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1Acker, Susan
A Potpourri [Splendid Press, Miniature Books]  [full description]
Mill Valley, CA, Splendid Press & Paper Works, 1979 hardcover. Fine. Limited edition of 230 copies; Signed by Carol S. Cunningham;
This is an illustrated fine press miniature book with information and recipes for making potpourri. Printed from handset types on Strathmore Envoy paper. Color and black and white illustrations with decorations from linocuts and line-drawings. It is a follow-on work fro ... [cont'd] CL# 772.
Price: $ 195.00 Select your payment method
2thumbnail of Two Poems from Les Fleurs du MalBaudelaire, Charles
Two Poems from Les Fleurs du Mal [Sunflower Press]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 2000 First Edition, hardcover. Fine/no DJ as issued. Limited edition, copy 14 of 20; Designed by Carol S. Cunningham; Cover by Carol S. Cunningham; Illustrations by Carol S. Cunningham;
A handmade miniature accordion book that was handset, letterpress printed and illustrated by Carol S. Cunningham (proprietor of Sunflower Press - a private press in California). From a limited edition of 20 copies, numbered and signed by the artist. Two poems ("A Land ... [cont'd] CL# 531.
Price: $ 85.00 Select your payment method
3thumbnail of Practical Guide to Light RefreshmentBoltin, Caroll
Practical Guide to Light Refreshment [John DePol]  [details from Private Press web site]
New York, Bowne & Co., Stationers, 1996 First Edition, As New. Limited edition of 200 copies; CL# 559.
Price: $ 150.00 Select your payment method
4thumbnail of Alphabet AlfrescoCunningham, Carol S.
Alphabet Alfresco [Sunflower Press]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1985 First Edition, As New. Limited edition of 85 copies; CL# 569.
Price: $ 125.00 Select your payment method
5thumbnail of Dance CircleCunningham, Carol S.
Dance Circle [Sunflower Press]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1990 First Edition, As New. Limited edition of 50 copies; CL# 565.
Price: $ 120.00 Select your payment method
6thumbnail of Daring VoyagesCunningham, Carol S.
Daring Voyages [Sunflower Press, Catriona Stewart]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1995 First Edition, As New. Limited edition of 30 copies; CL# 563.
Price: $ 195.00 Select your payment method
7thumbnail of DragonflyCunningham, Carol S.
Dragonfly, Haiku and Watercolors by Carol Cunningam and a Special Poem by Kay Ryan [Sunflower Press, D'Ambrosio, Fine Bindings]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 2003 First Edition, hardcover. As New/no DJ as issued. Limited edition of 28 copies; Illustrations by Carol S. Cunningham; Binding by Joseph D'Ambrosio; Signed by Carol S. Cunningham;
This is a handmade book from a limited edition of 28, signed by the author and illustrator - Carol Cunningham (proprietor of the Sunflower Press, a private press in California). The book is letterpress printed using handset 18 pt Centaur and illustrated with 15 color-pr ... [cont'd] CL# 591.
Price: $ 185.00 Select your payment method
8thumbnail of ElephantCunningham, Carol S.
Elephant [Sunflower Press]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1990 First Edition, As New. Limited edition of 45 copies; CL# 564.
Price: $ 135.00 Select your payment method
9thumbnail of First Emperor of ChinaCunningham, Carol S.
First Emperor of China [Sunflower Press]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1984 First Edition, As New. Limited edition of 125 copies; CL# 571.
Price: $ 175.00 Select your payment method
10thumbnail of HaniwaCunningham, Carol S.
Haniwa [Sunflower Press]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1988 First Edition, As New. Limited edition of 55 copies; CL# 566.
Price: $ 140.00 Select your payment method
11thumbnail of Jazz, An Amusing PoemCunningham, Carol S.
Jazz, An Amusing Poem [Sunflower Press]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1996 First Edition, As New. Limited edition of 35 copies; CL# 561.
Price: $ 110.00 Select your payment method
12thumbnail of L'Histoire d'un TournesolCunningham, Carol S.
L'Histoire d'un Tournesol [Sunflower Press]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1992 First Edition, hardcover. Fine/no DJ as issued. Limited edition of 50 copies; Illustrations by Carol S. Cunningham; Signed by Carol S. Cunningham;
A handmade book printed letterpress from hand-set Centaur, complete with an Addendum of 2 additional books and commentary laid into a sleeve on the rear endpaper. With 28 illustrations from Carol’s previous books, most of them reproduced in color using the original bloc ... [cont'd] CL# 607.
Price: $ 235.00 Select your payment method
13thumbnail of Land of the IncaCunningham, Carol S.
Land of the Inca [Sunflower Press]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, Sunflower Press, 1985 First Edition, As New. Limited edition of 85 copies; CL# 570.
Price: $ 195.00 Select your payment method
14thumbnail of MasksCunningham, Carol S.
Masks [Sunflower Press, D'Ambrosio, Anita Walden, Miniature Books]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1983 First Edition, Fine. Limited edition of 115 copies; CL# 573.
Price: $ 425.00 (extra postage required) Select your payment method
15thumbnail of Mr. Finney and the TurnipCunningham, Carol S.
Mr. Finney and the Turnip [Sunflower Press]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, Sunflower Press, 1988 First Edition, As New. Limited edition of 50 copies; CL# 567.
Price: $ 75.00 Select your payment method
16thumbnail of MusesCunningham, Carol S.
Muses [Sunflower Press, Miniature Books]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1998 First Thus, hardcover. Fine/no DJ as issued. Limited edition of 37 copies; Designed by Carol S. Cunningham;
A handmade, letterpressed miniature book designed by Carol Cunningham and illustrated by Gene Holtan. Printed using Bembo typeface, with 20 letterpress illustrations, many of which are from full-page plates. Hand-bound in purple cloth over boards, with orange letterpres ... [cont'd] CL# 536.
Price: $ 140.00 Select your payment method
17thumbnail of MusesCunningham, Carol S.
Muses [Sunflower Press, D'Ambrosio, Fine Bindings]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1994 First Edition, hardcover. As New/no DJ as issued. Limited edition of 60 (of which 1-25 are in this deluxe binding) copies; Binding by Joseph D'Ambrosio; Signed by Carol S. Cunningham;
A handmade book in a fine binding, printed letterpress on Shadowmould paper from all handset Centaur, Arrighi and Mistral types. With 21 letterpressed illustrations, 9 of which are large tipped-in plates.

Limited to an edition of 60, numbered and signed by Carol ... [cont'd] CL# 599.
Price: $ 495.00 (extra postage required) Select your payment method

18thumbnail of MusesCunningham, Carol S.
Muses [Sunflower Press, Demerritt]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1994 First Edition, hardcover. As New/no DJ as issued. Limited edition of 60 copies; Signed by Carol S. Cunningham;
A handmade book printed letterpress on Shadowmould paper from all handset Centaur, Arrighi and Mistral types. With 21 letterpressed illustrations, 9 of which are large tipped-in plates.

Edition is limited to 60 copies, numbered and signed by Carol Cunningham and ... [cont'd] CL# 600.
Price: $ 140.00 Select your payment method

19thumbnail of The SunCunningham, Carol S.
The Sun [Sunflower Press, Figment Press, Miniature Books]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1997 First Edition, hardcover. Fine/no DJ as issued. Limited edition of 50 copies; Designed by Carol S. Cunningham;
In addition, while quantities last this book comes with a yellow keepsake measuring 7 1/2 (high) x 8 3/8 (width) inches, which was made for a 1973 printers fair by Figment Press and Sunflower Press. This is a heavy reverse-impression print of the sun with the classic poem Chronomoros by Edward FitzGerald letterpressed in red around the image. A collectable in it’s own right, this keepsake is a wonderful pairing with the miniature book..
This is a set of 2 items sold together as a collection: a handmade, illustrated, numbered ABC book from a limited edition of 50, signed by the maker - Carol Cunningham (proprietor of the Sunflower Press, a private press in California). Sold with a letterpress print, sui ... [cont'd] CL# 535.
Price: $ 195.00 Select your payment method
20thumbnail of ToadCunningham, Carol S.
Toad [Sunflower Press]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1983 First Thus, As New. Limited edition of 80 copies; CL# 572.
Price: $ 95.00 Select your payment method
21thumbnail of Specimens of SongDickinson, Emily
Specimens of Song  [details from Private Press web site]
New York, NY, Bowne & Co., Stationers, 2003 First Edition, As New. Limited edition of 115 copies; CL# 558.
Price: $ 200.00 Select your payment method
22thumbnail of How Rabbit Lost His TailPhelan, Jacquie
How Rabbit Lost His Tail [Sunflower Press]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 2003 First Edition, hardcover. Fine/no DJ as issued. Limited edition, copy 4 of 25; Cover by Carol S. Cunningham;
A handmade miniature book, printed by Carol S. Cunningham, proprietor of the Sunflower Press which is a private press in California. Hand-bound in blue cloth over boards, with yellow paper label on cover, yellow endpapers. Unpaginated (28 pp: iv, 24) with single sheet e ... [cont'd] CL# 522.
Price: $ 55.00 Select your payment method
23thumbnail of Mark Twain's Raft PassageTwain, Mark
Mark Twain's Raft Passage [Sunflower Press]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 1986 First Edition, As New. Limited edition of 75 copies; Designed by Carol S. Cunningham; CL# 568.
Price: $ 65.00 Select your payment method
24thumbnail of A Panorama of San FranciscoWeiss, Dianne
A Panorama of San Francisco [Sunflower Press, Figment Press, Miniature Books]  [details from Private Press web site]
Mill Valley, CA, Sunflower Press, 2003 First thus, hardcover. Fine/no DJ as issued. Limited edition of 16 copies;
A handmade, miniature accordion pop-up book designed and illustrated in color by Dianne Weiss. Limited to 16 numbered copies. Three layers of hand-cut copies of the detailed illustrations are assembled into different scenes. Hand-bound in blue fabric over boards with b ... [cont'd] CL# 528.
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25Weiss, Dianne
A Potpourri [Splendid Press]  [full description]
Mill Valley, CA, Splendid Press & Paper Works, 1974 First Edition, wraps. Very Good/no DJ as issued. Limited edition of 125 copies; Signed by Carol S. Cunningham;
This is an illustrated fine press book with information and recipes for making potpourri. It is hand set in Centaur, using Post Titling as the display face and with an embossed blind stamp on title page. The herbs and flowers are illustrated using lino blocks and the c ... [cont'd] CL# 771.
Price: $ 195.00 Select your payment method
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