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Before the Dismal Science: Selections from the Gustave Gimon Collection of French Political Economy

Published in conjunction with an exhibit to commemorate the Stanford University Libraries' acquisition of the Gustave Gimon Collection of French Political Economy, one of the finest collections of rare books and manuscripts documenting the rise of what Thomas Carlyle dismissively described as the "dismal science", this keepsake describes the exhibit and the items chosen to represent the collection. Richly illustrated.  

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Cannery Row by John Steinbeck
Stanford: Stanford University , 1975.

A guide to the archive of Cannery Row, a gift of the W.R. Hewlett Foundation and Mr. and Mrs. Warren R. Howell, including manuscripts, corrected typescript, corrected galleys, advance proof copy, and first edition.

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The Golden Heritage of Goodwin Knight: The 31st Governor of the 31st State.
Stanford: Stanford University Libraries, 1975

A keepsake, published on the occasion of the exhibit of the former governor's papers.

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Horse Racing in Sacramento : A Brief History
by Barry Whitehead, 1995.

This keepsake was published on the occasion of the opening of the exhibition, Of Horses and Horsemanship: Highlights of the Barry Whitehead Collection, in the Stanford University Libraries in the Fall of 1994. After his death in 1987, Mrs. Barry Whitehead donated his extensive collection on horseracing, its history, and technical background to the Libraries.

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Modern Fine Bookbinding in England and America: An Exhibition of 84 Bindings
Stanford and Berkeley: Stanford University Libraries and the University of California at Berkeley, 1973.

With an introduction by Norman H. Strouse and a checklist of titles in the exhibit.

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Moderns : The Annette Campbell-White Collection

Produced in conjunction with an exhibit of the same name, this keepsake describes 35 books from Annette Campbell-White's personal collection covering the modern movement between the years 1881 and 1949. The exhibit included titles from Henry James, Joseph Conrad, Marcel Proust, Ford Madox Ford, T.S. Eliot, James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, amongst others.

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The William Saroyan Collection at Stanford

This keepsake reproduces a selection of previously unpublished letters from Saroyan to such notables as Tennessee Williams, Ernest Hemingway, Robert E. Sherwood, Sean O'Faolain, and H.L. Mencken; it was produced in honor of the decision by the Trustees of the William Saroyan Foundation to transfer ownership of the Saroyan Collection to Stanford University.

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William R. Shafter Papers, 1862-1938: Guide to a Microfilm Edition.
Patricia J. Palmer and Lynn M. Jimenez, editors. Manuscripts Division, Stanford University Libraries, 1975.

The papers document the career of a relatively unknown U.S. military officer, including his activities in the southwest following the Civil War, and the Spanish-American War of 1898.

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Yvor Winters and Janet Lewis: A Centenary Tribute to the Poets
Stanford University Libraries and the Stanford Humanities Center, 2000.

Fine press limited edition portfolio containing two poems in broadside format honoring the memory of Arthur Yvor Winters (1900–1968) and Janet Lewis Winters (1899–1999), with commorative and interpretive texts by Kenneth Fields, Dick Davis, and Turner Cassity, in portfolio enclosure.

“A Summer Commentary” by Yvor Winters
“River” by Janet Lewis
Designed by Becky Fischbach and printed letterpress by The Yolla Bolly Press. Deluxe edition includes Iris-print portraits of the poets, and Twinrocker handmade paper portfolio.

Frameable eloquence.

Standard edition: $20

Deluxe edition: $42

 

 

 

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