A small press collection (2)

 1  CIRCLE PRESS. Ronald KING. Five prospectuses / announcements, for books published 1969-75. Guildford. Various sizes. Mostly single sheets printed both sides. Some differential fading. Comprising: The Song of Solomon, 1969, with gold, blue and black silk-screen print; Keith Waldrop, To the sincere reader, 1970, with three-colour print; Roy Fisher, Bluebeard’s Castle, 1972, 4pp. including pop-up construction by Ronald King; Axl Leskoschek, Brazilian Miniatures, 1974, with one woodcut; John Christie, Listen, 1975, with one two-colour print.  SOLD 

2  MIDSUMMER PRESS. Eight pieces, 1972-2002, including Christopher SMART, Jeoffry, oblong 8vo, 2002, one of 55 copies, wrappers; two miniatures: Wishes of an elderly man, 1983, one of 100 copies, wrappers, and The Fly, 1986, one of 50 copies, wrappers; together with two Christmas cards, two compliments slips, and Caedmon’s Hymn, small broadside, 1972.  £50

3  OFFICINA BODONI. Giovanni Mardersteig, 8.1.1892 – 27.12.1977. Keepsake printed in Dante type at the Stamperia Valdonega, Verona, for the Officina Bodoni exhibition at the British Library, London, August – October 1978. 240 x 172 mm. French-fold, pp. [4]. Orig. grey wrappers with printer’s device. Fine. B5. £10

4   ROBERTS (Bernard) The John Roberts Press. Jean Grolier, the Declaration of Independence, Mr. Updike, et al., typographic illustrations to an address given at the dinner of the Grolier Club. October 3^rd 1972. Broadside folded to triptych. Pp. [4]. Together with The Oldest Firm in Clerkenwell Green, 1898-1974. [1974]. 8vo. Pp. 12. Illusts. Printed wrappers; and two signed Christmas cards. £25