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  • "What's What: The Whatchamacallit Book"
    "What's What: The Whatchamacallit Book", 1981
    Mapplewood, NJ: Hammond Incorporated
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  • Ann Charters, A Bibliography of Works by Jack Kerouac, 1967
    Ann Charters
    A Bibliography of Works by Jack Kerouac, 1967
    NY: Phoenix Book Shop, Inc.
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  • A Course in Correct Cataloguing or Notes to the Neophyte by David Magee. Front cover.
    David Magee
    A Course in Correct Cataloguing or Notes to the Neophyte, 1958
    San Francisco: Lawton Kennedy
    One of 175 copies.
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  • A Descriptive Finding List of Unstamped British Periodicals 1830-1836 by Joel H. Wiener. Cover boards in blue.
    Joel H. Wiener
    A Descriptive Finding List of Unstamped British Periodicals 1830-1836, 1970
    London: The Bibliographic Society
    $ 10.00 Sold
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    Joel H. Wiener, A Descriptive Finding List of Unstamped British Periodicals 1830-1836, 1970
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  • A Natural History of the Typestickers of Los Angeles by William M. Cheney and Edwin H. Carpenter. Front cover boards.
    William M. Cheney; Edwin H. Carpenter
    A Natural History of The Typestickers of Los Angeles, 1960
    Los Angeles: Rounce & Coffin Club
    Inscribed by Cheney and by the author of the preface, H. Richard Archer.
    $ 30.00 Sold
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    William M. Cheney; Edwin H. Carpenter, A Natural History of The Typestickers of Los Angeles, 1960
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  • A Note on the Discovery of a New Page of Poetry in William Blake's Milton by S. Foster Damon. Title page.
    S. Foster Damon
    A Note on the Discovery of a New Page of Poetry in William Blake's Milton, 1925
    Boston: Merrymount Press
    One of 150.
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    S. Foster Damon, A Note on the Discovery of a New Page of Poetry in William Blake's Milton, 1925
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  • Clare Leighton, An Exhibition: ...American Sheaves, English Seed Corn..., 1978
    Clare Leighton
    An Exhibition: ...American Sheaves, English Seed Corn..., 1978
    Boston: Boston Public Library
    Signed by Leighton.
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  • René Colas, Bibliographie Générale du Costume et de la Monde. Tome Premier A-M, 1933
    René Colas
    Bibliographie Générale du Costume et de la Monde. Tome Premier A-M, 1933
    Paris: Librairie René Colas
    One of 1,000 copies.
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  • Bibliography of Amistad Press Miniature Books by Yolanda Carter. Front cover board.
    Yolanda Carter
    Bibliography of Amistad Press Miniature Books, 1990
    Austin, TX: Amistad Press
    Signed by the author-printer-binder, Yolanda Carter, at the penultimate page: the final bibliographic entry, which records this very bibliography.
    $ 65.00 Sold
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    Yolanda Carter, Bibliography of Amistad Press Miniature Books, 1990
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  • Bibliography of the Hillside Press by Frank E. Irwin. Front cover board.
    Frank E. Irwin
    Bibliography of the Hillside Press, 1971
    Buffalo: Hillside Press
    One of 300 copies.
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  • Bound to Make Books: An Exhibition of Limited Edition Books by Angela Lorenz. Front cover board and slipcase.
    Angela Lorenz
    Bound to Make Books: An Exhibition of Limited Edition Books by Angela Lorenz, 1994
    (Cambridge, MA): Houghton Library
    One of 500 copies. Warmly inscribed by Lorenz to Anne & David Bromer.
    $ 100.00 Sold
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    Angela Lorenz, Bound to Make Books: An Exhibition of Limited Edition Books by Angela Lorenz, 1994
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  • Box of Delights: 600 Years of Children's Books by Jill Shefrin. Front cover
    Jill Shefrin
    Box of Delights: 600 Years of Children's Books, 1995
    Toronto: Toronto Public Library
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  • BR: A Panel Discussion at the Bruce Rogers Centenary held at Purdue University by Henry Duncan, K.K. Merker and Ward Ritchie, illustrated by Pall Bohne. Title page.
    Harry Duncan; K.K. Merker; Ward Ritchie; Pall Bohne (illus.)
    BR: A Panel Discussion at the Bruce Rogers Centenary held at Purdue University, 1981
    (San Francisco): Book Club of California
    One of 650 copies.
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    Harry Duncan; K.K. Merker; Ward Ritchie; Pall Bohne (illus.), BR: A Panel Discussion at the Bruce Rogers Centenary held at Purdue University, 1981
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  • Catalog of Special and Private Presses in the Rare Book Division. The Research Libraries, The New York Public Library, 1978
    Catalog of Special and Private Presses in the Rare Book Division. The Research Libraries, The New York Public Library, 1978
    Boston: G. K. Hall & Co.
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    Catalog of Special and Private Presses in the Rare Book Division. The Research Libraries, The New York Public Library, 1978
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  • Children's Literature Books and Manuscripts: An Exhibition November 19, 1954 through February 28,1955, 1954
    Children's Literature Books and Manuscripts: An Exhibition November 19, 1954 through February 28,1955, 1954
    NY: Pierpont Morgan Library
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  • D. B. Updike & John Bianchi. A Note on Their Association by Daniel B. Bianchi. Cover boards.
    Daniel B. Bianchi
    D. B. Updike & John Bianchi. A Note on Their Association, 1965
    Boston: Society of Printers
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    Daniel B. Bianchi, D. B. Updike & John Bianchi. A Note on Their Association, 1965
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  • Glenna Lang, David R. Godine: Independent Publisher, 1970-2010, (2010)
    Glenna Lang
    David R. Godine: Independent Publisher, 1970-2010, (2010)
    N.p.
    One of 250 copies. Signed by the illustrator and inscribed by Godine to Anne Anninger, former Philip Hofer Curator of Printing and Graphic Arts at Harvard.
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  • Edward Walters. Printer and Engraver, 2013
    Edward Walters. Printer and Engraver, 2013
    Upper Denby, Huddersfeld: Fleece Press
    One of 240 copies.
    $ 200.00 Sold
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  • John M. Taylor, From the White House Inkwell: American Presidential Autographs, 1968
    John M. Taylor
    From the White House Inkwell: American Presidential Autographs, 1968
    Rutland, VT: Charles E. Tuttle Company
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  • G.H. Petty and His Private Press by Philip Weygand. Title page.
    Philip Weygand
    G.H. Petty and His Private Press, 1962
    Dundee: Wee Willie's Workshop
    One of 100 copies.
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  • Graphik Vergleichs-Sammlung by Alfons Fiedler. Etching and print.
    Alfons Fiedler
    Graphik Vergleichs-Sammlung, 1978
    Vienna: (N.p.)
    Second enlarged edition.
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  • Joanna Selborne and Lindsay Newman, Gwen Raverat. Wood Engraver, 1996
    Joanna Selborne and Lindsay Newman
    Gwen Raverat. Wood Engraver, 1996
    Denby Dale: Fleece Press
    One of 260 copies.
    $ 375.00 Sold
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    Joanna Selborne and Lindsay Newman, Gwen Raverat. Wood Engraver, 1996
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  • Halycon Quarterly Journal. Contribution by M.C. Escher
    Halcyon. Driemaandelijksch Tijdschrift voor Boek-, Druk- en Prentkunst. A Quarterly devoted to Book Production and the Graphic Arts, 1940-1942
    The Hague: A. A. M. Stols
    A complete run.
    $ 7,500.00 Sold
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    Halcyon. Driemaandelijksch Tijdschrift voor Boek-, Druk- en Prentkunst. A Quarterly devoted to Book Production and the Graphic Arts, 1940-1942
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  • F. von Lipperheide, Katalog der Freiherrlich von Lipperheide'schen Kostümbibliothek, 1963
    F. von Lipperheide
    Katalog der Freiherrlich von Lipperheide'schen Kostümbibliothek, 1963
    NY: Hacker Art Books
    $ 35.00 Sold
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    F. von Lipperheide, Katalog der Freiherrlich von Lipperheide'schen Kostümbibliothek, 1963
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  • Laid and Wove by Dard Hunter. Illustrated text spread
    Dard Hunter
    Laid and Wove, 1923
    Washington: Government Printing Office
    $ 250.00 Sold
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    Dard Hunter, Laid and Wove, 1923
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  • Le Noble Jeu de L'oie en France, de 1640 à 1950 / La Vie Quotidienne a Paris de 1820 à 1824 by Henry-René D'allemagne. Interior page, game illustration.
    Henry-René D'allemagne
    Le Noble Jeu de L'oie en France, de 1640 à 1950 / La Vie Quotidienne a Paris de 1820 à 1824, 1950
    Paris: Librairie Gründ
    One of 700 pages.
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  • Robert C. Bradbury, Miniature Books Published by Achille J. St. Onge, 1995
    Robert C. Bradbury
    Miniature Books Published by Achille J. St. Onge, 1995
    Worcester, MA: Clark University
    One of 100 copies.
    $ 25.00 Sold
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    Robert C. Bradbury, Miniature Books Published by Achille J. St. Onge, 1995
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  • My Favorite Miniature Book. Nine Essays by Collectors of Miniature Books, 1984
    My Favorite Miniature Book. Nine Essays by Collectors of Miniature Books, 1984
    Newton, IA: Tamazunchale Press
    One of 250 copies.
    $ 30.00 Sold
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    My Favorite Miniature Book. Nine Essays by Collectors of Miniature Books, 1984
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  • Neuer Schmuck by Maurice Dufrène, illustrated by A. Calavas. Interior page, jewelry design.
    Maurice Dufrène; A. Calavas (illus.)
    Neuer Schmuck, (1905)
    Stuttgart, Germany: Julius Hoffman
    $ 600.00 Sold
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    Maurice Dufrène; A. Calavas (illus.), Neuer Schmuck, (1905)
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  • Opus V. K. bibliography of works by Vojtech Kubasta. Ephemera
    Vojtech Kubasta
    Opus V. K., (1989)
    Zdiby: MNV
    Signed by Kubasta.
    $ 250.00 Sold
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  • Photographie Trichrome. Front cover.
    Photographie Trichrome, c. 1900
    Puteaux-sur-Seine: Prieur & Dubois
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  • Quarto-Millenary: The First 250 Publications and the First 25 Years of the Limited Editions Club. Front cover board and slip case spine.
    Quarto-Millenary: The First 250 Publications and the First 25 Years of the Limited Editions Club, 1959
    NY: Limited Editions Club
    One of 1,500 copies made for distribution to Club members.
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  • Sendak and Blake Illustrating Songs of Innocence, 2018
    Sendak and Blake Illustrating Songs of Innocence, 2018
    NY: Battledore Ltd. and Society of Illustrators
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  • Special Winter Number of the International Studio: Children's Books and Their Illustrators by Gleeson White. Front cover.
    Gleeson White
    Special Winter Number of the International Studio: Children's Books and Their Illustrators, 1897
    NY: John Lane
    Signature of former owner at upper cover.
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  • Spécimen de caractères. Binding
    Spécimen de caractères, 1943
    Paris: École Estienne, Atelier de Composition Typographique
    $ 1,500.00 Sold
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    Spécimen de caractères, 1943
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  • Terra Nova: Polymer Art at the Crossroads by Rachel Carren, Bruce W. Pepich and Lena Vigna. Cover boards.
    Rachel Carren; Bruce W. Pepich; Lena Vigna
    Terra Nova: Polymer Art at the Crossroads, 2011
    Racine, WI: Racine Art Museum
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  • Eberhard Koenig, The 1462 Fust & Schoeffer Bible, 1993
    Eberhard Koenig
    The 1462 Fust & Schoeffer Bible, 1993
    Akron & Evanston: Bruce Ferrini /Hamill & Barker
    One of 166 copies.
    $ 8,750.00 Sold
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    Eberhard Koenig, The 1462 Fust & Schoeffer Bible, 1993
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  • The Book of Common Prayer. The James R. Page Collection, 1953
    The Book of Common Prayer. The James R. Page Collection, 1953
    Los Angeles: Plantin Press
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  • The Complete Prints of Leonard Baskin: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1948-1983 by Alan Fern and Judith O'Sullivan, illustrated by Leonard Baskin. Illustrated dust jacket.
    Alan Fern; Judith O'Sullivan; Leonard Baskin (illus.)
    The Complete Prints of Leonard Baskin: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1948-1983, 1984
    Boston: Little, Brown & Company
    This copy with an original drawing by Baskin on the half-title: a mustachioed portrait that also serves as an inscription, dated in 1984 at the Copley Plaza in Boston.
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  • The Ephemera of Adrian Wilson. An Annotated List 1944-1988. Ephemera
    James Linden
    The Ephemera of Adrian Wilson. An Annotated List 1944-1988, 1994
    San Francisco: The Press in Tuscany Alley
    One of 75 copies, with special inscription by Linden laid in.
    $ 1,750.00 Sold
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    James Linden, The Ephemera of Adrian Wilson. An Annotated List 1944-1988, 1994
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  • John Eliot, The First American Bible ; A Leaf From a Copy of the Bible Translated into the Indian Language by John Eliot and Printed at Cambridge in New England in the Year 1663, 1929
    John Eliot
    The First American Bible ; A Leaf From a Copy of the Bible Translated into the Indian Language by John Eliot and Printed at Cambridge in New England in the Year 1663, 1929
    Boston, Merrymount Press for George Goodspeed
    One of 157 copies.
    $ 2,000.00 Sold
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    John Eliot, The First American Bible ; A Leaf From a Copy of the Bible Translated into the Indian Language by John Eliot and Printed at Cambridge in New England in the Year 1663, 1929
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  • Theodore Low DeVinne; Antonio Frasconi (illus.), The First Editor: Aldus Pius Manutius, 1983
    Theodore Low DeVinne; Antonio Frasconi (illus.)
    The First Editor: Aldus Pius Manutius, 1983
    NY: Targ Editions
    One of 250 copies, signed by Frasconi and by the printer, Leslie Miller.
    $ 175.00 Sold
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    Theodore Low DeVinne; Antonio Frasconi (illus.), The First Editor: Aldus Pius Manutius, 1983
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  • Charles L. Nichols, The Holy Bible in Verse, 1926
    Charles L. Nichols
    The Holy Bible in Verse, 1926
    Worcester, MA: American Antiquarian Society
    $ 15.00 Sold
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  • The Little Magazine: A History and Bibliography by Frederick Hoffman, Charles Allen and Carolyn Ulrich. Coverboards in blue.
    Frederick J. Hoffman; Charles Allen; Carolyn F. Ulrich
    The Little Magazine: A History and Bibliography, 1946
    Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press
    $ 20.00 Sold
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    Frederick J. Hoffman; Charles Allen; Carolyn F. Ulrich, The Little Magazine: A History and Bibliography, 1946
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  • W.W. Greg, The Variants in the First Quarto of 'King Lear.' A Bibliographical and Critical Inquiry, 1940 (for 1939)
    W.W. Greg
    The Variants in the First Quarto of 'King Lear.' A Bibliographical and Critical Inquiry, 1940 (for 1939)
    Oxford: Oxford University Press
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    W.W. Greg, The Variants in the First Quarto of 'King Lear.' A Bibliographical and Critical Inquiry, 1940 (for 1939)
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  • Gwenda Morgan, The Wood-Engravings of Gwenda Morgan, 1985
    Gwenda Morgan
    The Wood-Engravings of Gwenda Morgan, 1985
    Herefordshire: Whittington Press
    One of 335 copies, signed by the artist.
    $ 225.00 Sold
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    Gwenda Morgan, The Wood-Engravings of Gwenda Morgan, 1985
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  • The Yale University Library Gazette. Vol. 13, No. 1. July 1938. A Conrad Memorial Library, 1938
    The Yale University Library Gazette. Vol. 13, No. 1. July 1938. A Conrad Memorial Library, 1938
    New Haven, CT: Yale University Library
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    The Yale University Library Gazette. Vol. 13, No. 1. July 1938. A Conrad Memorial Library, 1938
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  • Rollin Milroy, This Monkey's Gone to Heaven. Checklist Ultimo: Heavenly Monkey & HM Editions, 2000-2020, 2022
    Rollin Milroy
    This Monkey's Gone to Heaven. Checklist Ultimo: Heavenly Monkey & HM Editions, 2000-2020, 2022
    Vancouver: Heavenly Monkey
    One of forty copies. Signed by the collaborators, Rollin Milroy, Claudia Cohen, and Barbara Hodgson.
    $ 1,800.00 Sold
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    Rollin Milroy, This Monkey's Gone to Heaven. Checklist Ultimo: Heavenly Monkey & HM Editions, 2000-2020, 2022
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  • Vision of a Collector. Title page.
    Vision of a Collector: The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Library of Congress, 1991
    Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress
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    Vision of a Collector: The Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the Library of Congress, 1991
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  • Vocabulaire Français-Arabe (Dialecte Vulgaire de l'Egypte) by H. de Vaujany, edited by Moustapha-Bey Radouan. Title page.
    H. De Vaujany; Moustapha-Bey Radouan (ed.)
    Vocabulaire Français-Arabe (Dialecte Vulgaire de l'Egypte), 1884
    Le Caire: Imprimerie Nationale de Boulaq
    Second edition.
    $ 175.00 Sold
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    H. De Vaujany; Moustapha-Bey Radouan (ed.), Vocabulaire Français-Arabe (Dialecte Vulgaire de l'Egypte), 1884
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  • Why Stamps? by Ivan Chermayeff. Interior page.
    Ivan Chermayeff
    Why Stamps?, 2014
    Cambridge, MA: Kat Ran Press
    One of forty-five copies of the deluxe edition.
    $ 350.00 Sold
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  • Gaylord Schanilec, YTwoK, 1999
    Gaylord Schanilec
    YTwoK, 1999
    St. Paul, MN: Midnight Paper Sales
    One of 99 copies, signed by Schanilec.
    $ 275.00 Sold
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