Search Results: Authors starting with T from Bromer Booksellers

NY: Limited Editions Club, 2000. Hosoe, Eikoh. Quarto. 64, (2)pp. One of 300 copies, signed by the artist, Eikoh Hosoe, and the calligrapher, Shunkei Yahagi. Illustrated with three photogravures by Hosoe. Tanizaki, one of Japan's most celebrated writers, sheds light on true human experience through sometimes shocking depictions of sexuality and family life. A Portrait of Shunkin explores these themes, while at the same time experimenting with alternative styles of narration. This edition is translated from the Japanese by Howard Hibbett. Bound in full pink silk with title label inset to upper cover. Housed in suede-lined box. Fine. Prospectus laid in.

London: G. Pickering, 1822. 2 vols. (vii), 405pp, paginated continuously. Engraved double-page title in first volume, including frontis portrait of Tasso. Head- and tail-pieces divide the cantos of Tasso's imaginative poetic retelling of the Seige of Jerusalem, here dutifully printed entirely in Italian. As he was wont to do, Pickering also prints the parerga in the text's original language. The second volume concludes with advertising for the forthcoming publications of Dante's Divine Comedy and poetry of Petrarch. Both volumes bound in brown calf over boards with gilt double rule as frame to upper and lower covers, spine with four raised bands and gilt rules and titling, and gilt rules to edges and rolls to turn-ins. Ribbons intact. Some rubbing and toning to spines, faint edgewear, else near fine. A.e.g. (Both measure 3 1/4 by 2 in.; 84x54 mm).

Birmingham: C. Caswell, 1870. (16)pp. Engraved frontispiece. A moral tale on the ills of covetousness and theft, and the corresponding rights of honesty and confession. Bound in yellow paper wrappers. Untitled hymn (first line: "Among the deepest shades of night") appears on lower cover. Scant foxing and creasing to wrappers, else fine. Only one copy recorded in OCLC. (2 1/2 by 2 in.; 61x53mm).

(N.p., n.d.). Shahn, Ben. Slender broadside. Inscribed "Happy Pesach/Ben Shahn." Shahn's stylized header, showing hands embracing Hebrew text, leads into Edward Taylor's poem, "Infinity." In this Jewish and religious context, the choice to use a poem from Taylor, a colonial American poet and pastor, may seem odd, but an analysis of the poem itself reveals that Taylor had in mind the same wonder and humility in the face of an almighty Creator that Jews also recognize during Passover rituals. A rare broadside, perhaps printed specifically for Shahn's friends and family. Fine.

NY: Random House, 1957. First edition. Inscribed by the author "with love and kisses" to Jean Stafford, Pulitzer Prize-winning short story writer. Curiously, Talyor dates the inscription "1955"-two years prior to the publication of this work, and identifies the locale as "city". Taylor's fourth book and first play attends to a family of Southerners celebrating Tennesse Day. Taylor, Stafford, and Robert Lowell were close-Lowell and Taylor attended Kenyon College together and the three formed a close friendship that lasted through Lowell's frequent manic-depressive bouts and Stafford's alcoholism. Bound in quarter beige cloth with blue paper over boards, showing general toning and some bumps at edges, else near fine in a like variant dust jacket with no price indicated and a "3/57" code at lower front flap.

NY: McDowell Obolensky, 1959. First edition. Inscribed to Jean Stafford and her third husband, New Yorker writer A. J. Liebling. Taylor's titular riff on Anna Karenina's famous opening line heralds the tenor of many of his compiled stories. Bound in full green cloth. Some toning, dampstain to tail inconsequential to interior pages, else very good in very good dust wrapper, overall lightly toned and with dampstain visible at verso.

Cincinnati, OH: Mosaic Press, 1979. (64)pp. Signed by the printer, Miriam Irwin. A broad compendium of regional medical advice, mainly aimed toward the raising of children. Bound in quarter maroon leather with marbled papers over boards and gilt rules. Fine. A.e.g. (15/16 by 3/4; 24x19mm).

Melbourne: Sign of the Rabbit, 1905. Teague, Violet and Geraldine Rede. Small quarto. (32)pp. Extremely rare first edition. Illustrated with sixteen woodcut illustrations in the Japanese style, six of which are double-page spreads. All but four minor illustrations are hand-initialed in ink by the contributing artist. Set opposite the illustrations, the letterpress-printed verse is a cautionary tale, warning rabbits in their dens to avoid hunter's traps. The atmospheric images, rendered in earth tones, deftly capture both the danger lurking in the night, as well as the peace of a rabbit's simple life. Entirely handmade by Violet Teague and her friend Geraldine Reed in Teague's Melbourne home, Night Fall in the Ti-Tree is the first book in Australia to be produced and illustrated in the Japanese style using colored woodcuts. Teague, who was probably introduced to Japanese prints while studying in England and Europe in the late 1800s, tried to imitate Japanese production techniques as closely as she… Read More

Skokie: Black Cat Press, 1976. (46)pp. One of 249 copies. The last two pages are a typefounder's variation from an 1882 specimen book which is a delightful ABC. Slightest rubbing to exterior and expected wear along spine, else fine in brown leather with gilt title and decoration. (2 9/16 by 1 3/4; 66x45 mm).

Skokie: Black Cat Press, 1976. (46)pp. One of 249 copies. The last two pages are a typefounder's variation from an 1882 specimen book which is a delightful ABC. Slightest rubbing to exterior and expected wear along spine, else fine in brown leather with gilt title and decoration. (2 9/16 by 1 3/4; 66x45 mm).

Skokie: Black Cat Press, 1976. (46)pp. One of 249 copies. The last two pages are a typefounder's variation from an 1882 specimen book which is a delightful ABC. Faint staining to lower back cover and mild rubbing to corners, else near fine in brown leather with gilt title and decoration. (2 9/16 by 1 3/4; 66x45mm).

(Hammersmith): Kelmscott Press, 1894. Burne-Jones, Edward. Bifolium sheet printed on both sides.(4)pp. One of 250 copies. The initial full-page woodcut illustration by Edward Burne-Jones first appeared in John Ruskin's The Dream of John Ball, and depicts, with suitable romance and foreboding, Adam and Eve after their expulsion from Eden. Both clothed in hides, Adam digs into the ground while Eve begins her spinning; about her legs are a young Cain and Abel. The rest of the pamphlet evinces William Morris' handiwork, with ten-line and six-line initials, vinous borders, and his printer's mark. Morris produced the edition for the Ancoats Brotherhood, a Manchester socialist society aimed at bringing art and literature to the area and to improve conditions for the working classes. The work's chosen poems by Tennyson and prose by Ruskin reflect these egalitarian values, calling for prioritization of humanity over earthly gain, and espousing the inherent goodness and Godliness of all people. Faint spot to… Read More

Northampton, MA: Gehenna Press, 1970. Baskin, Leonard. Small octavo. (28)pp. One of fifty copies, signed by the artist, Leonard Baskin. Illustrated with a frontispiece etched portrait of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, by Baskin and four additional etchings that accompany Tennyson's poem. The title is cut in wood and printed in red from the block. Baskin first became interested in Tiresias, the blind prophet of Thebes, after creating a series of sculptures of mythological figures. According to the notes from the exhibition "Artifex: Leonard Baskin and the Gehenna Press," Baskin was fascinated both by the image of Tiresias as a backward-looking seer, as depicted in Dante's Inferno, and by the tale of Tiresias's transformation into a woman for seven years. He chose Tennyson's interpretation of the myth to accompany his illustrations. One of the most elegant books of the Gehenna Press. Bound by Arno Werner in full vellum with yapp edges. A fine copy, housed in a vellum-backed clamshell box. (Brook 67).

Cincinnati: Mosaic Press, 1976. Kintzer, Cynthia. (48)pp. Signed by the printer, Miriam Irwin. Kintzer's surreal illustration spans a two-page spread. Text in English and French. Fine in white leather decorated in blue and gold. (15/16 by 3/4; 25x20mm).

Wichita, KS: Oak Park Press, 1984. Jackson, Bill. (30)ff. One of 350 copies signed by the printer, Jim Yarnell, who also wrote the introduction to this classic poem. Colorful humorous illustrations by Bill Jackson. Fine in gilt-stamped red cloth. One of the few modern miniature books about baseball. (2 3/16 by 2 7/8; 56x74mm).

(N.p.: Janus Press, 1980. Van Vliet, Claire. Small octavo. (vi), 45, (2)pp. Inscribed twice by the author. The first book of the Janus Press, with a frontispiece woodcut and two additional cuts by Claire Van Vliet, whose imagery adopts a classical motif to echo the highbrow sentiments of Theobald's verses. A promising start, displaying the artistic potential of the now-acclaimed Press. Saddle-stitched in wrappers, sunned at edges. Acid from errata slips offset to pages, some creasing at spine, else near fine. Accompanied by a broadside celebrating the 35th anniversary of the first publication of the Press, printed likewise by Claire Van Vliet in 1980 as one of 200 copies and signed by both Van Vliet and Theobald. Paired with the publication, the broadside displays the evolution of Van Vliet's eye for stirring colors and precise printing. Framed. (17 1/4 by 12 3/4 in.).

Evanston, IL: Press of Ward Schori, 1985. (48)pp. Short story accompanied by discussion of treating snakeskins for binding. Very fine in rattlesnake skin boards, with top edge dyed brown. (2 1/8 by 1 3/4; 55x44mm).

(NY: New Directions, 1969. Eichenberg, Fritz. Oblong quarto. 33pp. One of 100 copies printed at the Thistle Press and signed by the illustrator, Fritz Eichenberg. Illustrated with five full-page wood engravings in black & white. With an extra suite of the plates, each one signed by the artist. Suite is housed in a black paper portfolio. Book is in leather-backed linen boards. Fine and bright.

(Poiano, Italy: Franco Riva, 1979. Treccani, Ernesto. Folio. (6)ff. One of 120 copies. Illustrated with a frontispiece etching by Italian artist Ernesto Treccani, with his signature in pencil below. A translation of Dylan Thomas' poem into Italian by Anna Maria Faccini. Part of the "Lectura Dominica" series issued by Franco Riva. Leaves loose, as issued, and laid into a blue paper-covered box, which shows very minor edgewear. Fine.

(Hamburg): Raamin-Presse, 1977. Quadflieg, Roswitha. Quarto. 24pp. From an edition of 120 numbered copies signed by the artist/printer, Roswitha Quadflieg, this is one of forty copies printed in English, and from those forty, this is also one of ten with an extra signed etching. The text is from Adventures in the Skin Trade and is accompanied by twenty-seven etchings in all: ten large illustrations printed in dark purple, and seventeen small marginal illustrations printed in sage green. The smaller etchings are printed from plates that measure no more than 1 3/4 inches high. Impeccably printed, with a binding of marbled paper incorporating the colors of the illustrations by Christian Zwang. Fine, in slipcase. (Quadflieg 8).