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[YOLLA BOLLY PRESS]. A collection of 33 publications by the Yolla Bolly Press, 8o-2o, original bindings.
Comprising:
ADAMIC, Louis. RJ: Robinson Jeffers: A Portrait. Covelo, Ca.: Carolyn and James Robertson Publishers [The Yolla Bolly Press], 1983. Written by Louis Adamic, with a foreword by Garth Sherwood Jeffers. Gray cloth boards, glassine dust jacket, by the Schuberth Bindery. No. 76 of 265 copies (edition of 285), signed by Garth S. Jeffers. -- JEFFERS, Robinson. Cawdor. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, Carolyn and James Robertson Publishers, 1983. Afterword by James D. Houston; woodblocks by Mark Livingston. Maroon morocco spine, dark blue cloth boards, in gray paper slipcase; bound by Hans Schuberth. No. 47 of 240 copies, signed by James D. Houston and Mark Livingston. Laid-in: printed slip regarding quality control at the press. -- SAROYAN, William. The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapese and Other Stories. Covelo, Ca.: Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press, 1984. Afterword by Herbert Gold; woodblocks by Bill Prochnow. Maroon leather spine, cloth boards (text); cloth portfolio (additional illustrations); in a wooden box; by the Schuberth Bookbindery. No. 12 of 25 copies of the Collector's Edition (total edition: 220 copies), signed by Herbert Gold and Bill Prochnow. With a portfolio of six hand-colored illustrations. -- STEINBECK, John. Flight: A Story. Covelo, Ca.: Carolyn and James Robertson, Publishers, The Yolla Bolly Press, 1984. Afterword by Wallace Stegner; illustrations by Karin Wikstrvm. Printed gray cloth boards, in dull orange paper slipcase. No. 47 of 260 copies, signed by Wallace Stegner and Karin Wikstrvm. Laid-in: printed card regarding quality control at the press. -- MILLER, Joaquin. True Bear Stories. Covelo, Ca.: Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press, 1985. Foreword by William Everson, woodblocks by Vincent Perez; edited by James Robertson. Thick leather wrapper, in slipcase, by the Schuberth Bookbindery. No. 47 of 230 copies (edition of 250), signed by William Everson and Vencent Perez. -- SAROYAN, William. The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapese and Other Stories. Covelo, Ca.: Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press, 1984. Afterword by Herbert Gold, woodblocks by Bill Prochnow. Maroon cloth boards, in slipcase, by the Schuberth Bindery. No. 47 of 220 copies, signed by Herbert Gold and Bill Prochnow. Laid-in: printed slip explaining quality control at the press and variation in copies. -- JEFFERS, Una, and Robinson JEFFERS. Where Shall I Take You To: The Love Letters of Una and Robinson Jeffers. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 10 January 1987. Edited by Robert Kafka, foreword by Garth Jeffers. UJR in large calligraphic letters on title page. Pale orange cloth, in slipcase, by the Schuberth Bindery. No. 133 of 245 copies on Ragston paper (edition of 255). Accompanied by a prospectus. -- KROEBER, Theodora. The Inland Whale. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1987. Oblong. Woodblocks by Karin Wikstrvm; foreword by Ursula K. LeGuin. Stabbed with a linen cord, in natural Belgian linen boards, in brown laid paper slipcase; bound by the Schuberth Bookbindery. No. 50 of 135 copies, signed by Karin Wikstrvm. -- MUIR, John. My First Summer in the Sierra. Covelo, Ca.: Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press, 1988. Twelve wood engravings by Michael McCurdy; foreword and a note on the text by Frederick Turner. Natural cloth, in blue paper slipcase, by the Schuberth Bookbindery. No. 24 of 155 copies, signed by the illustrator. With a copy of the prospectus. -- LAUGHLIN, James. This Is My Blood. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1989. Printed paper wrappers, printed mylar dust jacket. No. 36 of 200 copies in wrappers (edition of 255). -- STEGNER, Wallace. Two Rivers. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1989. Half-title: Seven Short Stories. Dark green paper wrappers, dust jacket. No. 36 of 200 copies in wrappers (edition of 255). -- BUESCHER, Jean. A Bird's Life. Covelo, Ca: Parley Vale Press (colophon: printed at the Yolla Bolly Press), 1990. Printed wrappers [stored in a manila envelope]. No. 5 of 45 copies. -- BUESCHER, Jean. I Was on My Way up the Stairs to See You. Covelo, Ca: Parley Vale Press (colophon: printed at the Yolla Bolly Press), 1990. Printed wrappers. No. 46 of 60 copies. -- DOERR, Harriet. Under an Aztec Sun. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1990. Stiff maroon paper wrappers, in orange card slipcase. No. 36 of 190 copies in wrappers (edition of 255). -- FISHER, M.F.K. Boss Dog: A Fable in Six Parts. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1990. Stiff printed wrappers, in card slipcase. No. 36 of 190 copies in wrappers (edition of 255). -- JEFFERS, Robinson. Roan Stallion: A Narrative Poem. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1990. Illustrated with woodblocks by Karin Wikstrvm. Gray-green pigskin suede (text); blue-gray stiff paper wrappers (commentary); in blue-gray clamshell case. No. 35 of 60 copies (edition of 155 copies), signed by Karin Wikstrvm; with an extra print signed by the artist, and a separately bound commentary by Tim Hunt, "Nature, Narrative, and Knowing: Jeffers and the Mode of Roan Stallion," signed by Tim Hunt. -- BIERCE, Ambrose. One of the Missing: Tales of the War Between the States. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1991. Introduction by Page Smith; illustrations by David Page. Black leather (text); black cloth portfolio (plates); together in black cloth clamshell case. No. 15 of 30 copies bound in leather (edition of 120 copies of which 100 for sale), with an extra suite of unbound prints, signed by Page Smith and David B. Page. -- STEINBECK, John. Zapata: A Narrative, in Dramatic Form, of the Life of Emiliano Zapata. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1991. Woodcuts by Karin Wikstrvm. Maroon cloth spine and corners, printed handmade Japanese paper boards (text); handmade Japanese paper wrappers (supplemental text); together in maroon cloth folding case. No. 30 of 40 copies with hand-colored illustrations, signed by the illustrator; also with an additional print signed by the illustrator; and a supplemental text by Robert E. Morsberger, "Zapata, the Man, the Myth, and the Mexican Revolution: Commentary on John Steinbeck's Narrative," signed by the author. -- LAWRENCE, David Herbert. The Man Who Died: A Story. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1992. With a suite of woodcuts by Leonard Baskin and a commentary by John Fowles. Vellum, in wooden box. No. 3 of 35 copies (edition of 110) bound in vellum, signed by Baskin and Fowles, with a suite of unbound prints signed by the artist, enclosed in a box of bay laurel and cedar woods. -- LAWRENCE, David Herbert. The Man Who Died: A Story. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1992. With a suite of woodcuts by Leonard Baskin and a commentary by John Fowles. White cloth, in natural cloth slipcase. No. 31 of 85 copies (edition of 110) bound in Japanese cotton in a linen slipcase. -- JEFFERS, Donnan Call, and Garth Sherwood JEFFERS. The House that Jeffers Built. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1993. 2 vols. Volume I: The Building of Tor House, written by Donnan Call Jeffers and illustrated with photographs for which captions have been written by Garth Sherwood Jeffers; Volume II: Memories of Tor House, written by Garth Sherwood Jeffers, illustrated with photographs for which captions have been written by the author. Taupe cloth, together in matching slipcase. No. 41 of 175 copies, signed by Garth Jeffers. -- The Bread of Days. El pan de los dias: Once poetas mexicanos. Eleven Mexican Poets. Covelo, CA: Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press, 1994. Translated by Samuel Beckett; notes on the poets by Octavio Paz; commentaries by Eliot Weinberger and Octavio Paz; twelve etchings by Enrique Chagoya. Natural cloth spine, pictorial paper boards (text); gray paper portfolio (prints); in natural cloth box. Copy VIII of 12 (ediion of 180, 140 for sale), accompanied by a suite of twelve unbound prints, signed by Paz, Weinberger and Chagoya. With a copy of the prospectus. -- PAZ, Octavio, and Eliot WEINBERGER. Commentary on the Samuel Beckett Translation for the Yolla Bolly Press Edition of The Bread of Days. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1994. Includes introduction by Eliot Weinberger and "Afterword: A Conversation with Octavio Paz". "From the Yolla Bolly Press limited edition of The Bread of Days ..." Pictorial gray paper wrappers. One of 100 copies printed for private distribution. -- FOWLES, John. The Nature of Nature; The Tree: Two Essays. Covelo, Ca: Published by Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press, 1995. Accompanied by eight woodcuts by Aaron Johnson. Gray printed cloth (text); gray cloth portfolio (prints); together in gray cloth clamshell case. Copy E of 10 (edition of 185), with a suite of eight unbound prints, signed by John Fowles and Aaron Johnson. -- FOWLES, John. The Nature of Nature: An Essay. Covelo, Ca: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1995. Woodcut by Aaron Johnson. Dark gray printed wrappers. One of 275 copies, signed by the author. -- SCOTT, J.M. The Man Who Made Wine. Covelo, Ca: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1996. Oblong. A story written by J.M. Scott, with a commentary by Rod Smith, drawings by Deanna Glad. Original dark red cloth, in slipcase. No. 14 of 200 cloth-bound copies (edition of 600), signed by Rod Smith and Deanna Glad. Accompanied by a blank card printed with a woodblock from the book. -- STEGNER, Page, and Mary STEGNER, eds. Catching the Light: Remembering Wallace Stegner. Stanford, Ca: Sanford University Libraries (printed at The Yolla Bolly Press), 20 May 1996. Original unbleached cloth, in slipcase. No. 280 of 300 copies. -- DINESEN, Isak. Babette's Feast. Covelo, Ca: Yolla Bolly Press, 1997. Woodcuts by Karin Wikstrvm, afterword by Richard Olney. Dark blue cloth spine, blue patterned paper sides, by the Cardoza-James Binding Company; in dark blue paper slipcase, by John DeMerritt. No. 18 of 250 copies, signed by Richard Olney and Karin Wikstrvm. -- ROBERTSON, James and Carolyn. Making Books in the Woods. Covelo, Ca: Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press 1997. Printed handmade paper wrappers. No. 43 of 1000 copies, signed by the authors. -- GIDE, André. Theseus. Covelo, Ca: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1998. Translation by John Russell, drawings by Sidney Goodman. Green suede, in cork-covered case. No. VI of 20 copies (edition of 105), signed by the artist, Sidney Goodman. With an original print by Goodman, no. 6 of 26. -- FISHER, M.F.K. Deux cuisines en Provence. Two Kitchens in Provence. [Covelo, Ca.]: Yolla Bolly Press, 1999. Afterword by Alice Waters, drawings by Ward Schumaker. Yellow cloth, in slipcase. No. 53 of 225 copies, signed by Waters and Schumaker. Accompanied by a copy of the prospectus. -- STEIN, Gertrude. Paris France: A Memoir. [Covelo, Ca]: Yolla Bolly Press, 2000. Drawings by Ward Schumaker, afterword by George Plimpton. Brown paper boards, in slipcase. No. 39 of 200 copies, signed by Plimpton and Schumaker. (33)
Comprising:
ADAMIC, Louis. RJ: Robinson Jeffers: A Portrait. Covelo, Ca.: Carolyn and James Robertson Publishers [The Yolla Bolly Press], 1983. Written by Louis Adamic, with a foreword by Garth Sherwood Jeffers. Gray cloth boards, glassine dust jacket, by the Schuberth Bindery. No. 76 of 265 copies (edition of 285), signed by Garth S. Jeffers. -- JEFFERS, Robinson. Cawdor. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, Carolyn and James Robertson Publishers, 1983. Afterword by James D. Houston; woodblocks by Mark Livingston. Maroon morocco spine, dark blue cloth boards, in gray paper slipcase; bound by Hans Schuberth. No. 47 of 240 copies, signed by James D. Houston and Mark Livingston. Laid-in: printed slip regarding quality control at the press. -- SAROYAN, William. The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapese and Other Stories. Covelo, Ca.: Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press, 1984. Afterword by Herbert Gold; woodblocks by Bill Prochnow. Maroon leather spine, cloth boards (text); cloth portfolio (additional illustrations); in a wooden box; by the Schuberth Bookbindery. No. 12 of 25 copies of the Collector's Edition (total edition: 220 copies), signed by Herbert Gold and Bill Prochnow. With a portfolio of six hand-colored illustrations. -- STEINBECK, John. Flight: A Story. Covelo, Ca.: Carolyn and James Robertson, Publishers, The Yolla Bolly Press, 1984. Afterword by Wallace Stegner; illustrations by Karin Wikstrvm. Printed gray cloth boards, in dull orange paper slipcase. No. 47 of 260 copies, signed by Wallace Stegner and Karin Wikstrvm. Laid-in: printed card regarding quality control at the press. -- MILLER, Joaquin. True Bear Stories. Covelo, Ca.: Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press, 1985. Foreword by William Everson, woodblocks by Vincent Perez; edited by James Robertson. Thick leather wrapper, in slipcase, by the Schuberth Bookbindery. No. 47 of 230 copies (edition of 250), signed by William Everson and Vencent Perez. -- SAROYAN, William. The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapese and Other Stories. Covelo, Ca.: Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press, 1984. Afterword by Herbert Gold, woodblocks by Bill Prochnow. Maroon cloth boards, in slipcase, by the Schuberth Bindery. No. 47 of 220 copies, signed by Herbert Gold and Bill Prochnow. Laid-in: printed slip explaining quality control at the press and variation in copies. -- JEFFERS, Una, and Robinson JEFFERS. Where Shall I Take You To: The Love Letters of Una and Robinson Jeffers. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 10 January 1987. Edited by Robert Kafka, foreword by Garth Jeffers. UJR in large calligraphic letters on title page. Pale orange cloth, in slipcase, by the Schuberth Bindery. No. 133 of 245 copies on Ragston paper (edition of 255). Accompanied by a prospectus. -- KROEBER, Theodora. The Inland Whale. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1987. Oblong. Woodblocks by Karin Wikstrvm; foreword by Ursula K. LeGuin. Stabbed with a linen cord, in natural Belgian linen boards, in brown laid paper slipcase; bound by the Schuberth Bookbindery. No. 50 of 135 copies, signed by Karin Wikstrvm. -- MUIR, John. My First Summer in the Sierra. Covelo, Ca.: Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press, 1988. Twelve wood engravings by Michael McCurdy; foreword and a note on the text by Frederick Turner. Natural cloth, in blue paper slipcase, by the Schuberth Bookbindery. No. 24 of 155 copies, signed by the illustrator. With a copy of the prospectus. -- LAUGHLIN, James. This Is My Blood. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1989. Printed paper wrappers, printed mylar dust jacket. No. 36 of 200 copies in wrappers (edition of 255). -- STEGNER, Wallace. Two Rivers. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1989. Half-title: Seven Short Stories. Dark green paper wrappers, dust jacket. No. 36 of 200 copies in wrappers (edition of 255). -- BUESCHER, Jean. A Bird's Life. Covelo, Ca: Parley Vale Press (colophon: printed at the Yolla Bolly Press), 1990. Printed wrappers [stored in a manila envelope]. No. 5 of 45 copies. -- BUESCHER, Jean. I Was on My Way up the Stairs to See You. Covelo, Ca: Parley Vale Press (colophon: printed at the Yolla Bolly Press), 1990. Printed wrappers. No. 46 of 60 copies. -- DOERR, Harriet. Under an Aztec Sun. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1990. Stiff maroon paper wrappers, in orange card slipcase. No. 36 of 190 copies in wrappers (edition of 255). -- FISHER, M.F.K. Boss Dog: A Fable in Six Parts. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1990. Stiff printed wrappers, in card slipcase. No. 36 of 190 copies in wrappers (edition of 255). -- JEFFERS, Robinson. Roan Stallion: A Narrative Poem. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1990. Illustrated with woodblocks by Karin Wikstrvm. Gray-green pigskin suede (text); blue-gray stiff paper wrappers (commentary); in blue-gray clamshell case. No. 35 of 60 copies (edition of 155 copies), signed by Karin Wikstrvm; with an extra print signed by the artist, and a separately bound commentary by Tim Hunt, "Nature, Narrative, and Knowing: Jeffers and the Mode of Roan Stallion," signed by Tim Hunt. -- BIERCE, Ambrose. One of the Missing: Tales of the War Between the States. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1991. Introduction by Page Smith; illustrations by David Page. Black leather (text); black cloth portfolio (plates); together in black cloth clamshell case. No. 15 of 30 copies bound in leather (edition of 120 copies of which 100 for sale), with an extra suite of unbound prints, signed by Page Smith and David B. Page. -- STEINBECK, John. Zapata: A Narrative, in Dramatic Form, of the Life of Emiliano Zapata. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1991. Woodcuts by Karin Wikstrvm. Maroon cloth spine and corners, printed handmade Japanese paper boards (text); handmade Japanese paper wrappers (supplemental text); together in maroon cloth folding case. No. 30 of 40 copies with hand-colored illustrations, signed by the illustrator; also with an additional print signed by the illustrator; and a supplemental text by Robert E. Morsberger, "Zapata, the Man, the Myth, and the Mexican Revolution: Commentary on John Steinbeck's Narrative," signed by the author. -- LAWRENCE, David Herbert. The Man Who Died: A Story. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1992. With a suite of woodcuts by Leonard Baskin and a commentary by John Fowles. Vellum, in wooden box. No. 3 of 35 copies (edition of 110) bound in vellum, signed by Baskin and Fowles, with a suite of unbound prints signed by the artist, enclosed in a box of bay laurel and cedar woods. -- LAWRENCE, David Herbert. The Man Who Died: A Story. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1992. With a suite of woodcuts by Leonard Baskin and a commentary by John Fowles. White cloth, in natural cloth slipcase. No. 31 of 85 copies (edition of 110) bound in Japanese cotton in a linen slipcase. -- JEFFERS, Donnan Call, and Garth Sherwood JEFFERS. The House that Jeffers Built. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1993. 2 vols. Volume I: The Building of Tor House, written by Donnan Call Jeffers and illustrated with photographs for which captions have been written by Garth Sherwood Jeffers; Volume II: Memories of Tor House, written by Garth Sherwood Jeffers, illustrated with photographs for which captions have been written by the author. Taupe cloth, together in matching slipcase. No. 41 of 175 copies, signed by Garth Jeffers. -- The Bread of Days. El pan de los dias: Once poetas mexicanos. Eleven Mexican Poets. Covelo, CA: Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press, 1994. Translated by Samuel Beckett; notes on the poets by Octavio Paz; commentaries by Eliot Weinberger and Octavio Paz; twelve etchings by Enrique Chagoya. Natural cloth spine, pictorial paper boards (text); gray paper portfolio (prints); in natural cloth box. Copy VIII of 12 (ediion of 180, 140 for sale), accompanied by a suite of twelve unbound prints, signed by Paz, Weinberger and Chagoya. With a copy of the prospectus. -- PAZ, Octavio, and Eliot WEINBERGER. Commentary on the Samuel Beckett Translation for the Yolla Bolly Press Edition of The Bread of Days. Covelo, Ca.: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1994. Includes introduction by Eliot Weinberger and "Afterword: A Conversation with Octavio Paz". "From the Yolla Bolly Press limited edition of The Bread of Days ..." Pictorial gray paper wrappers. One of 100 copies printed for private distribution. -- FOWLES, John. The Nature of Nature; The Tree: Two Essays. Covelo, Ca: Published by Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press, 1995. Accompanied by eight woodcuts by Aaron Johnson. Gray printed cloth (text); gray cloth portfolio (prints); together in gray cloth clamshell case. Copy E of 10 (edition of 185), with a suite of eight unbound prints, signed by John Fowles and Aaron Johnson. -- FOWLES, John. The Nature of Nature: An Essay. Covelo, Ca: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1995. Woodcut by Aaron Johnson. Dark gray printed wrappers. One of 275 copies, signed by the author. -- SCOTT, J.M. The Man Who Made Wine. Covelo, Ca: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1996. Oblong. A story written by J.M. Scott, with a commentary by Rod Smith, drawings by Deanna Glad. Original dark red cloth, in slipcase. No. 14 of 200 cloth-bound copies (edition of 600), signed by Rod Smith and Deanna Glad. Accompanied by a blank card printed with a woodblock from the book. -- STEGNER, Page, and Mary STEGNER, eds. Catching the Light: Remembering Wallace Stegner. Stanford, Ca: Sanford University Libraries (printed at The Yolla Bolly Press), 20 May 1996. Original unbleached cloth, in slipcase. No. 280 of 300 copies. -- DINESEN, Isak. Babette's Feast. Covelo, Ca: Yolla Bolly Press, 1997. Woodcuts by Karin Wikstrvm, afterword by Richard Olney. Dark blue cloth spine, blue patterned paper sides, by the Cardoza-James Binding Company; in dark blue paper slipcase, by John DeMerritt. No. 18 of 250 copies, signed by Richard Olney and Karin Wikstrvm. -- ROBERTSON, James and Carolyn. Making Books in the Woods. Covelo, Ca: Carolyn and James Robertson, The Yolla Bolly Press 1997. Printed handmade paper wrappers. No. 43 of 1000 copies, signed by the authors. -- GIDE, André. Theseus. Covelo, Ca: The Yolla Bolly Press, 1998. Translation by John Russell, drawings by Sidney Goodman. Green suede, in cork-covered case. No. VI of 20 copies (edition of 105), signed by the artist, Sidney Goodman. With an original print by Goodman, no. 6 of 26. -- FISHER, M.F.K. Deux cuisines en Provence. Two Kitchens in Provence. [Covelo, Ca.]: Yolla Bolly Press, 1999. Afterword by Alice Waters, drawings by Ward Schumaker. Yellow cloth, in slipcase. No. 53 of 225 copies, signed by Waters and Schumaker. Accompanied by a copy of the prospectus. -- STEIN, Gertrude. Paris France: A Memoir. [Covelo, Ca]: Yolla Bolly Press, 2000. Drawings by Ward Schumaker, afterword by George Plimpton. Brown paper boards, in slipcase. No. 39 of 200 copies, signed by Plimpton and Schumaker. (33)