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Charles Dickens. Pictures From Italy. The Allen Press, 1982.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Hand printed unbound pages presented to me by Lewis and Dorothy to commemorate my visit to their press in Greenbrae. I had gifted them with our just published hand-made edition of Marc Hudson's "Journal for An Injured Son." These rare pages are in addition to the limited edition of 140 copies of the bound book. Pages are 6 1/4 x 9 7/8. The paper was specially produced for The Allen Press by the Richard de Bas mill in France embedded with the famous watermark. Pages include the leaves for interior pasting to cover boards and ready for your favorite bookbinder to create a one of a kind book.
Seller: The Owl Bookshop, Everett, WA, U.S.A.
Charles Dickens. Pictures From Italy. The Allen Press, 1982.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Limited to 140cc. Printed on imported rag paper. Slight separation between first sand second signatures, but such can be the case with hand-bound books. Includes prospectus for the book.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
[The Allen Press] Dickens, Charles. Pictures from Italy. The Allen Press, Greenbrae, CA, 1982.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Hardcover. One of 140 copies. The Allen Press was a private press founded in 1939 by Lewis and Dorothy Allen and based in the San Francisco Bay area. By 1980 they had completed 46 fine letterpress books. This book was their forty-seventh limited edition. They describe this book as a colorful, amusing and discerning account of Dicken's year-long sojourn in Italy, 18844-45, and a commendable classic in travel literature. At the age of thirty-two, already famous for The Pickwick Papers, Oliver Twist, and A Christmas Carol, Dickens leased a Genoa villa, from which he traveled throughout Italy. His letters written during his travels were collected later for this book, published in 1846. Bound in elegant full cloth binding with a red and white Fortuny fabric "Canestrelli." Printed on all-rag paper handmade especially for The Allen Press by the Richard de Bas mill in France. The type-faces are Italian Old Style Monotype and Deepdene italic for display. Protected by a clear vinyl jacket. Accompanied by the prospectus. In fine condition. Measures 7 x 10 inches. About 125 pages. PRI/032224.
Seller: The Kelmscott Bookshop, ABAA, Savage, MD, U.S.A.