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Description: Hand-written memo with paper and buckram samples adhered to paper, letter-sized sheet Good with marginal tear.Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible, signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names?Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them?and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Autographed handwritten postcard. 5? x 3.5? addressed to Herbert Yellin, from Bev Chaney JR Books, a rare book dealer. Very Good. Not dated. Postmark [1979?].Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible,signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names-Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them-and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Autographed typed postcard. 5? x 3.5? addressed to Herbert Yellin, from Nancy Kosenka of Serendipity Books. Very Good. Dated 10/11/79. References Updike, Barth and Fowles. Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible,signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names-Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them-and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Typed postcard. 5? x 3.5? addressed to Herb Yellin of the Lord John Press. Very Good. Some creasing on one corner. Dated 4/23/79. References John Updike ?Talk of the Town?.Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible,signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names-Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them-and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Broadside on laid card stock. 11 x 8.5 inches. First published in the New RepublicInformation from Harvard's collection:Updike, John. John Updike papers, 1940-2009 (MS Am 1793): Guide.Houghton Library, Harvard Library, Harvard University(2774). Updike, John. The visions of Mackenzie King : autograph manuscripts and typescripts, 1979. 1 foldersDate: 1979. Seven drafts.Published in The new republic.Includes letters from the New Yorker, and The New Republic.Also includes clippings used as source material.From the estate of Herb Yellin (1935 - 2014), publisher of the Lord John Press.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Typed memo signed 8" x 11", 2 pp., plus 11 Prospectus Order Forms, VG.Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible, signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names?Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them?and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Typed Letter Signed on University of South Carolina Letterhead, Letter-size, VG.Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible, signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names?Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them?and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Typed letter signed, letter-sized, 2 pp. VG.Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible, signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names?Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them?and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Typed letter signed, 10.5" x 7.5", VG.Letter on Los Angeles Times letterhead. Art Seidenbaum was the Book Editor at the Los Angeles Times.Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible, signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names?Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them?and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Typed Letter Signed, Letter-size, 2 pp., VG.Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible, signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names?Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them?and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Hand-written Letter Signed, 10.5" x 7.25", Single Page, VG.Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century. His close personal relationships with many significant writers resulted in an impressive number of unique, collectible, signed limited edition books. Working with some of modern literature's biggest names?Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, John Updike, Eudora Welty, and Joyce Carol Oates among them?and entertaining his personal fascination with Hollywood, Yellin was able to create a new realm for Lord John Press combining the two fields; several books, including The Lord John Film Festival, were the result.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Press Release. 8.5" x 14", Single Sheet, Very Good. Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Single Letter Sized Page, Typed & Signed with Inked Post Script, Very Good with inked corrections.Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: 8? x 5? sheet. Printed both sides. Some loss to left edge. Very Good.From the estate of Herb Yellin (1935 - 2014), the publisher of the Lord John Press.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Typed letter signed, 8.5" x 5.5", Single Leaf, Very Good.Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Typed Post Card Signed, 5.5" x 3.5", Very Good. Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Typed letter signed & 4 photocopied pages, 11" x 8.5" 5 pp., Very Good. Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Typed letter signed, 8.5" x 11", Single Leaf, Very Good. Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press, considered by many to be one of the most important small presses of the 20th century.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: Two Letters, 18 x 26 cm. & smaller format, 1 pp. each, VG.Provenance: Herb Yellin (1935-2014) was the highly respected publisher and founder of Lord John Press.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: 8vo. Typed signed letter. 8.5 x 11 inches. 2 pp. Very good. Includes Ronald B. Schwartz' resume (1 page) as supporting materials. Mentions John Updike. Dated 4/1/1979. From the estate of Herb Yellin (1935 - 2014), the publisher of the Lord John Press.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Good
Description: Small 4to. Self cover with 10 pages of text and 3 inserted facsimiles of manuscript and corrected typescript by Updike. The text consists of an interview between Updike and Burgin. From the estate of Herb Yellin (1935 - 2014), publisher of the Lord John Press.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
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Description: 39 pages. An excerpt from the then-forthcoming novel, Letters. Unnumbered publisher's copy from the limited edition of 300 signed and numbered copies (there were also fifty specially-bound copies). 'Lord John Press gets its funny name from the founder's [Yellin's] love of these authors: John Barth, John Cheever, John Fowles, John Gardner, John Hawkes, and John Updike.' - The Clarion Ledger First edition (first printing). A fine copy; no dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the limitation page to the founder of Lord John Press, 'For Herb Yellin, / with thanks for his / good taste, high standards, / (champagne?), / and persistence / John Barth.' An unnumbered publisher's copy presented to Herb Yellin.
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
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Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Octavo. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Light age-toning, near fine. Inscribed by Updike to the editor: "for Herb Yellin, from John Updike." Herb Yellin was the founder and publisher of Lord John Press and the most frequent of Updike's fine press collaborators. He named his press after noting that the list of authors he wanted to publish all shared the same first name, chief among them John Updike, his favorite. *Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu* became the press's first book in 1977 with 10 more to follow over the next 23 years. Yellin's friendship with Updike grew with each new limited edition benefitting his already enormous Updike collection, with Updike himself contributing copies of new editions of his books - often inscribed. In a 2010 interview with Yellin he noted that Updike ".liked that if anything ever happened to his own collection, he had my collection on the opposite side of the country." A notable association.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition. Octavo. Stapled illustrated wrappers. Light age-toning, small split at the top of the spine, else near fine. Inscribed by Updike to the editor: "for Herb, Best John." Herb Yellin was the founder and publisher of Lord John Press and the most frequent of Updike's fine press collaborators. He named his press after noting that the list of authors he wanted to publish all shared the same first name, chief among them John Updike, his favorite. *Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu* became the press's first book in 1977 with 10 more to follow over the next 23 years. Yellin's friendship with Updike grew with each new limited edition benefitting his already enormous Updike collection, with Updike himself contributing copies of new editions of his books - often inscribed. In a 2010 interview with Yellin he noted that Updike ".liked that if anything ever happened to his own collection, he had my collection on the opposite side of the country." A notable association.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. The Coup. Andre Deutsch, (London), 1979.
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Condition: Fine
Description: First English edition. Fine in fine dustwrapper. Inscribed by the author: "for Herb - or do you have one of these? John." Herb Yellin was the founder and publisher of Lord John Press and the most frequent of Updike's fine press collaborators. He named his press after noting that the list of authors he wanted to publish all shared the same first name, chief among them John Updike, his favorite. *Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu* became the press's first book in 1977 with 10 more to follow over the next 23 years. Yellin's friendship with Updike grew with each new limited edition benefitting his already enormous Updike collection, with Updike himself contributing copies of new editions of his books - often inscribed. In a 2010 interview with Yellin he noted that Updike ".liked that if anything ever happened to his own collection, he had my collection on the opposite side of the country." A notable association. Updike's violently realistic tale of the imaginary African country of Kush.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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Description: 38 pages. 6-3/4 by 10 inches. An extract from the then forthcoming book entitled Letters. One of 50 deluxe copies bound in leather; from a total edition of 350 signed and numbered copies. 'Lord John Press gets its funny name from the founder's [Yellin's] love of these authors: John Barth, John Cheever, John Fowles, John Gardner, John Hawkes, and John Updike.' - The Clarion Ledger First edition (first printing). Very light scuffing to front else a fine copy; no dust jacket. Inscribed by the author on the limitation page, 'For Herb Yellin, / with thanks for his / persistence, good taste, / high standards, / and (champagne?), / John Barth.' An unnumbered publisher's copy presented to Herb Yellin.
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Talk of the Fifties. Lord John Press, Northridge, California, 1979.
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Condition: Fine
Description: Quarto. Quarter maroon cloth and pale blue-gray papercover boards with blue fleurs-de-lis. Fine. Copy 1 of 300 numbered copies Signed by Updike. From the library of Lord John Press publisher Herb Yellin, who retained the earliest of all the lettered and numbered copies from his fine press. *De Bellis and Broomfield* A78.a.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Copies number 1-14 complete. Issue 10 and 11 was a double issue, thus 13 separate issues. Mostly quarto. Stapled wrappers. Includes the limited numbered broadside *Raining at Megans Bay*. Fine.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Sixteen Sonnets. Halty Ferguson, Cambridge, 1979.
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Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Orange cloth with printed title label. Text block fallen slightly forward, else fine. Copy letter T of 26 lettered copies Signed by the author. Additionally Inscribed by Updike to Herb Yellin. Herb Yellin was the founder and publisher of Lord John Press and the most frequent of Updike's fine press collaborators. He named his press after noting that the list of authors he wanted to publish all shared the same first name, chief among them John Updike, his favorite. *Hub Fans Bid Kid Adieu* became the press's first book in 1977 with 10 more to follow over the next 23 years. Yellin's friendship with Updike grew with each new limited edition benefitting his already enormous Updike collection, with Updike himself contributing copies of new editions of his books - often inscribed. In a 2010 interview with Yellin he noted that Updike ".liked that if anything ever happened to his own collection, he had my collection on the opposite side of the country." A notable association.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
UPDIKE, John. Talk of the Fifties. Lord John Press, Northridge, California, 1979.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition. Quarto. Quarter gray cloth and marbled papercovered boards in dark and light blue with rust and gold. Fine. Copy #1 of 75 specially bound and numbered copies Signed by Updike. From the library of Lord John Press publisher Herb Yellin, who retained the earliest of all the lettered and numbered copies from his fine press. *De Bellis and Broomfield* A78.c.
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.