New Publication

Paul Revere's Bookplate for
John Gardiner of Gardiner's Island
By Thomas G. Boss

Printed letterpress in an edition of 50 copies by John Kristensen of
the Firefly Press in Boston. All copies have tipped in reproductions
of the John Gardiner bookplate and other Revere plates, including the
John Butler plate which is only known in two copies and which has
hitherto not been reproduced in print. The first fifteen deluxe copies
are printed on Zerkall handmade paper and are accompanied by an
original print of the Gardiner Revere plate, mounted in a gilt frame
but easily removable for placement elsewhere in a collection. All
copies of the work are hand bound in red wrappers. The thirty-five
regular copies are printed on Neenah Laid paper.

The text of the book comprises a short history of the Gardiners and
Revere bookplates followed by a list of holdings of Revere plates and
a ranking of rarity of each one, ranging from no known copies
to thousands of examples!

Regular edition......$150

Deluxe edition........$3500

Reproduced in the original size on fine paper, printed by the Stinehour Press
with the blue paper folder with paper label printed letterpress in an edition of 100 copies
by the Firefly Press of Boston. The woodcut on this page is by Edward Burne-Jones,
who made all the illustrations for the Chaucer, the monument of printing and high achievement
of William Morris' Kelmscott Press. Original leaves may sometimes be obtained
but they are extremely expensive and the book itself costs many tens of thousands of dollars.
This fine reproduction is an affordable alternative at $95 plus postage.

Bookplates of The Club of Odd Volumes

Bookplates of The Club of Odd Volumes......A small number of this privately-issued book are now available to the general public. There are photographs of the plates of 168 past and present members(1887-2010), one bookplate per page with descriptions , those employing color printed in color. Includes the full text of Charles Dexter Allen's "A Talk on Book-Plates" given before the Club in 1901 and heretofore only available in the very rare Club edition.Bound in full blue cloth, 6 x 9 inches, 212 pp. and issued in a very limited edition. $50 plus $5 postage.

Tipped in bookplate.

NEW PUBLICATION!

Bound To Be The Best: The Club Bindery
Boss, Thomas G. and Antonetti, Martin

Published to coincide with The Grolier Club
exhibition "Bound To Be The Best: The Club Bindery"

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Book Description: Boston: Thomas G. Boss Fine Books, 2004. Small quarto, full royal blue cloth, gilt. 10" by 12", 137pp. One of 550 copies printed on Monadnock Dulcet paper. Design and typography by Jerry Kelly. With 28 full-page color plates of which four are tipped-in and 46 full-page black and white plates of fine bindings crafted by The Club Bindery, The Rowfant Bindery, The Booklover's Shop and The French Binders. There are 59 descriptions of books exhibited at The Grolier Club show along with informative material and photographs relating to binding tools and brass plate dies in addition to indices of author, title, and exhibition history. A thoroughly researched essay on the history of the Club Bindery and its later incarnations by former Grolier club and present Smith College Librarian Martin Antonetti leads off the catalogue. Published to coincide with The Grolier Club exhibition "Bound To Be The Best: The Club Bindery" taking place from September 14. 2004 to November 20, 2004, this book represents the only major treatment of the finest hand bindery ever to exist in the United States. An indispensible book for all those interested in fine bindings, bookbinding history and the development of Americam bookmaking. Inventory #18951909 $195.00

Deluxe Edition: fifty numbered copies signed by Thomas G. Boss and Martin Antonetti enriched by a leather plaquette ( binding sample cover, pictured below) struck with one of the elaborate brass plate dies from the Club bindery shop, backed with marble paper, accompanied by a portfolio of over 100 photographs not appearing in the regular edition, including a complete reproduction of the tool book, additional photographs of brass plate dies and photographs from Robert Hoe's own scrapbook of Club Bindery bindings. The book, plaquette and the photographic portfolio are contained in a folding case made by the Harcourt Bindery. Inventory #18951909A $750.00 ( SOLD OUT).