Author: William Murray Cheney (1907-2002)

Some Minor Book Plates

By: Audrey Arellance (1920-2005), introduction. William Murray Cheney (1907-2002), illustrator

Price: $75.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA, Dawson's Book Shop : 1975

Edition: LIMITED EDITION of "somewhat under 200 copies"

Seller ID: OG914-084

Binding: Gray cloth, gilt-titled spine

Condition: Very Good

Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1975. Miniature Book. 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 inches. (x), (25) pp. 23 bookplates; text clean, unmarked. Gray cloth, gilt-titled spine; binding square and tight, minor shelf wear. OG914-084. Very Good. LIMITED EDITION of "somewhat under 200 copies," colophon. A collection of 23 bookplates designed by William M. Cheney. "The miniature bookplates in this volume, designed by William Cheney, aptly meet the criteria set by [Edward Gordon] Craig (1872-1966); in addition they possess two elements associated with Cheney - perfection in graphic design & subtle touches of hum...
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Fleecestreet's Greek in a Nutshell: The Ancient Language Accommodated to the Student of Today

By: Judge Jason Augustus Fleecestreet [pseudonym for William Murray Cheney (1907-2002)

Price: $115.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA, Dawson's Book Shop : 1972

Edition: LIMITED EDITION of "about" 200 copies

Seller ID: CGSZ118-007

Binding: Quarter brown calf, marbled paper over boards, cov

Condition: Very Good

Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop, 1972. Miniature Book. 2 7/16 x 1 13/16 inches. iv, 57, [3] pp. Stunning presentation of the basics of Greek grammar, occasionally laid out in tabular form; text clean, unmarked. Quarter brown calf, marbled paper over boards, covers ruled in gilt, spine titled in gilt; binding square and tight. CGSZ118-007. Very Good. LIMITED EDITION of "about" 200 copies, printed letterpress by William M. Cheney, binding by Bela Blau. Presents the fundamentals of Greek in the inimitable Cheney style. Bradbury, p. 47. REFERENCE: Bradbury, 20th-Century U.S. Miniature Books, ...
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A Treatise on Pocket Knives

By: William Murray Cheney (1907-2002)

Price: $50.00

Publisher: Los Angeles, CA, Wm M Cheney : 1964

Edition: FIRST EDITION

Seller ID: GKK1020-019

Binding: Printed brown paper over boards

Condition: Fine

Los Angeles, CA: (Wm. M. Cheney), 1964. 16mo. 3 7/8 x 2 11/16 inches. 36 pp. Ornamental initials, 1 text figure, 3 pages of illustrations; text clean, unmarked. Printed brown paper over boards; binding square and tight. From Glen Dawson's personal collection without distinguishing marks. SCARCE. GKK1020-019. Fine. FIRST EDITION of Cheney's classic essay on the history and use of the pocket knife. The broadside supplements are NOT present here. Jones tells us that there were two shades of brown paper used. This is the beige paper; which is of a lighter color. REFERENCE: Jones, A Los Angeles Typ...
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Arkwright His Counter-Blast, to an Effusion Entitled: Panflet on the Four Basic Dialects of Pig Latin

By: William Murray Cheney (1907-2002)

Price: $115.00

Publisher: Tujunga, CA, William M Cheney : 1951

Edition: FIRST EDITION

Seller ID: GKK221-024

Binding: Blue wrappers titled in brown ink

Condition: Very Good

Tujunga, CA: (William M. Cheney), 1951. Miniature Book. 2 7/8 x 1 7/8 inches. xii, (14) pp. Text printed within brown rules, decorative initials, introduction from the printer to the reader, table of contents on the last page; text clean, unmarked. Blue wrappers titled in brown ink; binding square and tight, use wear, soiling on front cover. Glen Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. GKK221-024. Very Good.FIRST EDITION. Arkwright [H. Richard Archer (1911-1978)], set out to write a treatise on pig latin, but never finished it. Cheney reprints here what Arkwright was able to write, along w...
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Autobiography of W. M. C.

By: William Murray Cheney (1907-2002)

Price: $40.00

Publisher: Downey, CA [but Los, Angeles, CA], Dawson's Book Shop : 1983

Edition: FIRST EDITION

Seller ID: OG914-026

Binding: Brown cloth stamped with Cheney's printer's device

Condition: Very Good

Downey, CA (Los Angeles, CA: Dawson's Book Shop), 1983. Miniature Book. 3 x 2 1/2 inches. [ii], 26, [ix] pp. Frontispiece slate cut by David Kindersley March 1967, Cheney's printer's device on title page, black-and-white photograph of Cheney as a child on p. 4, a photo essay of 6 black-and-white photographs on how to print; text clean, unmarked. Brown cloth stamped with Cheney's printer's device, gilt spine; binding square and tight, very light rubbing on spine ends, inner hinge at the colophon cracked. OG914-026. Very Good.FIRST EDITION. Printing by William M. Cheney, lithography and paper by...
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Author: William Murray Cheney (1907-2002)

Some Minor Book Plates

Fleecestreet's Greek in a Nutshell: The Ancient Language Accommodated to the Student of Today

A Treatise on Pocket Knives

Arkwright His Counter-Blast, to an Effusion Entitled: Panflet on the Four Basic Dialects of Pig Latin

Autobiography of W. M. C.

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