It was February of 2013. I walked into the Craneway Pavilion in Richmond, California, following the signs to the “Codex Book Fair and Symposium”… I had just handed in my resignation notice to my then-current employer, where I was selling software – and hating every moment of it. I had made the decision to make a career leap. A rather HUGE career leap – from selling software to being a bookseller. So I wanted to check out what this “Codex” thing was all about. The hall was a cacophony of sights and sounds: the glass wall with a view of the Harbour, soaring skyward, let in so much natural light it was like being outdoors on a warm spring day. Thousands of voices were talking, exclaiming, sharing, filled with delight and the joy of the discovery of the unexpected. As I walked down aisle after aisle of “artist books” I was o... [more Discovering Artists’ Books]
Blog posts by Laurelle Swan
Laurelle Swan was drawn to old books as a child. Having completed a successful career in business and corporate sales, Laurelle decided to share her love of fine books with others and thus Swan’s Fine Books was born.
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A Legend of the CoosFirst Editionby Lockhart, Agnes Ruth
San Francisco : Philopolis Press , 1909
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The Gentle Cynic, Being a Translation of the Book of Koheleth, Known as Ecclesiastesby [Biblical Text]; Jastrow, Jr., Morris (Translation); Lewis, Oscar (Introduction); Angelo, Valenti (Illustrations)
[San Francisco] : [The Book Club of California, printed by the Grabhorn Press] , 1927
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RuminationsSignedby Maryatt, Kitty [Professor, Scripps College Typography and Book Arts Class]; Rumi, Jalaud'din (Original Poetry); Barks, Coleman (Poetical Interpretation)
Claremont, California : Scripps College Press , 2011
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Daisy MillerSignedby James, Henry; Holloway, John (Introduction); Nebel, Gustave (Illustrations)
Cambridge : Printed at the University Printing House for The Limited Editions Club , 1969
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The San Francisco City Directoryby Kimball, Charles P.
San Francisco : Journal of Commerce Press , 1898
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Wood-engravings; Being a selection of Eric Gill's engravings on wood..by [Eric Gill]
Ditchling, Sussex : S. Dominic's Press , 1924
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