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OAK KNOLL BOOKS WWW.OAKKNOLL.COM 310 Delaware Street, New Castle DE, 19720 This is the twelfth in our popular series of small, specialized catalogues that we feel might interest you. Treat yourself to a limited edition title on your favorite book maker or press! We have dug deep and are uncovered rare and exciting limited edition private press bibliographies that are truly amazing in and of themselves. From the Doves Press to papermaking with Dard Hunter, there is something here for everyone to enjoy! All of the books in this catalogue and hundreds of similar books are available on our website or by calling us Toll-Free at 1-800-996-2556. Left: Grand Opera House in New Castle, DE where Oak Knoll is currently located We are located in a charming colonial town with a number of bed and breakfast establishments and hotels nearby. Our shop is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and other hours by appointment. There is often someone in the office during the weekend, so don’t hesitate to call. New Castle is about 2 hours north of Washington, 1 hour south of Philadelphia and 2 hours south of New York City. We are within 12 minutes of the major railway station in Wilmington, Delaware. Ask us for a brochure if planning a visit. We hope you will find something of interest in this catalogue and we look forward to hearing from you. 2 Oak Knoll Special Catalog No. 12
Special Catalogue 12. Private Press Bibliography 1. (Angelo, Valenti) Angelo, Valenti. VALENTI ANGELO, AUTHOR ILLUSTRATOR PRINTER. San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1976, folio, half cloth over boards, plain paper dust jacket. 97, (3) pages. $ 600.00 First edition, limited to 400 copies printed by Andrew Hoyem. Design of title page and decorations throughout book by Angelo who has also added colors and gold by hand. Signed by Angelo. Chapters by Oscar Lewis, Robert Grabhorn, Sherwood Anderson, Annis Duff, and an autobiography by Angelo. Followed by a bibliography of his illustrated work. Contains 43 specimen pages, in color, of Valenti Angelo’s work. The plain paper dust jacket is soiled and chipped around edges. [232] 2. (Barbarian Press) Elsted, Crispin. UTILE DULCI: THE FIRST DECADE AT BARBARIAN PRESS 1977–1987. Mission, BC: Barbarian Press, 1988, 8vo., quarter cloth over decorated paper-covered boards, paper spine label. (vii), 53 pages. $ 600.00 First edition, limited to 150 numbered copies. Describes the history of Barbarian press, and includes a bibliography of the press’ output in its first ten years. Also includes two short essays by Crispin & Jan Elsted. Illustrated throughout, and includes some tipped-in illustrations. Prospectus loosely inserted. [33466] § Last Bird & Bull Book on Henry Morris’s Handmade Paper § 3. (Bird & Bull Press) Heaney, Howell J. THIRTY YEARS OF BIRD & BULL A BIBLIOGRAPHY, 1958–1988. With a foreword and commentary by Henry Morris. Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1988, 8vo., three-quarter morocco, Bird & Bull Press paste-paper over boards, morocco spine label. Accompanied by a cloth folder containing various text pages and ephemera; both inserted in a cloth-covered and lined clamshell box with a morocco spine label. 104 pages. $ 550.00 First edition, limited to 300 numbered copies, of which 275 are for sale (Leaf Book - Chalmers 190). Contains a complete bibliographical description of all books and selected ephemera printed by and for the press plus books printed by the press for others since 1980. There is also a shorttitle list of all the entries from the 1979 bibliography, making this the definitive work on this fine private press. Each entry lists the collation, reprints the colophon and in most cases has a fascinating and enlightening commentary written from the heart by Henry Morris. All the humor is there, along with thoughts and beliefs that can probably only really be appreciated by a fellow letterpress printer who feels the anxiety, frustration, and total commitment that goes into a private press production! Mention must be made of the type specimen list, contained within the folder of ephemera, which must be one of the most innovative and unique type specimens ever produced. Amazingly the book itself also has tipped-in samples and facsimile pages. Henry Morris took over two years to produce this book making all his own paper, writing, hand typesetting, printing in two colors, folding, pasting, etc. It certainly is a fitting tribute to the press’ 30th anniversary. It was the last book produced by the press on paper made by hand by Henry Morris. [23772] Oak Knoll Special Catalog No. 12 3
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