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1Glacierman
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CATALOG FROM 1981-82
A TRAVEL BOOK
PICTURE/POEMS
MOBY-DICK. The trade edition.
APOCALYPSE: THE REVELATION OF ST. JOHN
CATALOG FROM 1981-82
A TRAVEL BOOK
PICTURE/POEMS
MOBY-DICK. The trade edition.
APOCALYPSE: THE REVELATION OF ST. JOHN
2dlphcoracl
>1 Glacierman:
The very early 1981-1982 Arion Press catalogue brings back wonderful memories.
From its beginning in 1995, Arion Press published five books from 1995 to 1997 which steadily increased in quality, giving private press book collectors a glimmer of hope that this new press might be something special. Nothing was heard from them until publication of their sixth book in 1979, their legendary edition of Moby Dick. It was priced at the then-unheard of price of $1,000 yet it sold out entirely prior to its actual publication. Clearly, astute collectors realized this was a landmark work. As seen in the catalogue above, it was already selling for $2,500 two years later, if you could even find a copy.
Moby Dick heralded the golden age of the Arion Press over their first two decades, until their 44th publication The Physiology of Taste (1994) with fabulous Wayne Thiebaud foodie illustrations. Seemingly, every other publication was magical, something quite unique and special. I cannot recall any private press in the twentieth century hitting as many home runs as the Arion Press did from 1975-1995.
Fortunately, although I was still a student in 1979 and could not afford 'Moby Dick', I did purchase a surprising number of the early Arion Press editions at what are now bargain basement prices. These purchases included: Flatland, Shaped Poetry, the Maltese Falcon, The Great Gatsby, the Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, and Poems of W.B. Yeats. The ultra-expensive editions of The Temple of Flora, the Apocalypse, and Ulysses would have to wait for purchase decades later.
If you wish to "participate" and collect one of these marvelous early Arion Press editions, several gems remain reasonably priced. Especially recommended are:
1. A Travel Book by Fred Martin
2. The Psalms of David and Others, translated by Arthur Golding.
3. The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke by Rainer Maria Rilke - an extraordinary bargain.
4. Thirty-three Sonnets of Guido Cavalcanti, translated by Ezra Pound.
The very early 1981-1982 Arion Press catalogue brings back wonderful memories.
From its beginning in 1995, Arion Press published five books from 1995 to 1997 which steadily increased in quality, giving private press book collectors a glimmer of hope that this new press might be something special. Nothing was heard from them until publication of their sixth book in 1979, their legendary edition of Moby Dick. It was priced at the then-unheard of price of $1,000 yet it sold out entirely prior to its actual publication. Clearly, astute collectors realized this was a landmark work. As seen in the catalogue above, it was already selling for $2,500 two years later, if you could even find a copy.
Moby Dick heralded the golden age of the Arion Press over their first two decades, until their 44th publication The Physiology of Taste (1994) with fabulous Wayne Thiebaud foodie illustrations. Seemingly, every other publication was magical, something quite unique and special. I cannot recall any private press in the twentieth century hitting as many home runs as the Arion Press did from 1975-1995.
Fortunately, although I was still a student in 1979 and could not afford 'Moby Dick', I did purchase a surprising number of the early Arion Press editions at what are now bargain basement prices. These purchases included: Flatland, Shaped Poetry, the Maltese Falcon, The Great Gatsby, the Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, and Poems of W.B. Yeats. The ultra-expensive editions of The Temple of Flora, the Apocalypse, and Ulysses would have to wait for purchase decades later.
If you wish to "participate" and collect one of these marvelous early Arion Press editions, several gems remain reasonably priced. Especially recommended are:
1. A Travel Book by Fred Martin
2. The Psalms of David and Others, translated by Arthur Golding.
3. The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke by Rainer Maria Rilke - an extraordinary bargain.
4. Thirty-three Sonnets of Guido Cavalcanti, translated by Ezra Pound.
3kronnevik
>1 Glacierman: Now I know how you knew the paper used in the facsimile edition of Moby Dick!
>2 dlphcoracl: What would you consider a good price for the Psalms in fine condition?
>2 dlphcoracl: What would you consider a good price for the Psalms in fine condition?
4dlphcoracl
>3 kronnevik:
Approximately $500 to $550 USD.
However, I STRONGLY recommend you purchase this one from Claude Cox in the U.K. - NOW !! (see link). This is an excellent book at an exceptional price, preferable to the Arion Press edition.
Trust the dlphcoracl.
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=5393435884&clickid=xCyTvbx...
Approximately $500 to $550 USD.
However, I STRONGLY recommend you purchase this one from Claude Cox in the U.K. - NOW !! (see link). This is an excellent book at an exceptional price, preferable to the Arion Press edition.
Trust the dlphcoracl.
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=5393435884&clickid=xCyTvbx...
6kronnevik
>4 dlphcoracl: Someone else seems to have gotten it. Fortunately I have a copy bought a few years ago for 160 GBP shipped. What was this one listed for? It is a sumptuous book. Both were published the same year I believe.
