Recent arrivals and highlights

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Listed below are some of our recent arrivals and featured books. Check back regularly for updates.

If you do not find what you are looking for, please inquire: gerald@gwcbooks.com

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Written entirely without the use of the letter "A": very rare first issue of the first edition of this celebrated if brief lipogram

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A bibliophile's copy: 24 original watercolors and a deluxe binding by Ruban

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Publicity leaflet and invitation for the department store Deux Magots, namesake for the celebrated Left Bank café

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7 SEAS OF CAPT ACID

Author:

Didier Mutel

Book Artist:

Atelier Mutel

This atlas comprises 48 plates, representing globe gores intended to form a terrestrial globe.

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A complete portfolio of Marot’s magnificent engravings of the Chateau de Richelieu

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A contemporary hand strictly restores the text and architectural drawings

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Two works, bound together, both inscribed by their author, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin.

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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 2021, it fell on July 29.

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The Forbes Simulachres

Author:

Didier Mutel

Book Artist:

Atelier Mutel

A recurring theme in Mutel’s work brings traditional and historical printing technology and motifs into the present moment

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A volume of eight quarto poems carefully bound together.