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• TWO ANTIQUE WOODEN BOOK PRESSES
  TWO ANTIQUE WOODEN BOOK PRESSES Late 19th-early 20th century, the large press operates by means of an adjustable toothed bar; the smaller press, relies on a screw.
• PRINT BY GEORGE RENAULT (FRENCH
  PRINT BY GEORGE RENAULT (FRENCH 1871-1958). Aquatint drypoint and etching. 1922. 'Au Pressoire Raisin Fut Foulé' ('In the wine press the grape was crushed') from the Miserere series. There were 57 etchings in this series dealing with the life and death of Christ. Framed and glazed. Imperfections. 27 1/2'h. 34'w. All over toning of paper.
• IRON BOOK PRESSIron Book Press,
  IRON BOOK PRESSIron Book Press,
• (PRINTING) HAND PRESS An antique
  (PRINTING) HAND PRESS An antique iron hand printing press black iron with red handle. Rollers worn; handle scraped and ink-stained.
• DUTCH FIGURED MAHOGANY LINEN
  DUTCH FIGURED MAHOGANY LINEN PRESSDutch Neoclassical Figured Mahogany Linen Press , early 19th c., flat cornice, two large paneled doors over two smaller doors, gilt bronze mounts, whole resting on block base , h. 94 in., w. 62 1/2 in., d. 25 in. Provenance: Williamson-LeBlanc Collection, Cornstalk Fence House, New Orleans
• * (FINE PRESS DOVES PRESS)
  * (FINE PRESS DOVES PRESS) POLLARD ALFRED W. Cobden-Sanderson and the Doves Press. The History of the Press and the Story of its Types Told by Alfred W. Pollard. San Francisco: John Henry Nash 1929. Folio full vellum spine lettered in gilt slipcase. With tipped-in vellum leaf from a Doves Press printing. Number 5 of 339 copies. Wear to slipcase; light soiling to boards; tipped in leaf beginning to detach; otherwise fine.
• JOSEF PRESSER (AMERICAN,
  JOSEF PRESSER (AMERICAN, 1907-1967), MIXED MEDIA INCLUDING GOUACHE AND CONTE CRAYON, TWO LOOSELY EXECUTED MEN IN PROFILE FROM WAIST...Josef Presser (American, 1907-1967), mixed media including gouache and conte crayon, two loosely executed men in profile from waist up looking left, accents of oranges, greens, and blues, signed lower center, not examined out of frame, wear consistent with age, ss: 13 1/4" h. x 9 1/2" w.
• AMERICAN MAHOGANY LINEN
  AMERICAN MAHOGANY LINEN PRESSAmerican Mahogany Linen Press , early 19th c., molded cornice, two paneled doors, brass astragal, fitted interior, two short drawers over one long drawer, bracket feet , h. 69 1/2 in., w. 48 1/2 in., d. 24 in
• A mahogany napkin screw press,
  A mahogany napkin screw press, early 19th Century, 40.5cm high
• [FINE PRESS] Group of four fine
  [FINE PRESS] Group of four fine press and artist's books, Estimate:$300-$500
• AN AMERICAN LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH
  AN AMERICAN LATE 18TH/EARLY 19TH CENTURY TWO-PART LINEN PRESS An American late 18th/early 19th century two-part linen press, having a molded top, above two paneled doors, continuing to four drawers, and rising on bracket feet, 77"h x 42"w x 18"d
• Box Pressed Glass Etc
  Box Pressed Glass Etc
• Cast metal printing press, late
  Cast metal printing press, late 19th c., with original paint decoration, 9"h x 16 1/2"l
• Cast metal printing press, late
  Cast metal printing press, late 19th c., with original paint decoration, 9"h x 16 1/2"l
• (PRIVATE PRESS) CRESSET PRESS The
  (PRIVATE PRESS) CRESSET PRESS The Apocrypha. London: Cresset Press 1929. Folio original full vellum gilt-lettered leather spine label. Illustrated with wood-engravings by Blair Hughes-Stanton. Number 15 of 450 copies. Soiling to vellum.
• BURROUGHES & WATTS IRON AND AN IRON
  BURROUGHES & WATTS IRON AND AN IRON BOOKPRESSBurroughes & Watts Iron and an Iron Bookpress
• Early cast iron book press. Paint
  Early cast iron book press. Paint decorated. 16'' W 13'' Ht.
• A hand press Hebrew edition of
  A hand press Hebrew edition of parts of Genesis and Exodus with introduction in German printed in Berlin by the Solcino Gesellschaft March 1931.
• FOURTEEN FINE PRESS TITLES
  FOURTEEN FINE PRESS TITLES Primarily issued by the Heritage Press, including classics of literature and history; all in cloth bindings, with slipcases.
• (FINE PRESS) A group of six works
  (FINE PRESS) A group of six works published by and pertaining to private presses. Poems in English of John Milton with Illustrations by William Blake. Cambridge: Nonesuch Press 1926. 8vo full vellum. 2 vols. bound together. The Compleat Angler. By Isaak Walton. (Boston and New York): The Riverside Press 1909. 12mo quarter calf over marbled boards slipcase. One of 440 copies. Pilgrim's Progress. By John Bunyan. (London): Essex House Press/Edward Arnold 1899. 12mo full vellum. One of 750 copies. Brocade Series: Prose Selections. By Oscar Wilde. Portland MA: Thomas Mosher 1904. 4 vols. 16mo plain limp boards each with silk brocade-backed slipcase housed in matching folding case and cardboard box. Prothalamion: Epithalamion. By Edmund Spenser. (Boston and New York): The Riverside Press 1909. Folio plain boards matching slipcase and chemise. One of 419 copies. William Morris in Private Press and Limited Editions: A Descriptive Bibliography of Books by and about William Morris. By John Walsdorf. [Phoenix:] Oryx Press 1983. 8vo publisher's dummy comprising the unbound sheets housed in matching slipcase and chemise.
• A William and Mary Mulberry Linen
  A William and Mary Mulberry Linen Press IN THE MANNER OF COXED & WOSTER, 18TH CENTURY AND LATER originally from an important pair. Height 77 x width 62 1/2 x depth 21 1/2 inches.
• TWO FRAMED NEWSPAPERSone dated
  TWO FRAMED NEWSPAPERSone dated May 2, 1789, the other dated January 4, 1800; Condition: glass broken on one; with loss and repair to each page throughout each 19 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches frame Condition:
• Two Wooden Presses 19th Century
  Two Wooden Presses 19th Century Height of larger 10 1/4 inches. Property from the Dean Lower Estate, Lanark, Illinois
• Late Victorian Brass-Mounted and
  Late Victorian Brass-Mounted and Burnished Cast-Iron Book Press, fourth quarter 19th century, the turnstile with brass handholds, h. 14", w. 17", d. 10".
• SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS ERNEST
  SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS ERNEST GIMSON HIS LIFE AND WORK Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare Head Press, 1924. One of 500 copies only, folio, original buckram-backed blue paper boards, 60 photographic collotype plates, woodcuts in the text, errata slip, additional spine-label mounted to rear pastedown, with laid-in typed letter signed by Basil Blackwell to original subscriber F. W. Troup, publisher's prospectus and memorandum
• 9 vols. Private Press
  9 vols. Private Press Reference: Ransom, Will. Private Presses and Their Books. New York, 1992. 1/350. 8vo, orig. cloth, gilt. Light wear. * _ _. Selective Check List of Press Books. New York, 1992. 1/350. 8vo, orig. cloth, gilt. Light wear. * Bambrace, Anthony. Will H. Bradley: His Work: A Bibliographical Guide. New Castle: Oak Knoll; Boston: T.G. Boss, 1995. 4to, orig. cloth. Full-page illus. Light wear. * Chambers, David; Sandford, Christopher. Cock-A-Hoop... Bibliography... Golden Cockerel Press, September 1949 - December, 1961. (Ravelson), [1962]. 1/300 signed by the compilers. 8vo, orig. blue morocco-backed cloth, spine gilt, t.e.g. Illus. Minor wear. * Franklin, Colin; Baskin, Hosea & Leonard. The Gehenna Press... 1942-1992. (Dallas, etc.): Bidwell Library, Genhenna Press, (1992). 4to, orig. wrappers; occasionally creased. Illus. * Bishop, Philip R. Thomas Bird Mosher:... A Comprehensive Bibliography... Mosher Books. Oak Knoll Press and The British Library, (1988). 4to, orig. cloth, d/j. Illus. Minor wear. * Lehrer, Ruth Fine. The Janus Press, 1955-75: Catalogue Raisonne. Burlington, 1975. 8vo, orig. wrappers. Illus. Minor wear. * Mardersteig, Giovanni. The Officina Bodoni: An Account of The Work of a Press, 1923-1977. Verona, (1980). 4to, orig. cloth, gilt; corners slightly bumped. Plates. * McKenna, Paul. A History and Bibliography of The Roycroft Printing Shop. North Tonawanda, N.Y., (1986). 8vo, orig. cloth, d/j. Plates. Minor wear.
• JOSEF PRESSER (AMERICAN,
  JOSEF PRESSER (AMERICAN, 1907-1967), "FLOWERS IN HER HAIR", MIXED MEDIA INCLUDING GOUACHE AND CONTE CRAYON, DEPICTS BUST OF GIRL, HE...Josef Presser (American, 1907-1967), "Flowers in Her Hair", mixed media including gouache and conte crayon, depicts bust of girl, her head adorned with lively floral wreath of blue, red, and white flowers, inscription verso, signed lower left, not examined out of frame, wear consistent with age, ss: 19 1/2" h. x 12 1/2" w.
• [FINE PRESS] Group of six fine
  [FINE PRESS] Group of six fine and private press books, Estimate:$200-$300
• A Swedish Polychromed Linen Press
  A Swedish Polychromed Linen Press 20TH CENTURY Height 87 1/2 x width 45 x depth 25 1/2 inches.
• Sundry prints
  Sundry prints
• SPECIMEN PRESS. American 19th
  SPECIMEN PRESS. American 19th century cherry. Dovetailed specimen press with turned screw handle and eleven dividers. 3''h. 10''w.
• Cast-Iron Wafer Press with Great
  Cast-Iron Wafer Press with Great Seal of the United States American 18th century. A cast-iron wafer press scissor form with the Great Seal of the United States interior of the circular plates depicting a spread-winged shield-breasted eagle with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM below sixteen stars wire latch and ball tip at handle ends; lg. 27 in.
• Two Continental Grand Tour Articles
  Two Continental Grand Tour Articles comprising an ebonized book press decorated with a scene of harvest together with a set of six plaster intaglios set in a giltwood frame. Width of first 9 5/8 inches.
• A small 19th Century mahogany
  A small 19th Century mahogany napkin press, 30.5cm wide
• * An English Book Press set with
  * An English Book Press set with a single volume and mounted as a lamp. Height overall 27 3/4 inches.
• (SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM) SHAKESPEARE
  (SHAKESPEARE WILLIAM) SHAKESPEARE HEAD PRESS Cymbeline. Stratford-upon-Avon: Shakespeare Head Press 1923. 2 vols. in one. Folio bound in full gilt-decorated vellum by Zaehnsdorf t.e.g. Illustrated by Albert Rutherston. Limited edition signed by Harley Granville-Barker and Rutherston. Light soiling to boards; marginal toning to leaves.