cheloniidae press (17 Ergebnisse)

Softcover. Zustand: Very Good. [20] pp., illustrated, stapled wrapper. Cheloniidae Press's catalogue of its publications (the latest is dated 1985), described in detail and brief listings of future projects. The illustrations are of engravings or etchings by founder Alan James Robinson. Very good copy; wrapper lightly foxed, short corner crease.

Zustand: Good. One folded sheet, [4] pp., illus. Reproduces "Lui et elle" and two wood engravings by Alan James Robinson. Very good.

Zustand: Fine. State Proof. One of only a few copies printed for Robinson's Masters Thesis Show in 1978. With title, state proof, and signature in pencil on the lower margin. This striking black and white print of Robinson in turtle armor and with an image of a turtle and its skeleton next to him anticipates his founding of the Cheloniidae Press the following year. Cheloniidae is the name given to a family of Sea Turtle species. Robinson is shown in profile up to his shoulders and his turtle armor on his head and body given him the air of a Renaissance man. The turtle images are meticulously and realistically depicted. Image is 17.5 x 23 inches on heavy paper measuring 21 x 27 inches. In fine condition. ORIGART/073117.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Hardcover. Number 21 of 100 (xxi/c) copies in the deluxe edition, signed and numbered by illustrator and book designer Alan James Robinson. There were also 26 copies bound in quarter leather. This magnificent book was undertaken by the press as a celebration of its tenth anniversary. It is one of the great achievements of Robinson's Cheloniidae Press, one of the most respected American private presses. Founded in 1979, the press went through several incarnations during its existence. The constant throughout was the artistry of Alan James Robinson, who became famed for his superlative wood engravings and etchings of animals, birds, the sea, and more. The original text for this edition was written by Arthur F. Kinney, who was then the Thomas W. Copland Professor of Literary History at the University of Massachusetts and an extensive publisher and lecturer on Shakespeare. From the prospectus: this book "focuses on popular bird and animal lore and the way Shakespeare turns it into lines of haunting and indelible beauty by describing the familiar and unfamiliar ideas about [many creatures] and by showing how Shakespeare used these [ideas] to shape character and plot in his plays.Shakespeare's imaginative use of observed detail and magical fantasies is matched by the intricate and mysterious wood engravings of Robinson." Beautifully bound by noted binders Claudia Cohen and Sarah Creighton in full rust morocco with the title stamped in gilt on the front panel within a blind rule at the outer edge of the covers, raised bands, and leather hinges. Illustrated with 54 wood engravings depicting the birds and beasts found in Shakespeare's plays and poems, plus two portraits of the Bard: one etching and one wood engraving. The book is accompanied by an additional suite of 56 signed and numbered prints from the illustrations. There is also an original watercolor of a Barnacle goose that is not known or called for in the prospectus. They are housed in a linen covered portfolio. The prospectus is also included. There are beautiful hand marbled endpapers by Faith Robinson. The book was printed on special Cheloniidae Rag paper carrying the press watermark that is the exact size of the First Folio of 1623. The type is Centaur and Arrighi set by M&H Type in San Francisco with additional hand composition by Arthur Larson. The book was letter press printed by master printer Harold Patrick McGrath. Housed in a custom clamshell box in near fine condition covered with beige linen with a brown leather spine label. The book is In fine condition. Book is 10.5 x 16 inches. Box is 11 x 17 inches. iv + 87 single fold pages. PRI/102423.

Artist?s copy. Robinson, Alan James. Artist's copy. Etched portrait frontispiece and 7 wood engravings. Includes two mock-ups signed by Alan James Robinson with illustrations, 8 original watercolor drawings, a group of 31 pencil studies, 30 proofs of the woodcuts and etchings, and a long galley proof. 4to. Six poems, originally published in Birds, Beasts & Flowers (1930), newly illustrated by Alan James Robinson. Unique visual archive of the genesis and execution of this fine edition. Full vellum on straps, hand-bound by Gray Parrot. Spine lettered and gilt, top edge gilt. Watercolor drawings, engravings, and mock-up material laid into four cloth chemises. All in cloth clamshell box. Fine Etched portrait frontispiece and 7 wood engravings. Includes two mock-ups signed by Alan James Robinson with illustrations, 8 original watercolor drawings, a group of 31 pencil studies, 30 proofs of the woodcuts and etchings, and a long galley proof. 4to. Signed.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine in clamshell box. First Edition. Octavo (5-1/2" x 8-1/2") bound by Gray Parrot in quarter vellum and marbled paper, laid in a custom cloth clamshell box. The text was culled from ANIMATE CREATION by Rev. J. G. Wood, 1885. The illustrations consist of 26 wood engravings by Alan James Robinson with the names of the birds hand-lettered by Suzanne Moore. Copy #11 of 50 the Deluxe Edition (of a total edition of 231) printed by Harold Patrick McGrath and SIGNED by Robinson. This edition has an extra portfolio containing a suite of the 26 engravings, each SIGNED and numbered by Robinson. Prospectus laid in.

hardcover. Alan James Robinson (illustrator). First Edition. Folio (9-3/4" x 13-1/2") bound in quarter leather by Gray Parrot in custom morocco-backed cloth clamshell box. The text of this wonderful ABC book was compiled by Laurie Block. The illustrations consist of 26 wood engravings and 26 smaller linecuts by Alan James Robinson printed from original blocks cut by the artist. Hand calligraphy is provided by Betse Curtis. This is copy #32 of 50 copies (of a total edition of 306) printed by Harold Patrick McGrath and SIGNED by Robinson. This edition has an extra portfolio containing a suite of the 26 engravings, each SIGNED and numbered by Robinson. Prospectus laid in. Fine in a Very Good clamshell box with some wear and staining to the backstrip. A luxuriously delightful book.

hardcover. Alan James Robinson (illustrator). First Edition. Folio (10-3/8" x 15-7/8"), the exact untrimmed size of the First Folio of 1623, bound by Claudia Cohen and Sarah Creighton in full gilt-lettered rust morocco, with marbled endsheets by Faith Harrison, in a custom cloth clamshell box with a gilt-lettered large morocco spine label. Designed by illustrator Alan James Robinson and Arthur Kinney, who wrote the text. Illustrated with 54 wood engravings depicting the birds and beasts and one wood engraving as well as an etching of Shakespeare. This is copy #I of 5 special proof copies (of a total edition of only 131) printed by Harold Patrick McGrath on Cheloniidae rag made specially for the Press, the first paper to carry a Cheloniidae watermark, and SIGNED by the illustrator on the colophon page. With an extra suite of the engravings and etching, each SIGNED and numbered by Robinson, plus another suite, issued only with the limitation of 5, containing two working proofs of each wood engraving and three state proofs of the etching, all SIGNED by Robinson. In addition there are two ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWINGS--one of a wolf, the other a lion--INSCRIBED and SIGNED by the artist to the original owner. Prospectus laid in. The rarest state of the greatest achievement of the press. Fine in a clamshell box, a beautiful book.

Zustand: Fine. State Proof. This marvelous black and white etching of a walking hippopotamus is a one of a kind print signed by renowned artist and printer Alan James Robinson, particularly well known for his depiction of animals, birds, and nature. He founded the Cheloniidae Press in 1979, and his work can be found in many public and private collections around the country. The hippo appears to be walking toward the viewer with his head done in particular detail. In fine condition. 22 x 28.5 inches. PRINTS/072517.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. Hardcover. UNIQUE COPY WITH A SET OF THE 26 ORIGINAL PENCIL DRAWINGS BY ALAN JAMES ROBINSON. There were 300 copies of this book published; 200 were regular copies, 50 were deluxe copies with quarter leather binding and 50 others bound in full leather. The deluxe editions were issued with a set of proofs of the wood engravings and a set of proofs of the line-cut initials, with a large calligraphic manuscript initial beneath each image. The wood engraving proofs are lettered and signed by Robinson, and the line-cut proofs are signed both by Robinson and the calligrapher, Elizabeth Curtis. This copy shows some variation from the copies described in the prospectus. The colophon has been signed and numbered VI of L and internally seems to be a straightforward copy of the deluxe full leather edition. The binding varies somewhat from that pictured in the prospectus but uses many of the same elements. Also, the chemise is thicker that the regular chemise because it contains the 26 pencil drawings. This may have been a special copy prepared by Robinson for a particular subscriber/collector. This wonderful abecedary illustrates each letter of the alphabet with a masterful wood engraving by Robinson. Each animal is described at the bottom of its page in texts chosen primarily from the earliest first-hand accounts of the animal depicted. The descriptions are printed in red. The printed source of each text is identified, and at the end of the book there is a detailed and useful bibliography of these sources. A page with a small, different illustration of the animal precedes each animal's page, with the calligraphic letter written in red by Curtis. The animals depicted are often wondrous and strange, and some, such as the basilisk, may never have actually existed. This is a two volume folio (including a chemise containing an additional suite of illustrations, and the group of original pencil drawings). The bound volume is in full red morocco, done by David Bourbeau of the Thistle Bindery. The covers have a large central, slightly sunken panel, with the title in red and black and with a Sea Turtle device blocked in blind (Cheloniidae is the name for a species of sea turtles). The proofs contained in the chemise are unbound as issued within the original red morocco-backed, linen cloth covered boards. Both volumes are housed in a red morocco-backed cloth covered box, with the spine lettered and dated in gilt and a small Sea Turtle device in blind. "The blocks were cut by the artist at the Cheloniidae Press & printed by Harold P. McGrath in the summer of 1982. Mackenzie-Harris set the types in monotype with some hand-setting by Arthur Larson. The text was compiled and annotated by Laurie Block. The hand calligraphy is by Betsy Curtis. The paper is Rives lightweight" (from the colophon). The 8-page prospectus is laid in. A remarkable production from this press. In fine condition. PRI/020112. Signed.

Zustand: Good. Prospectus Only. Folio. Folded Sheet, Oblong. [4 pp.]. Color Illustration. Very Good.This is only the prospectus (publisher's advert) for the book. If it was the book itself, we'd be charging more than $1500 for it.

Zustand: Good. Prospectus Only. Folio. Folded Sheet, [4 pp.]. B&W Illustrations. Very Good.This is only the prospectus (publisher's advert) for the book. If it was the book itself, we'd be charging $3500 to $6000 for it.

Zustand: Fine. A stunning black and white print of a majestic bald eagle in flight. This is the last available print of a sold out edition of 50. Signed and dated by renowned artist and printer Alan James Robinson. He founded the Cheloniidae Press, later the Press of the Sea Turtle, in 1979. His books and art have won numerous awards and can be found in many public and private collections. The eagle is shown from the side with his head extended and wings held wide. In fine condition. Image is 17.5 x 23.5 inches; in mat it is 21.5 x 25 inches. ORIGART/072517.

One of 155 copies, this an artist's proof signed and noted in pencil to limitation by Alan James Robinson, issued as per the 100 deluxe copies with additional suite of engravings signed by the artist. 54 wood engravings by Alan James Robinson printed in black, frontispiece signed by the artist in pencil, subtitles, page rules and author name on title page printed in burgundy. Folio, 42x29cm, [6] vi 87pp [5]. Finely bound by James Brockman in full black goatskin, covers tooled in gilt and blind horizontal and vertical rules, straight lines of goatskin onlay in red, purple, orange and brown, the whole forming an L shaped frame within which is the form of an elephant outlined in blind rules bordered with gilt and onlay, spine lettered in gilt, spirit dyed Japanese paper endpapers, all edges gilt, original quarter black goatskin and black cloth drop back box with compartment for additional suite of prints. Easthampton, Cheloniidae Press. Fine. A masterful binding by James Brockman, on the masterpiece of the Cheloniidae Press. James Brockman explains that his 'design suggests a theatrical stage with the focus on on the discrete elephant shape, taken from the illustration in the book. The colours of the end-papers, end-bands and leather on-lays derive from the colour of the inks used by the printer on the Title Page and frames throughout the book.' .

Robinson, Alan James. Collection of 3 mock-up books in varying stages. Includes 41 pen and pencil drawings by Alan James Robinson and binder's dummy signed David Bourbeau. 1 vols. Folio. Dummy is inscribed and signed by late David Bourbeau: "for Cheloniidae Press in appreciation for the tremendous boost you've given my career by giving me such great work to do David 11.26.82" and "this dummy was made without the benefit of seeing the finished layout or prints from the finished book. Thistle Bindery Easthampton. MA. 1982 DPB." With his notes at the back "Thistle Bindery 2-17-82.the tube on this dummy is made of 'Gehenna Shakespeare ' paper which appears a bit heavy-go to a lighter weight hand-made." WITH the typescript, annotated, etc. Bound mock-up contains title "The Odd Bestiary." This collection provides unprecedented insight into the evolution of one of the most successful books of the Cheloniidae Press. One mock-up in quarter red morocco over linen cloth, bound by Gray Parrot, gilt lettering on spine. Binder's dummy of full red morocco, blind-stamped and hand tooled by David Bourbeau. Unbound leaves contained in chemises. All in cloth clamshell box with inset paper label on spine with calligraphic title by Susanne Moore. Fine, with some minor discoloration to clamshell box Collection of 3 mock-up books in varying stages. Includes 41 pen and pencil drawings by Alan James Robinson and binder?s dummy signed David Bourbeau. 1 vols. Folio. Signed.

7 Etchings by James Robinson, signed. Number 34 of 100 copies, signed by artist, printer and binders. Oblong folio. Loose sheets within original black goatskin portfolio case with the upper board molded to form a whales head in relief and tooled by David Borbeau of Thistle Bindery, Japanese tissue endpapers giving the impression of swirling water, contained within a black cloth drop back box. Very good, cloth case slightly bumped, but otherwise fine. Easthampton MA, Cheloniidae Press. A work of great beauty in both binding and printing, produced in association with the Whale Protection Fund based in Washington DC.

Robinson, Alan James. Deluxe Edition, No. 30 of 90 copies, printed on Fabriano Perusia. Etched portrait frontispiece and 8 wood engravings on 7 sheets by Alan James Robinson. 1 vols. 4to. Bound in quarter vellum, with an extra suite of the wood engravings and the etching laid in a linen chemise, the book and extra suite in a quarter vellum tray case Etched portrait frontispiece and 8 wood engravings on 7 sheets by Alan James Robinson. 1 vols. 4to Deluxe Edition, No. 30 of 90 copies, printed on Fabriano Perusia.