[Rarebooks] FS: Janus Press books. 8 from 1966 - 1979

[Nina W. Matheson]

Some handsome books:

Luck, Barbara.  Ringaround.  San Francisco, The Whirling Dervish Press, 
1979. Fine in printed wrappers (the tan wrappers are of rough textured Kozo 
natural paper with inherent brown spots). Fine. One of 100 numbered, signed 
copies handset at the Janus Press in Vermont.  #43551.  $75.00

Reeves, James.  The closed door. With a wood engraving by Richard Shirley Smith
[Brookston, Massachusetts] Twinrocker, [Newark, Vermont] The Janus Press 
[c1977]. Marbled Fabriano book over boards with natural Hewitt calf spine, 
printed label on the front cover. Very small nick on the calf spine, 
otherwise fine. First edition. Fine / The Janus Press 1975-1980, p. 40. Of 
240 copies, one of 75 copies in this binding for Twinrocker and Janus Press 
(the other 165 copies, for the Gruffyground Press, are in paper 
covers).  #44326.  $200.00

Franklin, Benjamin. The old mistresses' apologue known as Advice to a young 
man on the choice of a mistress written on the 25th of June 1745.  Newark, 
West Burke, Vermont, The Janus Press, 1975. Original Ingrid brown paper 
wrappers, dark brown Fabriano endpapers. Creased at the left edge of the 
text block, otherwise fine. Fine / The Janus Press 1975-1980, variant 
edition. 100 numbered copies signed by Claire Van Vliet printed for the 
press's 21st and Claire Van Vliet's 42nd birthdays on Kozu Special paper. 
#66657.  $75.00

Capetanakis, Demetrios.  The poetry of Demetrios Capetanakis.  [n.p.] The 
Janus Press, 1966. Gray Fabriano over boards. Fine. Fine, The Janus Press 
1955-1975, p. 37. One of 100 numbered copies. Designed, set, printed on 
Vandercook proofing press at the University of Wisconsin, and bound by Cl 
aire Van Vliet.  #70081.  $175.00

Gunn, Thom.  The missed beat with a wood engraving by Simon 
Brett.   Sidcot, The Gruffyground Press, 1976. Fine in green wrappers. 
First English edition, first state. Of 220 copies, one of 170 for the 
Gruffyground Press. Signed by the author and the artist. The text is 
handset Times New Roman printed on Ak awara at The Janus Press. Hagstrom / 
Bixby A23b.  #70230.  $125.00

Johnson, W. R.  Easter.  Relief prints by Claire Van Vliet.  [West Burke] 
Vermont, The Janus Press, 1970. Stiff green wrappers. Fine. First edition. 
One of 250 numbered copies signed by Claire Van Vliet. The Janus Press 
1955-75, p. 38.  #70280.  $100.00

Kinnell, Galway.  Fergus falling, with a handcoloured lithograph by Claire 
Van Vliet.  Newark, Vermont, Janus Press, 1979. Fine in quarter cloth and 
paper boards, printed paper label on the spine. First edition. One of 120 
numbered copies signed by the author and the artist. Ruth Fine / The Janus 
Press 1975-80, p. 44.  #70288.  $200.00

Leontief, Estelle.  Whatever happens, with a color relief print by Claire 
Van Vliet.
West Burke, Vermont, The Janus Press, 1975. Charcoal gray cloth, printed 
paper label on the spine. Fine. Indicated in the colophon as being a 
Copyright Office copy and numbered 47. Copyright Office and Library of 
Congress surplus duplicate stam ps. First edition. One of 250 numbered 
copies signed by the author and the artist. Fine / The Janus Press 1975-80, 
p. 35.  #70314.  $50.00


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