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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Travels into North America by Peter Kalm - Imprint Society

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Hard Times by Charles Dickens 1972 HC Imprint Society LTD Signed by Illustrator

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Imprint Society Domestic Manners of the Americans Mrs. Trollope HC 1969 Illus

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TRAVELS INTO NORTH AMERICA by Peter Kalm 1972 Hardcover / Slipcase

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Rogues, Vagabonds & Sturdy Beggars by Arthur Kinney Imprint Society

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

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BENITO CERENO Herman Melville 1972 IMPRINT SOCIETY Garrick Palmer artist signed

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The Riddle of the Sands by Erskine Childers, editor - Imprint Society

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Fables by John Gay - Imprint Society

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1971 POETRY OF ROBERT FROST, Imprint Society limited edition, Slipcase, 2 Vols

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Erskine Childers The Riddle of the Sands Imprint Society Signed 1968/71 #1578

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Nathaniel Hawthorne House Of Seven Gables Imprint Society Limited Edition 1970

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The Poetry of Robert Frost 1971 Imprint Society Two Volume Set Slipcase Vintage

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

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The Wants of Man John Quincy Adams Imprint Society 1972 Hardcover Limited Ed

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What the Moon Brought Sadie Rose Weilerstein 7th Impression 1959

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

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

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

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The Compleat Gamester Charles Cotton 1970 Imprint Society Leather Slipcase

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

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

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

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

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

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

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The Wants of Man by John Quincy Adams - Imprint Society

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Great Locofoco Juggernaut by Malcolm Johnson - Imprint Society

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RARE! 1925, Herman Melville, ISRAEL POTTER,HC,St Botolph Society,1st Impression

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

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rogues vagabonds and sturdy beggars imprint society

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Benito Cereno by Herman Melville (1972) Numbered & signed By Garrick Palmer H/C

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The Genial Showman LIMITED Imprint Society SIGNED Arthur M. Whitehill

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

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Erskine Childers John O'Connor 1971 The Riddle of the Sands Imprint Society

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1911 US Souvenir Sheet Engraved Souvenir Die Impression APS 25th Anniversary

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TWENTY-ONE TALES RUDYARD KIPLING 1990 LONDON FOLIO SOCIETY NF 8th IMPRESSION

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The Narrative of Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca, 1972 Imprint Society, Unmarked!

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Fables by John Gay - Gillian Lewis Tyler Signed Limited Edition 1970

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Pliny: A Self-Portrait 2010 Second Impression from The Folio Society Hardback

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The Cabinet of Natural History, Imprint Society

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

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Studer's Popular Ornithology - The Birds of North America (Imprint Society)

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Selections from the Fancy Or, True Sportsman's Guide, Imprint Society

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Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas FOLIO SOCIETY London 3rd Printing 1975 Slipcover

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Benito Cereno by Herman Melville (1972) The Imprint Society ~ Artist Signed

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Georgina B. Bumgardner ~ American Broadsides ~ Imprint Society ~ Large Hardcover

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NOVELLE CINQUE: TALES FROM THE VENETO Imprint Society George H. Bumgardner FINE

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The Brick Moon by Edward Everett Hale (1971) The Imprint Society - Artist SIGNED

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A Journey from Pennsylvania to Onondaga in 1743 (hc 1973 Imprint Society)

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