Gerald W. Cloud
Rare Books • Manuscripts • Archives
GWC Books specializes in antiquarian books, in particular American, British, and French literature, the history of printing and typography, artists' books, as well as unique bindings, typographical curiosities, and early printed books & ephemera from the Continent. We are frequently active in the French auction market and offer representation to buyers at sales abroad. Our services include finding difficult to locate books, sale by consignment, and consultation for appraisals.
Featured Books
Literature of the Enlightenment: a dozen titles bound in a single volume
The pieces range from poetry to comic drama and translated verse from Latin, in short, a representative sampling of mid-eighteenth-century French literature, brought together by a contemporary reader.
Fabrique d’extrait d’absinthe.
Fine copy of a liquor brochure, icluding absinthe
OVERSHOOT DAY
Earth Overshoot Day marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year. In 2025, it will fall on July 24.
Winemaking and distilled spirits: a collection of 5 pamphlets and 9 publicity fliers.
“Œnological Instruments of Precision,” from the firm of Dujardin-Salleron, c. 1902-1934Featured Book Artists
Atelier Mutel
Didier Mutel is an engraver, book artist, and director of Atelier Didier Mutel, the oldest continuously operating engraving studio in France, established in 1793 by Jean-Charles Rémond.