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33. ([tag]Bird & Bull Press[/tag]) The Booksellers of San Seriffe. [By] Theodore Bachaus, D.S.E. San Seriffe Publishing Company.2001. 95p. 9.25” x 6.25”. Composed in Ehrhardt and printed on Arches mouldmade paper. Brown morocco spine with green leather title label, green cloth boards with gilt relief illustration of Dr. Bachaus. Three full-page wood engravings of shopfronts by Wesley Bates, 15 tipped-in pieces - some in color, a fragment of the first book printed in San Seriffe, large fold-out, samples of various paste papers, facsimiles of title-pages, plus additional illustrations drawn from esoteric areas of book collecting and color photos. Black cloth slipcase. One in an edition of 185 copies. Fine. From the Prospectus: "In his 1980 ground-breaking Private Presses of San Seriffe, Dr. Theodore Bachaus introduced most of the country’s active and better-known presses. This new book aims to render a similar service for the leading specialist booksellers in this small republic. ... As will be seen San Serrifean booksellers give new meaning to the word ‘specialist’. Along with the book every purchaser will receive a personal letter from Dr. Bachaus, mailed directly from his office in Port Clarendon. Enclosed with this letter will be a small token of appreciation for the continuing support of his readers." The colophon in the actual book states that this is No. 9 of 200 copies, but this is so stated in every copy! [tag]Henry Morris[/tag] at his wittiest best; with some interesting and informative reproductions among his parodies!

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