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by gioacchino lanza tomasi and with 32 photographs in color taken on the set of the 1963 motion picture directed by luchino visconti ; what the end is for poetry of jorie graham introduced by helen vendler with 16 prints by julian lethbridge . animal farm by george orwell with a preface by peter stansky and 24 prints by jonathan hammer ; porgy & bess the libretto by dubose heyward and ira gershwin with 16 lithographs by kara walker and a suite of four separate lithographs . just released pedro p ramo by juan rulfo with 10 color illustrations and optional print by enrique chagoya . gustave flaubert s last work the comic novel bouvard & p cuchet a masterpiece of satire and humor . bibliography of the arion press the first one hundred books with color illustrations and an accompanying optional boxed set of leaves from 100 actual books . the lulu plays with 67 drawings by william kentridge bound into the book the plays by frank wedekind that inspired the alban berg opera lulu . forthcoming poetry of elizabeth bishop selected by helen vendler with prints by john newman ; the bridge by hart crane with illustrations by sculptor joel shapiro ; the cutting room floor with illustrations by john baldessari . read more and reserve . all publications visit our catalogue pages and read below to learn about all available arion books . arion press founded by andrew hoyem in 1974 the arion press publishes deluxe limited edition books many of them printed by letterpress illustrated by prominent artists and some accompanied by separate editions of original prints . arion press is a cultural tenant at the presidio the new national park in san francisco where it shares a handsome industrial building with its second division m & h type the oldest and largest type foundry in the united states serving the needs of designers and letterpress printers around the world as well as its nonprofit adjunct the grabhorn institute . tours gallery and contact information . nonprofit grabhorn institute the nonprofit grabhorn institute was created in 2000 to preserve the historic printing and bookmaking facilities of arion press and m & h type and to perpetuate the fine press tradition with the crafts of typecasting letterpress printing and bookbinding . it conducts educational and cultural programs including apprenticeships and college level classes tours of the historic production facility and exhibitions lectures and readings . read more about the nonprofit grabhorn institute and how you can make a tax deductible contribution . photograph by lucy gray for the day of the locust by nathanael west . watercolor by wendy artin for stone from delphi by seamus heaney . illustration by stan washburn for the moonstone by wilkie collins . photograph by michael kenna for thomas jefferson s paris walks detail from julie mehretu print for poetry of sappho tom holland illustration for a delicate balance miles hyman illustration for the sundial raymond pettibon image for south of heaven william wiley image for don quixote william hamilton illustration for our man in havana page from i love my love with image by kiki smith laurie simmons photograph for mrs. bridge recent publications the day of the locust by nathanael west with an essay by david thomson and photographs by lucy gray . west s novel is now considered a pivotal work in literary history . stone from delphi poems with classical references by seamus heaney selected and with an introduction by helen vendler with sixteen watercolor drawings by wendy artin . the classical past is fundamental to the work of this great contemporary poet . the moonstone by wilkie collins considered the first detective novel . stan washburn has made thirty four scratchboard drawings as illustrations for this book . thomas jefferson s paris walks with 46 new photographs by michael kenna view prints for sale . written as a guidebook the essay by diana ketcham leads the reader along jefferson s actual routes . poetry of sappho . painter julie mehretu has created prints for her first artist book one of arion s most beautiful and ambitious publications . twenty prints by mehretu alternate with pages of poetry in greek and in english . four additional prints are presented in portfolio . the new english translations were commissioned for this edition from poet john daley and classicist page dubois . a delicate balance is the newest work in the arion press drama series honoring one of america s great contemporary playwrights edward albee . the edition features four illustrations by tom holland an acclaimed artist and friend of the playwright . a classic of american comic fiction the sundial by shirley jackson 1916 1965 exemplifies her blend of humor fantasy and social satire . the arion press edition released in june 2011 has special relevance in being illustrated by the novelist s grandson miles hyman . here jackson s subject is the end of the world as it is imagined and meticulously prepared for by a privileged new england family . as diane johnson writes in her introduction to the arion edition its timeless quality has ensured that the pleasures of this small delicious novel have endured . arion press turns to pulp fiction with the novel south of heaven by jim thompson known as the king of the pulps but also an original writer of the first rank . artist raymond pettibon illustrates this edition with forty four drawings printed on red sheets interleaved in the text . with the publication of book ii of don quixote by miguel de cervantes following book i in november 2009 the two volume set is now complete and stands as one of the major accomplishments of the press alongside moby dick and ulysses . this is the acclaimed new translation by edith grossman with 97 illustrations by william t. wiley . graham greene s comic masterpiece our man in havana illustrated by william hamilton and with an introduction by christopher buckley . with 28 images of the characters and 1950s havana setting by the new yorker cartoonist william hamilton it is one of the press s most generously illustrated books . i love my love a fourteen stanza ballad by scottish born san francisco poet helen adam with sixteen prints by kiki smith who also illustrated the poetry of emily dickinson in 2007 . mrs. bridge by evan s. connell with 68 photographs in color and black and white by laurie simmons . the nachman stories by leonard michaels . this edition brings together for the first time in a single volume michaels s short stories featuring the los angeles mathematician raphael nachman as their hero . the book includes nine photographic portraits of the author . the structure of rime . the series of prose poems by robert duncan augmented by etchings by frank lobdell . tono bungay . h. g. wells greatest satirical novel with 14 psychological portraits of the characters by stan washburn and 20 fanciful advertisements for quack medicines . sampler . poetry by emily dickinson with over 200 prints by the artist kiki smith . the boobus and the bunnyduck . a deluxe facsimile of a unique artist book created in 1957 by the artist known as jess . the waste land . the first illustrated edition of t. s. eliot s landmark 20th century poem with artwork by r. b. kitaj and an essay by helen vendler . sold out . journey round my room . the late 18th century french classic by xavier de maistre with art by new york architect ross anderson . godot . a staging in pictures of samuel beckett s waiting for godot by william t. wiley . a day in the bleachers . the baseball classic by arnold hano with illustrations by mark ulriksen . the memoirs of benjamin franklin . commonly known as the autobiography . a coney island of the mind . poetry by lawrence ferlinghetti with prints by r. b. kitaj . gloria . poetry by bill berkson with 25 etchings by alex katz . many of these recent books are available with separate editions of prints and portfolios . the arion press 1802 hays street the presidio san francisco california 94129 telephone 415 668 2542 fax 415 668 2550 e mail arionpress arionpress.com search arion press artist author title or keyword recent videos anthony bourdain at arion inca tour of our workshop pbs newshour coverage 2016 spring benefit dinner and tours of the workshops may 17 with honorees publisher nion mcevoy and artist enrique chagoya . read more . see the san francisco chronicle report and photos . william hamilton 1939 2016 arion press tribute and available editions tartuffe and our man in havana illustrated by william hamilton . make a tax deductible gift help preserve our historic letterpress printing facility and living museum of printing history . to donate online here . subscriber discounts and privileges join our group of subscribers and receive a thirty per cent discount on all new arion press publications as well as on backlist books . read more . poetry of jorie graham published in december 2014 with prints by julian lethbridge . arion press video tour see the pbs tv feature on the arion bible . seamus heaney 1939 2013 arion press tribute and available heaney editions read more . critics praise day of the locust novelist diane johnson poet robert hass and critics geoff dyer and greil marcus rave about our latest publication a hollywood classic . read more . julie mehretu colored prints exhibit of artist julie mehretu s newly hand colored prints which replace the black and white images offered in 2011 . read more . julie mehretu s arion edition calvin tomkins s profile of julie mehretu in the new yorker can be read online . mehretu s recent project with arion press is an edition of sappho in a new translation . michael kenna photographs benefit the grabhorn institute a few signed and numbered photographs from michael kenna s japan series remain available for purchase to benefit grabhorn institute educational programs including the apprenticeship program and lecture and exhibition series . they are priced between 2 250 and 3 750 framed . panoramic tour of pressroom foundry bindery & gallery take a virtual tour online with panoramic photos that allow you to navigate 360 degree views . arion artists kiki smith and laurie simmons in the news read what artnews has to say about kiki smith s approach to working with andrew hoyem as well as simmons s doll house furniture images from mrs. bridge . read more . commission work no job too small no job too large arion press also offers custom design and printing services from business cards to invitations to books creating distinctive high quality products . read more . donate an arion press edition to your library give a landmark arion press edition such as don quixote the folio bible milton s paradise lost