The Grapes of Ralph: Wine According to Ralph Steadman
224 pages. Third printing (row of letters ending in C on copyright page). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Steadman in red and black ink.
Price: $95
224 pages. Third printing (row of letters ending in C on copyright page). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by Steadman in red and black ink.
Price: $95
First Edition. One of the more curious Prohibition-era cocktail books, eight recipes illustrated with attractive color-printed cocktail napkins mounted on the facing page. The cocktails are the Manhattan, Blue Blazer, Deadwood Duck, Rip Van Winkle Sleeper, Belmont Park, Alabama, Barbary Coast, and the New Orleans Drip. The recipes all call.....
Price: $3,750
Nice examples of the small-format stories published by Spanish children's book specialist Saturnino Calleja's "Recreo Infantil: Cuentos morales para niños" series. These child-size books, each 16 pages, measure (roughly) 2-7/8 by 4 inches, with a chromolithograph cover and one or more steel engravings inside. Calleja had a staff of writers.....
Price: $250
First Edition. A fantasy story about three boys who hear a train whistle at night and magically find themselves aboard the Dreamland Express, whizzing through a landscape inhabited by wizards, giants, and magical creatures. With brightly colored illustrations throughout by the author and three supposed "photographs" taken by the protagonists.....
Price: $150
One of 1000 copies signed and numbered by the illustrator, who has made drawings for this edition. Vess is best-known for his work in comics, including Web of Spiderman and Rocketeer. [31] pages. 5-1/2 by 6-1/2 inches. First edition (first printing). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by.....
Price: $40
23 leaves plus covers. 9-1/4 by 14-1/4 inches. An edition of 100 copies. One of the outstanding artist's books from Cuadernos Papiro. Poems, printed letterpress on various types of handmade paper, including leaves of recycled papers and papers dyed with tobacco. The text is interleaved with multimedia illustrations by Javier E. Díaz.....
Price: $400
Largest dimensions, 13-3/4 by 8 inches. Published in an edition of 100 copies. 12 leaves, including covers, of die-cut handmade papers, including sheets made with flower petals, garlic leaves, recycled newspapers, and the hair of Leticia Leyve Azze, the designer. One of the sheets is marbled, another blind-embossed, and a third.....
Price: $250
16 leaves plus covers. 9 by 14-1/2 inches. Limited to 75 copies. Poems, printed letterpress on handmade paper, illustrated with five woodcuts by the author, a Cuban artist and poet. The binding is a three-hole exposed stitch with ribbon and what might be a black shoelace. OCLC: DLC IQU FQG FXG LRU.....
Price: $150
12 leaves of handmade paper, printed letterpress. 9 by 14 inches. Issued in an edition of 50 copies with the colophon printed on the certificado de autenticación dated 10 noviembre de 2018. Cuadernos Papiro began as a small manufacturer of paper handmade from local Cuban materials. This book celebrates that heritage.....
Price: $300
10 leaves plus covers. 8 by 13 inches. One of 100 copies. A long poem printed letterpress on paper handmade, in part, from garlic leaves. The covers each have a unique monoprint by Freddy García Azze, with the back cover the reverse of the front. The design of all the covers is.....
Price: $100
44 pages. 8-1/4 by 12-1/4 inches. Published in an edition of 100 copies. A collection of patriotic poems printed letterpress on handmade paper and bound using silver cord. Some of the poems are printed over a linocut of a palm tree scene. The image, by Freddy García Azze, is repeated on.....
Price: $250
12 leaves of handmade paper, plus covers. 5-1/2 by 8-1/2 inches. One of an unknown number of copies, perhaps 200. A collection of poems by a Holguín native, printed letterpress and illustrated with five full-page, multicolor collagraphs by Yunia Pavón Gómez. Bound Japanese-style, with thin cord. A beautifully illustrated book. These poems.....
Price: $200
8 leaves plus covers. 8-1/4 by 12-1/2 inches. Edition of 100 copies. Poems by the noted Cuban writer, printed letterpress on handmade paper embedded with flower petals. Covers decorated with original intaglio prints by Freddy García Azze. OCLC: FQG VWM. A near fine copy. Numbered 45 of 60 on a printed.....
Price: $300
[14] pages. 7-1/2 by 9-1/2 inches. An edition of 100 copies. A lovely poetry chapbook, printed letterpress and illustrated with color collagraphs (relief prints made from objects) by Julio Méndez Rivero. OCLC: BNCJM FQG IND NOC VWM. Near fine. The colophon is dated February 2007. This copy is not numbered.
Price: $200
51 pages. 6-1/2 by 9 inches. Colophon with a printed limitation of 150 copies. A critical transcription of Christopher Columbus's journal entries regarding his time in Cuba with words and phrases crossed out by hand to indicate the corrections made by Bartolome de las Casas. This selection from Columbus's "Derrotero o......
Price: $400
8-1/4 by 10-1/2 inches. 22 leaves. Edition of 100 copies. A remarkable artist's book that embodies censorship. This book won the UNEAC prize for poetry in 1968 while still in manuscript. Immediately upon publication, the book was banned and virtually the entire edition was pulped (Worldcat records no copies of the.....
Price: $500
First Edition. 9 leaves plus covers. About 8-1/4 by 13 inches, sewn into wrappers. An edition of 100 copies. An artist's book illustrated by José Emilio Leyva Azzo and printed by Rubén Darío Zaldívar Santiesteban. A poem about the Santeria Orisha (deity) of roads. Text printed letterpress on handmade paper; illustrated with.....
Price: $300
141 pages. 9 by 11-1/4 inches. An edition of 200 copies. A double issue of this literary journal with Mabel Cuesta as guest editor. Text photocopied on white paper. The pergamino (folded broadside) included in this issue is a previously unpublished poem ("Cocodrilo") by Lorenzo García Vega. The design and illustration.....
Price: $250
127 pages. 8-1/2 by 11-1/4 inches. An edition of 200 copies. The cover design incorporates a zipper and collage elements, including a cut-out image of a printing press. This issue, designed by Johann E. Trujillo, is devoted to the post-modernist poet Agustín Acosta (Matanzas 1886–Miami 1979). The pergamino (folded broadside) is.....
Price: $250
[10] pages, plus an audio DVD. About 8-1/2 inches square. An edition of 100 copies. Colección Andante. Lyrics for a song photocopied on brown recycled paper. Designed by Elizabeth Valero and bound in crumpled paper and fabric over cardboard. The DVD has one short musical track. OCLC: DEIAI FQG FXG HLS IQU.....
Price: $125
50 pages. 8-1/2 by 11 inches. An edition of 200 copies. Colección Venablos. An essay on an aspect of the antislavery movement in 19th century Cuba, in Spanish and in Portuguese translation. Illustrated by Carlos M. Oliva and designed by Johann E. Trujillo. The text is photocopied onto white bond and.....
Price: $125
10 pages. 6-1/4 by 8-1/2 inches. An edition of 200 copies. Colección del San Juan. A long poem, winner of the Premio América Bobia 2013. The wrappers are covered with cloth and illustrated with cardboard, handcolored paper collage, twine, and a key. OCLC: BLSTP BNCJM CLU DEIAI DRB EYM FQG FXG HLS.....
Price: $125
136 pages. 7-3/4 by 9-3/4 inches. An edition of 200 copies. Colección Trébol. A collection of short stories illustrated by Abdel de la Campa Escaig with drawings and collages. The text and illustrations are printed on brown recycled paper. OCLC: BNCJM DEIAI EEM EYM FQG FXG LRU NDD NOC PAU UMK. Fine.....
Price: $150
72 pages. 6 by 8-1/2 inches. One of 200 numbered copies. Colección del San Juan. A collection of poems with a voodoo theme. The book has covers and interior illustrations made from handcolored collage elements. It slides into a pocket on the back (verso) of the case. The front of.....
Price: $200
147 pages. 8-1/4 by 10-1/4 inches. An edition of 200 copies. Colección del Estero A selection of poems from four of the Holguín poet's previous collections: La rosa en su jaula; Los frutos de Taormina; Aspersores; and Dolor de la resurrección. The book is designed and illustrated by Elizabeth Valero and Frank.....
Price: $250