{"title":"Fine Press Books","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks distinguished by their paper, typography, illustration and binding, including editions from Trianon Press, the Limited Editions Club and Loujon Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003e\u003cu\u003eAbout this collection \u0026amp; related links\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsider books as made objects: paper, typography, illustration and binding shape the way a text is read. This selection includes Trianon Press, the Limited Editions Club and Loujon Press. Some publications reproduce earlier works; others contain original prints. 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The copy is described as very nice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition report available upon request\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"bb-international-inquiry\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInternational delivery by quotation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational delivery is available by quotation, subject to destination and carrier availability. Request shipping to your country and postal code using the item inquiry link below. We will confirm availability, delivery options, shipping charges and the order total before payment. Once agreed, we can provide a secure Shopify invoice including the item and shipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact?bb_inquiry=1\u0026amp;bb_item=1955.%20William%20Blake.%20Songs%20of%20Innocence%20and%20Experience.%20Trianon%20Press.\u0026amp;bb_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.breethingbooks.com%2Fproducts%2F1955-william-blake-songs-of-innocence-and-experience-trianon-press#ContactForm\"\u003eAsk about this item and your destination\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"Breething Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45868442714342,"sku":"BB-000014","price":4250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/7931\/5942\/files\/IMG_5010.png?v=1791177388"},{"product_id":"1971-ned-jacobs-sacred-images-limited-edition-original-signed-drawing","title":"1971. Ned Jacob. Sacred Paint. Limited edition. Original signed Drawing.","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSacred Paint\u003c\/em\u003e, with artwork by Ned Jacob and text by Sandra Dallas. Santa Fe: Fern Galleries Publishing, 1971. Hand-bound limited edition, copy 61 of 150.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOriginal artwork and signatures\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis copy contains an original drawing signed by Ned Jacob, bound in and protected by a tissue guard. The title page is signed by both Jacob and Sandra Dallas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe original drawing makes this copy distinct within the limited edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good. Tight binding; boards show minor rubbing and edgewear. Interior pages are clean and bright with just a touch of age toning. Original artwork is in excellent condition. Tissue guard in place. Some light shelfwear to box consistent with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"bb-international-inquiry\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInternational delivery by quotation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational delivery is available by quotation, subject to destination and carrier availability. Request shipping to your country and postal code using the item inquiry link below. We will confirm availability, delivery options, shipping charges and the order total before payment. 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The original mailing portfolio is also retained.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e No. 28 of 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrints:\u003c\/strong\u003e Three original multicolor woodcuts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned:\u003c\/strong\u003e Each print individually signed in pencil by Henri Cartier-Bresson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrinter:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keiji Shinohara\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e The Limited Editions Club, New York\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrint size:\u003c\/strong\u003e Approximately 18 × 18 in. each\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePresentation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Original red cloth portfolio and original mailing portfolio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA scarce complete set of Cartier-Bresson’s \u003cem\u003eVowels\u003c\/em\u003e woodcuts, distinguished from the more common book edition by its \u003cstrong\u003eedition of only 60 and the individual pencil signature on each of the three prints\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine. The three woodcuts are clean and well preserved, with strong color, and remain loose as issued. Original title and limitation leaves, publisher’s portfolio, and mailing portfolio are present.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"bb-international-inquiry\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInternational delivery by quotation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational delivery is available by quotation, subject to destination and carrier availability. Request shipping to your country and postal code using the item inquiry link below. We will confirm availability, delivery options, shipping charges and the order total before payment. 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Signed by both Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Dahi and numbered 33 of 65 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSix Sumi\u003c\/em\u003e, no. 21 of 40; \u003cem\u003eChagall’s Magic Lantern\u003c\/em\u003e, no. 33 of 65.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSignatures:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed by Ferlinghetti twice and by Dahi twice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents:\u003c\/strong\u003e Six prints, title and introduction leaves, custom drop-back box, and separate folding broadside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/strong\u003e PBA Galleries, San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDocumented contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e Six prints, a title leaf and an introductory leaf—eight loose leaves in total—in the publisher’s custom red cloth drop-back box; accompanied by the separate folding broadside \u003cem\u003eChagall’s Magic Lantern\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition report available upon request\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection class=\"bb-international-inquiry\"\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInternational delivery by quotation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInternational delivery is available by quotation, subject to destination and carrier availability. 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