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Letterpress Book Exhibit

  • Eat My Words Bookstore 214 13th Avenue NE Minneapolis United States (map)

A collection of rare letterpress books will be on display to the public at Eat My Words bookstore. This collection, largely produced by Yolla Bolly Press, includes letterpress and woodcut illustrated books as well as prospectuses. We welcome you to an open house viewing event and a short reading from the collection by Jacqueline White, daughter of the curators.

Available for purchase. Contact eatmywordsbooks@gmail.com for enquiries.

Read below for full list of titles.

·         Zapata, by John Steinbeck.  Yolla Bolly Press (1991). With slipcase. $750.

·         Flight, by John Steinbeck.  Yolla Bolly Press (1984). $350.

·         My First Summer in the Sierra, by John Muir.  Yolla Bolly Press (1988). Includes slipcase, prospectus and personal library letter. $1500.

·         The Winged Life, The Poetic Life of Henry David Thoreau, by Henry David Thoreau.  Yolla Bolly Press (1986). With slipcase. $2000.

·         One of the Missing, by Ambrose Bierce.  Yolla Bolly Press (1991). With slipcase. $725.

·         The Inland Whale, by Theodora Kroeber.  Yolla Bolly Press (1987). Includes slipcase and personal library letter.  $1500.

·         The Nature of Nature and The Tree, by John Fowles.  Yolla Bolly Press (1995).  With slipcase and prospectus. $600.

·         True Bear Stories, by Joaquin Miller.  Yolla Bolly Press (1985). With slipcase. $250.

·         Under the Aztec Sun, by Harriet Doerr.  Yolla Bolly Press (1990). With slipcase. $150.

·         Boss Dog, A Fable in Six Parts, MFK Fisher.  Yolla Bolly Press (1990). With slipcase. $200.

·         This is My Blood, by James Laughlin.  Yolla Bolly Press (1989). No slipcase, but clear plastic jacket. $65.

·         Two Rivers, by Wallace Stegner.  Yolla Bolly Press (1989). No slipcase. $110.

·         The Adventures of Chef Gallois, by Idwal Jones.  Yolla Bolly Press (2000). With slipcase. $400.

·         The House that Jeffers Built, by Donnan Call Jeffers.  Two volumes. Yolla Bolly Press (1993). With slipcase and prospectus. $300.

·         The Klamath Knot, by David Rains Wallace.  Yolla Bolly Press (1983). With slipcase. $100.

·         Printer’s Dozen, by James and Carolyn Robinson, Yolla Bolly Press (1985?).  $22

·         Catching the Light: Remembering Wallace Stegner, an anthology.  Stanford University Library (1996). With slipcase. $100.

 

·         Small Towns Book, by James and Carolyn Robertson. Anchor Book (1978). $8

 

·         Prospectus for Two Kitchens of Provence, by MFK Fisher.  Yolla Bolly Press (1999). $35.

·         Prospectus for Paris France, by Gertrude Stein.  Yolla Bolly Press (2000). $35.

·         Prospectus for Inner Galaxy, by Loren Eiseley.  Yolla Bolly Press (2002). $35.

·         Prospectus for Babette’s Feast, by Isak Dinesen.  Yolla Bolly Press (1997). $50.

·         Prospectus for The Roan Stallion, by Robinson Jeffers.  Yolla Bolly Press (1990). $35.

·         Prospectus for The Man Who Made Wine, by J.M. Scott.  Yolla Bolly Press (1996). $15.

·         Prospectus for Theseus, by Andre Gide.  Yolla Bolly Press (______). $35.

 

·         Little Journey to the Home of Joaquin Miller, by Elbert Hubbard.  Roycrofters (1903). $35.

·         A Beastly Alphabet, by Jean Garrett. Self-Published (2010).  $25.

·         A Vision of Thoreau, by Henry David Thoreau, illustrated by Antonio Frasconi. Antonio Frasconi (1965).  $275.

·         Del Quien lo Tomo, by Joel Oppenheimer. Perishable Press (1982).  $75.

·         Weather, by William Stafford. Perishable Press (1969).  $425.

·         Ballerina & Cow Painted Sculpture, by Schomer Lichtner.  $75.

·         Messages from the Garden. Dirtman Journal (1976).  $35.

·         The Garden Journal. Round Valley Garden Project #2 (1978).  $35.

Earlier Event: June 20
Reading by Dougie Padilla
Later Event: June 23
Artist Roundtable