Chiswick Bookshop was founded by Herman and Viv Cohen in 1935 in New York City and specialized in books about the book arts, fine press and private press publications. The shop was active until 2001. The last catalog issued by Chiswick was #106, referenced here. Many of the remaining titles listed here are still available.
June 2, 2012
Item #1 and #2: The Allen Press Bibliography
Chiswick Catalog 106, #1: Allen Press Bibliography. With art work and sample pages from previous editions. Title page in 3 colors, approx 100 pages with index. Folio, Cloth spine and Fortuny cloth covers, boxes. Greenbrae C: Allen Press, 1981. 1/140 copies. Hand-printed in Romanee type on handmade paper, specifically watermarked for this edition.
#2: Allen Press Bibliography. A facsimile of the rare limited edition with 9 original leaves and additions to date. Checklist of ephemera by D. Steven Corey and Ruth Yeaman. Folio, cloth. 122 pages with index and colophon. Book Club of California (and Allen press) 1985. 1/750. With prospectus.
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