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Lot 279
Sale 697 - Fine Books and Manuscripts including Americana
Nov 6, 2019
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Lot Description
[BOOK CLUB OF CALFORNIA]. A group of 8 works relating to printing history, comprising:
JOHNSON, Cecil and James. A Printer's Garland. 1935. 12mo. Original vellum-backed boards. One of 300 copies. -- KAINEN, Jacob. George Clymer and the Columbian Press. 1950. Original cloth; original glassine. One of 350 copies. -- RITCHIE, Ward. Frederic Goudy, Joseph Foster, and the Press at Scripps College. 1978. Original cloth-backed boards; original plain lavender dust jacket. One of 550 copies. Original prospectus laid in. -- DREYFUS, John. William Caxton and his Quincentenary. 1976. Original cloth. One of 400 copies. Errata tipped to limitation page. Original prospectus laid in. -- FRANKLIN, Colin. Themes in Aquatint. 1978. Original cloth-backed boards; original plain dust jacket. One of 500 copies. Original prospectus laid in. -- RITCHIE, Ward. Paul Landacre. 1982. Original cloth-backed boards; original dust jacket. One of 650 copies. -- RITCHIE, Ward. Art Deco. The Books of François-Louis Schmied Artist/Engraver/Printer. 1987. Original cloth; glassine. Original prospectus laid in. -- TEISER, Ruth. Lawton Kennedy, Printer. 1988. Original cloth-backed boards; original dust jacket. One of 450 copies.
ALL LIMITED EDITION, published by various printers for The Book Club of California.
Property from the Estate of Lucia von Borisini Batten, Sold to Benefit the Albuquerque Museum Foundation