Next on stage at the Arion Press…

Posted on August 1, 2011 by J. Davis

It looks like the next book out of the Arion Press this year will be the play by Edward Albee. The play is being staged by the Aurora Theatre Company. For more information, check here.

According to the post on BroadwayWorld.com:

“Coinciding with Aurora Theatre Company’s production of A DELICATE BALANCE, San Francisco’s Arion Press will print a limited edition handcrafted book of Edward Albee’s script of the play; all copies of the limited edition printing will be numbered and signed by Albee. The edition will also feature original artwork by renowned California artist Tom Holland, as well as a forward written by Bay Area writer and critic David Littlejohn (The Wall Street Journal). The book will officially be made available for purchase when A DELICATE BALANCE opens at the Aurora Theatre.“

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The Sundial by Shirley Jackson; published by the Arion Press

Posted on July 26, 2011 by J. Davis

“A library is really a very good place to store things. I had never realized it before.” Thus states Essex while filling the library with things needed for the next world. The books that are removed to make room are burned.

Shirley Jackson’s novel from 1958 is the latest publication of the Arion Press and first release of 2011. Continue reading →

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My Barbarian Press Pericles is on the way!

Posted on July 25, 2011 by The Whole Book Admin

I just got notice that my Pericles has shipped and is waiting for me at the post office. Stay tuned for a review of this long awaited book from the Barbarian Press. It has had a interesting journey from concept to completion but from my sneak peek at CODEX earlier this year, I know it was worth the wait.

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The Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo; published by the Limited Editions Club

Posted on July 10, 2011 by J. Davis

I dedicate this book to the rock of hospitality and liberty, to that nook of ancient Norman soil where dwells the noble little race of the sea, to the isle of Guernsey, severe yet gentle. My present asylum, probably my tomb.

–      V.H.


So reads the dedication for Toilers of the Sea, paying homage to the place where Victor Hugo lived for eighteen years and where he wrote this novel. And what a treat reading this Victor Hugo book has been for me. Continue reading →

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The Getty Apocalypse by the Folio Society

Posted on July 1, 2011 by The Whole Book Admin

The Folio Society continues to release facsimiles of important medieval illustrated manuscripts with their latest limited edition, the Getty Apocalypse. Limited to 1000 copies with delivery to start this month.

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Arion Press releases The Sundial by Shirley Jackson

Posted on June 22, 2011 by The Whole Book Admin

The first book for 2011 from Arion Press is now available to subscribers and via their website.

It looks like the next book released will be A Delicate Balance, a play be Edward Albee illustrated by Tom Holland. That will be followed by a book of Sappho’s poetry

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Sabbaths 2006 by Wendell Berry; published by Larkspur Press

Posted on June 21, 2011 by J. Davis

If there were anyone that could convince me to go back to the land and live on a farm, it would be Wendell Berry. His writings reinforce in various ways his belief in connection to the land, sustainability, stewardship, and spirituality. Continue reading →

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Folio Society Candide…OOP

Posted on June 14, 2011 by The Whole Book Admin

Amazingly, the entire limitation of 1000 for the Folio Society’s new edition of Candide has sold out in less than a month. It looks beautiful and is signed by Quentin Blake. I’m not even sure that any of these have gone out the door yet.

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The Arion Press Don Quixote

Posted on June 9, 2011 by J. Davis

When the Arion Press announced that it would be publishing an edition of Don Quixote in the acclaimed new translation by Edith Grossman, I was ecstatic. Grossman managed to get Cervantes’ masterpiece back on the best-seller lists for several months following its publication. Reviews in the New York Times called the new translation “a major literary achievement” and the “most transparent and least impeded” of modern translations. Continue reading →

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The Letterpress Shakespeare, published by The Folio Society

Posted on May 28, 2011 by J. Davis

Four titles from the Folio Society Letterpress Shakespeare

Far be it from me to write a review of the literary merits of The Bard. There have been plenty of people much more learned than me that have spent their lives doing just that in the almost 400 years since his death. I’m sure many doctorate degrees have been earned studying him and many pints have been tossed while discussing him. But I can chime in on what Shakespeare means to me and how I experience the Folio Society’s Letterpress Shakespeare editions. Continue reading →

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