated paper wrappers in glassine jacket, 8x10 inches (21.5x26.5cm), 28 unnumbered pages. Condition: GOOD book, soiling to the front cover, toning to the page edges, otherwise bright, clean and clear; in a toned / browned but otherwise GOOD glassine wrapper. A solid, complete, presentable copy. About CHARLES MAURRAS (excerpts from Wikipedia): ****** Charles Marie Photius Maurras, b.1868 d.1952, was a French author, politician, poet, and critic. He was an organizer and principal philosopher of Action Française, a political movement that was monarchist, anti-Semitic, anti-parliamentarist, and counter revolutionary. Maurras' ideas greatly influenced Nationalisme Intégral. A major tenet of Integral Nationalism was stated by Maurras as: "a true nationalist places his country above everything else". A political theorist and a major intellectual influence in early 20th century Europe, his views influenced several far right ideologies; as well as some of the ideas of fascism. Maurras was arrested in September 1944 and indicted by High Court of Lyon for "complicity with the enemy". Maurras was sentenced to life imprisonment. He was automatically dismissed from the Académie Française. Imprisoned in Riom and then Clairvaux, Maurras was released in March 1952 to enter a hospital. Although weakened, Maurras collaborated with Aspects de la France, which had replaced the outlawed review Action Française in 1947. He was transferred to a clinic in Tours, where he soon died. Former Chief Trump White House strategist Steve Bannon has quoted Maurras approvingly. ("Stephen Bannon Is a Fan of a French Philosopher Charles Maurras Who Was an Anti Semite and a Nazi Supporter and was sentenced to life in prison for complicity with the Nazis" Mother Jones magazine March 16, 2017)****** About FRANÇOIS BERNOUARD (from Wikipedia) ******François Bernouard, b.1884 d.1949, was a French publisher of the early 20th century, also a poet and playwright. He founded his publishing house in 1909. He published under four names: FRANÇOIS BERNOUARD, À LA BELLE ÉDITION, TYPOGRAPHIE FRANÇOIS BERNOUARD, and À SCHÉHÉRAZADE. His finely printed books are distinguished by the presence on the cover of a rose drawn by Paul Iribe .The collection of À la Belle Édition was reprinted in September 1943 by JB Janin.******