My (fine press) Books For Trade

Updated: July 26, 2021

Hey All, I'm putting together a list of all fine press books I have for trade, this will obviously change over time. I'm happy to consider most any trade, since (for better or worse) I am interested in most any good book! I list a few of my wants below, but again feel free to send me a message if you are interested - and let's see if we can find something :)

TRADE LIST:
Epicurus - LEC (spine in poor shape, slipcase poor, internally NF/F)
The Gentleman from Cracow & The Mirror - LEC (with Monthly Letter & announcement)
The Idiot - LEC
The Oresteia - Allen
Robinson Jeffers a Portrait - Yolla Bolly (with Thank You card)
Romeo and Juliet - Heritage Press (1935)
The Sea Around US - LEC
This Is My Blood - Yolla Bolly (one of 50 slipcased, signed by James Laughlin)


I would say the most desirable/rare book in my current list is the Allen Press Oresteia - one of the most beautiful books I have ever owned. Below are a couple pictures of the actual set I have for trade:





WANT LIST:
Allen Press - most titles
Arion Press - a few titles
Grabhorn Press - will consider most titles
Limited Editions Club - quite a few titles
Yolla Bolly Press - a few titles
Other Fine Press - let me know what you have for trade!

As an example: some of the titles I'm looking for include:

A commonplace Book of Cookery - Arion Press
A Lie of the Mind - Arion
American Buffalo - Arion
Alice in Wonderland - LEC
The Bacchae - Allen Press
Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press
Hiroshima - LEC
Julius Caesar - Grabhorn
On the Origin of the Species - LEC
Poems of Robert Frost - LEC
Poems and a Memoir - LEC
Season in Hell - LEC
...and many more!

Well, I'll bite, though I'm afraid our lists don't match up all that much and I don't have that many that I am willing to part with yet (give me a chance to read them first). At the moment, the ones on my to trade list are:

Pride and Prejudice (half leather) - Thornwillow Press
The Nose - Arion Press

There are also a number of Folio Society standard editions I am hoping to trade, which I'll get around to posting about on that forum someday.

In terms of fine press books I'm looking for, I am principally interested in books about Japan, and Asia, with the LEC version of Snow Country at the top of the list.

The Allen Press Oresteia looks like it is in superb condition and, of course- it's beautiful.

>3 SDB2012: it is, and it is :)
One of my favorite fine press editions of all time, and in my opinion one of the best works the Allen Press has produced - which is saying quite a bit.

Little Women has found a new home

Added:

LEC Epicurus

The Cats of Copenhagen - Ithys Press, has been traded. Others still available :)

Update 6/7 - Current Titles:

Centipede Press:
Blindsight & Exchoparxia
The Complete Kane (5 books)
Cornell Woolrich - I married A Dead Man
The Fog
Logan's Run
Masters of Science Fiction: James Patrick Kelly, Fritz Leiber, Richard Wilson
The Sheep Look Up
Stand on Zanzibar
The Werewolf of Paris
Vathek

Easton Press:
History of the Crusades -- 2 Volumes -- Dore DLE -- Limited to 600 copies
Ovid's Metamorphosis -- 2 Volumes -- Second Volume sealed -- Limited to 400 copies

Folio Society:
The Complete Short Stories of Philip K. Dick -- LE
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana -- LE

And of course my fine-press listings:
Epicurus - LEC (spine in poor shape, slipcase poor, internally NF/F)
The Gentleman from Cracow & The Mirror - LEC (with Monthly Letter & announcement)
The Idiot - LEC
J. Johnson TYPOGRAPHIA with an Original Leaf (has blindstamp on free endpaper, but otherwise NF/F)
Leaves of Grass - LEC - Edward Weston edition (includes new custom crafted slipcase)
Peter Rugg - Comet Press
Poor Richard's Almanacks - LEC - signed by Norman Rockwell, lacking slipcase
Romeo and Juliet - Heritage Press (1935)
The Sea Around US - LEC

Updated 6/7

I'm looking for a giftable copy of any Jane Austen novels. If you have one for trade, let me know! Thanks.

Update -- I've traded a number of books, but have also added a few to the trade list. The "big" one I'm adding is

The Man Who Planted Trees -- LEC, complete with Letter in perfect condition



If you would like more pics just let me know. Other books for trade are --

Centipede Press:
The Complete Kane (5 books)
Cornell Woolrich - I married A Dead Man
The Fog
The Sheep Look Up
Stand on Zanzibar
The Werewolf of Paris
Vathek

Easton Press:
History of the Crusades -- 2 Volumes -- Dore DLE -- Limited to 600 copies
London A Pilgrimage -- DLE -- Limited to 400 copies -- Sealed
Ovid's Metamorphosis -- 2 Volumes -- Second Volume Sealed -- Limited to 400 copies
Pawn of Prophecy -- Signed by David Eddings -- Sealed


Folio Society:
The Complete Short Stories of Philip K. Dick -- LE
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana -- LE

And of course my other fine-press listings:
Epicurus - LEC (spine in poor shape, slipcase poor, internally NF/F)
The Gentleman from Cracow & The Mirror - LEC (with Monthly Letter & announcement)
The Idiot - LEC
J. Johnson TYPOGRAPHIA with an Original Leaf (has blindstamp on free endpaper, but otherwise NF/F)
Leaves of Grass - LEC - Edward Weston edition (includes new custom crafted slipcase)
Peter Rugg - Comet Press
Poor Richard's Almanacks - LEC - signed by Norman Rockwell, lacking slipcase
Romeo and Juliet - Heritage Press (1935)
The Sea Around US - LEC

>11 astropi: I sent you a message about The Man Who Planted Trees if nobody’s snapped it up!

>12 NathanOv: I hope you get it, Nathan, as it is one of my absolute favourites on my shelf!

>13 ChestnutPress: I just hope I have something interesting enough to offer in trade! I’ve watched the secondary prices on this one really ballon over the last year or two while I hesitated on purchasing it.

Happy to say the magnificent Man Who Planted Trees has found a loving new home :)
(apologies to those that emailed a bit late, I hope you manage to find a copy)
My updated trade list is below. Please note I am adding some Suntup editions for trade!

Updated Trade List:

Centipede Press:
The Complete Kane (5 books)
Cornell Woolrich - I married A Dead Man
The Fog
The Sheep Look Up
Stand on Zanzibar
The Werewolf of Paris


Easton Press:
History of the Crusades -- 2 Volumes -- Dore DLE -- Limited to 600 copies
London A Pilgrimage -- DLE -- Limited to 400 copies -- Sealed
Ovid's Metamorphosis -- 2 Volumes -- Second Volume Sealed -- Limited to 400 copies
Pawn of Prophecy -- Signed by David Eddings -- Sealed


Folio Society:
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana -- LE

Suntup Press
Brother (Numbered)
Guests (Numbered)
Horns (Numbered)
Johnny Got His Gun (AE)
Rosemary's Baby (Numbered)
The Road (Numbered)
Starship Troopers (Numbered)


And of course my other fine-press listings:

The Gentleman from Cracow & The Mirror - LEC (with Monthly Letter & announcement)
The Idiot - LEC
J. Johnson TYPOGRAPHIA with an Original Leaf (has blindstamp on free endpaper, but otherwise NF/F)
Leaves of Grass - LEC - Edward Weston edition (includes new custom crafted slipcase)
Peter Rugg - Comet Press
Poor Richard's Almanacks - LEC - signed by Norman Rockwell, lacking slipcase
Romeo and Juliet - Heritage Press (1935)

The following have been added:


A Christmas Carol -- Lyra's Press
The Picture of Dorian Gray -- Lyra's Press


Drop me a line if you're interested in trading, thanks :)

One book on my search list is Curious King's "The Blade Itself" - if anyone has a copy let me know :)

Updated -- July 3rd
Added a number of fine press and a few other books for trade. If interested, let me know. I'm looking for both fine press and non-fine press books. Probably the most rare of my new additions is The Battle of Flamborough Head by The Press of Robert Lomascolo, I've never seen a copy for sale before.

Fine Press:
The Battle of Flamborough Head -- The Press of Robert Lomascolo (limited to 30 copies)
The Canterbury Tales -- 1913 Medici Society, Limited to 500 hand-numbered copies, featuring illustrations by W.R. Flint
A Christmas Carol -- Lyra's Press, Numbered Edition
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard -- LEC, two pages have tears in them
The Decorations A Christmas Story by Ramsey Campbell -- Alpenhouse Apparitions (signed)
The Gentleman from Cracow & The Mirror -- LEC (with Monthly Letter & announcement)
The Idiot -- LEC
J. Johnson TYPOGRAPHIA with an Original Leaf (has blindstamp on free endpaper, but otherwise NF/F)
Leaves of Grass -- LEC, Edward Weston edition (includes new custom crafted slipcase)
Paradise Lost -- Heritage Press -- William Blake illustrations
Peter Rugg -- Comet Press
The Picture of Dorian Gray -- Lyra's Press, Numbered Edition
Poor Richard's Almanacks -- LEC - signed by Norman Rockwell, lacking slipcase
Romeo and Juliet -- Heritage Press (1935)


Centipede Press:
The Complete Kane (5 books)
Cornell Woolrich: I married A Dead Man
The Fog
The Sheep Look Up
Stand on Zanzibar
The Werewolf of Paris


Easton Press:
The Complete Collected Poems of Maya Angelou -- SIGNED & Factory Sealed
The First Six Books Of The Elements Of Euclid -- Factory Sealed
History of the Crusades -- 2 Volumes, Dore DLE, Limited to 600 copies
London A Pilgrimage -- DLE, Limited to 400 copies, Factory Sealed
Milan Kundera Masterpieces -- The Unbearable Lightness of Being (SIGNED), The Festival of Insignificance, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting, Limited to 350 copies
Ovid's Metamorphosis -- 2 Volumes, Second Volume Sealed, Limited to 400 copies
Sophie's Choice -- SIGNED, New & Sealed


Folio Society:
Jaws
The Kama Sutra of Vatsyayana -- LE

Suntup Press
Horns (Numbered)
Johnny Got His Gun (AE)
Rosemary's Baby (Numbered)
The Road (Numbered)
Starship Troopers (Numbered)


Other Press
The Ultimate Triumph -- The Heroic Fantasy of Robert E Howard (Limited Edition)

>18 astropi:
I reviwed The Battle of Flambourgh Head at https://www.librarything.com/topic/346596

>19 wcarter: Your reviews are always top-notch, thank you!

I added a few books.

LEC: The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
This book has two pages which have tears in them. That's unfortunate, because otherwise it would be in fine condition. Clearly, it's not worth much, but perhaps someone will still appreciate this...

HP: Paradise Lost with the William Blake illustrations. Some sunning on the spine. Definitely not an expensive copy, but nevertheless quite nice and Blake's illustrations are stunning (of course).

Here is the "big one" -- All Three Volumes of the 1913 Limited Edition of The Canterbury Tales published by the Medici Society and limited to 500 copies. This edition features the gorgeous (my personal favorite) illustrations by William Russell Flint. There is some soiling to the covers, but honestly quite little overall and internally I would say NF/F condition. Happy to send pics, here are two teasers --

Updated --
Removed some books that have been traded, and added a few more to the list. If anything is of interest, drop me a message :)

>22 astropi: can I ask if the copy of The Picture of Dorian Grey you are advertising is a spare or a replacement? I ask as I note in another thread you recently said how much you enjoy having that book.
I also like the art very much, but I think the shipping to the UK may be cost prohibitive.

>23 paulm16: Sent you a message :)

Just a bump to note that my copy of Suntup's The Road includes everything including the letterpress Broadside --



See post 18 for my complete list --