Heading: (Sylvester & Orphanos)
Author:
Title: Four finely printed literary limited editons published by Sylvester and Orphanos including James Purdy and William Styron
Place Published: Los Angeles, California
Publisher:Sylvester & Orphanos
Date Published: Various dates
Description:

Includes:

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  Hjortsberg, William. Tales & Fables. (8vo) Decorative grey cloth, slipcase. Inscribed on front flyleaf to binder Mariana Blau by the publishers: "For Mariana who always takes the extra care. Many thanks from Ralph Sylvester and Stathis Orphanos." Out of series "Binder's Copy" matching the issue of 330 signed and lettered copies. 1985


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  Price, Reynolds. A Final Letter. (8vo) brown cloth with black and gilt design, black and gilt spine label. Out of series "Binder's Copy" matching the issue of 300 signed and numbered copies. 1980.


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  Purdy, James. Scrap of Paper and the Berry Picker. (8vo) blue cloth with ornate silver design and spine. Out of series "Binder's Copy" matching the issue of 330 signed and numbered copies. 1981.


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  Styron, William. Shadrach. (8vo) brown morocco with black and gilt design, black and gilt spine label. Unnumbered out of series copy matching the issue of 26 signed and lettered copies. 1979.

All copies signed by the author. Four wonderfully bound fine press volumes from the collection of binders Bela and Mariana Blau.

The Styron volume with some rubbing to leather at corners; else fine.