Imprint Society

The Imprint Society
The Imprint Society was a publisher active in the early 1970s, primarily between 1970 and 1974. They were based in Barre, Massachusetts and were known for producing finely crafted, limited-edition books for collectors. They focused on high-quality printing and unique illustrations, often featuring literary classics. Many books were produced in small quantities, often with a membership cap of 1,950 copies. Their books featured letterpress printing, fine papers (like Magnani or Hahnemühle), and elegant bindings, sometimes in slipcases. Several editions were signed by authors, translators, or illustrators, adding to their collectible value. Books were often designed and printed by renowned presses in Europe, such as Stamperia Valdonega in Verona, Mackay in London, Ruari McLean in London and also Stinehour Press in the USA, and local New York/New Jersey lithographers.

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Popular Imprint Society Books
Hard Times by Charles Dickens
Novelle Cinque, translations of 16th-century Italian stories
Sonnets from the Portuguese by Elizabeth Barrett Browning
The Brick Moon by Edward Everett Hale
The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Poetry of Robert Frost
The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers
The Sea and the Jungle by H.M. Tomlinson
The Tragedie of King Lear by William Shakespeare

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The Cabinet of Natural History&American Rural Sports, Imprint Society1973 w/Box

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Narrative Of Alvar Nunez Cabeza De Vaca • Imprint Society (Signed • Unnumbered)

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BELLUM - Two Statements on the Nature of War (Erasmus - illus by Dix) 1972

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Catholic Truth Society Holy Bible Douay Version 1963 Fifth Impression[POCKET HC]

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1797 Beauty Of Holiness Bisse 1st American Ed. Boston Imprint Library Society

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1970 Imprint Society The Bloody Massacre Paul Revere Engraving With Book

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Travels into North America (Kalm) 1972 imprint society edition HC book slipcase

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Nathaniel Hawthorne House Of Seven Gables Imprint Society Limited Edition 1970

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The History Of Printing In America 1970 Imprint Society Isaiah Thomas Leaf Ameri

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Imprint Society - The Cabinet of Natural History and American Rural Sports, 1973

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Rogues, Vagabonds & Sturdy Beggars by Arthur Kinney Imprint Society

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Imprint Society History of Printing in America prospectus 1971

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Fables by The Late John Gay w Tyler engravings Imprint Society 1970 Slipcase

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A Heritage of Stone By Jim Garrison (1970) 4th Impression G1

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The Odyssey, Homer; The Folio Society, 1975 (Second Impression), Fabulous Cond.

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Holy Bible Douay Version Catholic Truth Society 1956 2nd Impression Palm Sz Rare

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Jane Austen Folio Society Set of Seven w/Slipcase Reset 75 2nd impression 78

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King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard ~ The Imprint Society - Artist SIGNED

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George Lyon's Journal 1821-23 Imprint Society Illustrated James A Houston HC

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Hard Times. Charles Dickens. Imprint Society. 1972 Art sleeve

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BRAVE NEW WORLD Aldous Huxley Folio Society Fourth Impression 1975

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The Compleat Gamester Charles Cotton 1970 Imprint Society Leather Slipcase

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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - Fitzgerald / William Morris - Folio Society (#12)

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1972 Hard Times For These Times Charles Dickens Imprint Society Limited Edition

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The Genial Showman Life Artemus Ward 1971 SBN 87636-014-2 Imprint Society

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Great Locofoco Juggernaut by Malcolm Johnson ~ Imprint Society 1971 Hardcover

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Domestic Manners of the Americans Frances Trollope 1969 Imprint Society Slipcase

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Daphnis and Chloe by Longus - Imprint Society

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1971 Pietro di Bassi Labor of HERCULES IMPRINT Society private press LTD ED

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THE BOSTON GAZETTE 1774

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Domestic manners of the Americans Frances Milton Trollope 1969 Imprint Society

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The Folio Society Phineas Finn, by Anthony Trollope w Slipcase 1990 AS NEW

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Fables by John Gay - Imprint Society

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A Journey From Pennsylvania to Onondaga in 1743 - Imprint Society

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The Private Journal of Captain G. F. Lyon Limited Edition Imprint Society 1970

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Hard Times by Charles Dickens (1972) The Imprint Society - Artist SIGNED

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The Riddle of the Sand A Record of Secret Service (1971) The Imprint Society

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The Riddle of the Sands ~ A Record of Secret Service ~ Imprint Society ~ SIGNED

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Isaiah Thomas - The History of Printing in America - 1970 - Boxed - Limited Ed.

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King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard - Hardcover Imprint Society 1970 SIGNED

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Fables By the Late John Gay Gillian Lewis Tyler SIGNED LIMITED Imprint Society

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Sonnets form the Portuguese by Elizabeth B. Browning - Imprint Society

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American Scenery N. P. Willis Engravings by W. H. Bartlett Imprint Society 1971

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American Scenery by N.P. Willis ~ The Imprint Society ~ Hardcover in Slipcase

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Joseph Ingraham's Journal of the Brigantine Hope ~ The Imprint Society 1971

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The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers Imprint Society 1968 Signed by Illus

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Crime and Custom in Savage Society by Bronislaw Malinowski Fourth Impression

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Benito Cereno by Herman Melville - Imprint Society

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King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard-Imprint Society 1970 Signed Ltd.ed.

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Georgina B. Bumgardner ~ American Broadsides ~ Imprint Society ~ Signed/Limited

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