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International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB)

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We specialize in 20th century poetry, literary private press books, and bibliography.

We invite you to browse our catalogs below or search for individual authors, titles or subjects in the box to the left.




HAND PAPERMAKING PORTFOLIOS

  • #6. Denker, Eric. Innovative printmaking on handmade paper.
  • #7. Folsom, Rose. Calligraphy and Handmade Paper.
  • #8. Glaubinger, Jane. The Art of Pulp Painting.
  • #9. Montanaro, Ann. Handmade paper in motion.
  • A COMPLETE SET, #1-9


    A DANCE OF DEATH: 1987-1992

  • A collaborative portfolio exploring modern aspects of The Dans Macabre. Printed and pubished by John Risseeuw at the Cabbagehead Press, 1992. $4500.00
  • 19 prints, numbered and signed by artist and/or author. Each 20 x 16-1/4”. Housed in a handsome black Japanese silk clamshell box.
  • Artists and writers include Rita Dove, Antonio Frasconi, Carolyn Forché, Lois M. Johnson, Holly Near, Pete Seeger, Barbara Luck, Claire Van Vliet, Bill Weege.
  • Click HERE for a complete description.


    AUTHOR COLLECTIONS

  • George V. Higgins (1939 - 1999) : A comprehensive collection. $ 1200
  • William Goyen (1915-1983) -- Texas novelist, editor and critic: A Collection. $ 2,800
  • Henry Blake Fuller (1857 - 1929)-- American novelists, critic and satirist: a collection. $ 2,500
  • William Vaughn Moody (1869 - 1910) -- Poet and Playwright : A bibliographic collection $ 800


    20th CENTURY LITERATURE, BELLE LETTRES, CRITICISM, DRAMA, ESSAYS, MEMOIRS

  • A through M
  • N through Z


    20th CENTURY POETRY - Adams to Zaturenska (317 items)