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Morris, Henry. The Private Press-Man's Tale. Bird & Bull Press, Pennsylvania, 1990.

Price: US$92.40 + shipping

Condition: Near Fine

Description: Maroon spine with brown decorated boards shows only slightest edgewear. The pages are clean, tight and unmarked. of 150 copies; printed on Arches mouldmade paper, with text composed in Van Dijck types by Michael Bixler. Bound by Barbara Blumenthal; 63pp., prospectus laid-in, along with a printed, single-sided broadside, entitled "Adlai Stevenson's Cat Bill Veto".

Seller: All Booked Up, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.

Morris, Henry. The Private Press-Man's Tale. Bird & Bull Press, Newtown, PA, 1990.

Price: US$105.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: First edition. Number 181 of 230 numbered copies. Maroon cloth spine with gilt decorated boards. Beautiful illustrations and type design. Deckle edge. Very good condition with only light shelf wear. A few slight scuffs on front cover.

Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.

Henry Morris. The Private Press-Man's Tale. Bird & Bull Press, Newtown, PA, 1990.

Price: US$155.95 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: 31x23cm, 61pp. With copious illustrations, borders and decorations printed in blue and maroon. Copy 27/230 bound in quarter maroon cloth over gold/orange patterned paper-covered boards, title printed to upper board, leather title label to backstrip with title blocked in gilt, acknowledgment slip tipped-on to colophon page. Henry Morris's witty and satirical homage to the private press / fine printing world, beautifully designed and printed making it probably the most attractive book in the San Serriffe spoof tradition. The design for the cover paper was adapted from the earliest known wallpaper of 1509. Fine, with the small discreet blind-embossed stamp of Dr Trevor Weston to the corner of the rear endpaper.

Seller: Woodbridge Rare Books, Suffolk, United Kingdom

Morris, Henry (compiler & editor). The Private Press-Man's Tale. Bird & Bull Press, Newton, 1990.

Price: US$160.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Number 20 of 150 copies; printed on Arches mouldmade paper, with text composed in Van Dijck types by Michael Bixler; a perfect, unread copy; maroon cloth spine with gilt paste-paper sides and leather spine label, bound by Barbara Blumenthal; 63pp., prospectus laid-in, along with a printed, single-sided broadside, entitled "Adlai Stevenson's Cat Bill Veto". Size: 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall

Seller: Clausen Books, RMABA, Colorado Springs, CO, U.S.A.

Morris, Henry. Illustrated By Lili Wronker. The Private Press-Man's Tale. Bird & Bull Press, Newtown, PA, 1990.

Price: US$199.99 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Newtown, PA: Bird & Bull Press, 1990. First edition, 1990, number 106 of 230 copies published. Includes the prospectus for this book as well as Adlai Stevenson's Cat Bill Veto laid in loosely at the front with the publisher's receipt for this book. Gilt patterned hardcover with maroon cloth spine, 12.25 inches tall, no dustjacket as issued. Fine condition, looks and feels new and unread, tight binding, clean pages, no names or other markings. First, Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Folio - 12" - 15" Tall.

Seller: Resource Books, LLC, East Granby, CT, U.S.A.

Morris, Henry. The Private Press-Man's Tale. Bird & Bull Press, Newtown PA, 1990.

Price: US$200.00 + shipping

Description: Wronker, Lili. First Edition, No. 194 of 230 copies; acknowledgement slip pasted on colophon. Illustrations by Lili Wronker. 1 vols. Lg 4to. Original tan and gilt paste-paper over boards, brown cloth spine with leather label, as new; laid in is the original prospectus and a 10 x 15 " broadside, "Adlai Stevenson's Cat Bill Veto", with woodcut by Gunther Stiller, "Printed October 1989 at Bird & Bull Press, for the Standing Order List" Illustrations by Lili Wronker. 1 vols. Lg 4to First Edition, No. 194 of 230 copies; acknowledgement slip pasted on colophon.

Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.

Morris, Henry (editor). The private press-man's tale. with illustrations by Lili Wronker. Bird & Bull Press, Newtown, Penn, 1990.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Description: Edition limited to 230 copies (this, no. 25), small folio, pp. 61, [3]; acknowledgement slip printed in red tipped to the colophon; illustrated throughout and printed in colors; original maroon cloth-backed, pastepaper-covered boards, the upper cover gilt-stamped with a design after the earliest known wallpaper, leather label lettered in gilt on spine; fine. Laid in are the original prospectus and the separate broadside Adalai Stevenson's Cat Bill Veto, which was only available to those with standing orders. Printed with Van Dijck type on Arches mouldmade paper and bound by Barbara Blumenthal. A humorous collection of satire and prose, inspired by Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, all tongue-in-cheek perspectives on the book trade. Forty-Four A48.

Seller: Rulon-Miller Books (ABAA / ILAB), St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.

Morris, Henry (ed.). PRIVATE PRESS-MAN'S TALE.THE. Newtown, PA Bird & Bull Press, 1990.

Price: US$250.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Size: 9 in. x 12 1/8 in. 61 pp. Gilt paste-paper over boards, with cloth spine and hinges, and gilt title label on spine. Design of the cover papers from first-known wall paper (1509). Number 33 of 230 copies. With illustrations by Lili Wronker. Printed on Arches mouldmade paper and bound by Barbara Blumenthal. Prospectus laid-in. Errata slip tipped in on limitation page. From the Prospectus: "A collection of satirical poetry and prose deals with the Private Press, bookselling, books-fairs " etc. Corners show very light rubbing.

Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.

MORRIS, Henry, ed. The Private Press-Man's Tale. Bird & Bull Press, Newtown, 1990.

Price: US$275.00 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Illustrations by Lili Wronker. 61p., 4to, cloth backed decorative boards, made at the Press. Newtown, Pa.: Bird & Bull Press, 1990. Number 44 of 230 copies.

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.

MORRIS, Henry, ed. The Private Press-Man's Tale. Bird & Bull Press, Newtown, 1990.

Price: US$300.00 + shipping

Description: Illustrations by Lili Wronker. 61p., 4to, cloth backed decorative boards, made at the Press. Newtown, Pa.: Bird & Bull Press, 1990. Of 230 copies, this is unnumbered and marked "H.M.'s copy"

Seller: Argosy Book Store, ABAA, ILAB, New York, NY, U.S.A.