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Title:

Chap-books : The Society of Private Printers fifth exchange, 1982-1986.

Publisher:

The Society,

Copyright Date:

1986

Description:

1 case (29 pieces) : illustrations ; 16 cm

Subject:

Chapbooks--Specimens.
Private presses.

Other Authors:

Society of Private Printers. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79011535

Notes:

Chapbooks contributed by 28 private presses in England, the United States, Australia, and Italy. Title from table of contents.

Contents:

Various aspects of borrowed books (Adagio Press, U.S.A.) -- A round robin (Alembic Press, England) -- An account of the manufacture of paper / by John Evelyn (Boetharson Press, England) -- Splendid chaps / by J.P. Wegner (Brandywine Press, Australia) -- Advice to a would-be author / Walter Parke (Bullnettle Press, U.S.A.) -- The beaver (Cadenza Press, England) -- The binder's art (Cobtree Press, England) -- True narrative of the early life and cruel abduction of M. Jean-Népomucène-August Pichauld, comte de Fortsas (Contre Coup Press, U.S.A.) -- The water-nymph and the boy / by Roden Berkeley Wriothesley Noel (Cracked Bell Press, England) -- Four Scottish poems / by Robert Burns (Cuckoo Hill Press, England) -- The old carpenter & books / by Lee Engdahl (Feathered Serpent Press, U.S.A.) -- Riddlery (Press of the Golden Key, U.S.A.) -- A true account of the tragic history of St. George and the dragon / chronicled by Walter
Mee (Keepsake Press, England) -- Mishaps from a printer's case / written by a suffering poet (Old Stile Press, England) -- A very concise history of printing in Europe / by Walter Partridge (Perdix Press, England) -- Henry David Thoreau on books (Perhaps Press, England) -- A short history of the Plough Press (Plough Press, England) -- Beware of books (P'Nye Press, U.S.A.) -- On friends / Arlan Helgeson (Proverbial Press, U.S.A.) -- A brief account of the picturesque career of John Greeley Jenkins (Pump Press, Australia) -- Printer's odes (Recalcitrant Press, U.S.A.) -- Bookish quotations / selected & illustrated by John R. Smith (Rocket Press, England) -- In praise of books (Scarlet Ibis Press, U.S.A.) -- Ballad of Agincourt (Septentrio Press, England) -- The millers secret / [Pat Shillingford] (Sesame Press, England) -- With apologies to Woolnouth / Robert J. McLaren (Set and Forget Press, Australia) -- Leaves from my diary / [Olga Varriale] (Studio d'Arte
Tipografica, Italy) -- The life and death of Nicolaus Jenson / by R.T. Risk (Typographeum, U.S.A.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)15472417

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)