Harrison of Paris
Harrison of Paris was a fine press run by Barbara Harrison and Monroe Wheeler. The press was established in Paris in 1930, and in five years, the press produced thirteen titles. In 1934, shortly before the marriage of Barbara Harrison to Glenway Wescott's younger brother, Lloyd, the press was relocated to New York, where it brought out a final title, Katherine Anne Porter's Hacienda. Harrison of Paris stopped publishing in 1934. (from Yale University Beinecke Rare Books and Manuscript Library, Yale Collections of American Literature, [last accessed August 14, 2005])
- Shakespeare, William. “Venus and Adonis.” (1930) Paris. Limited edition of 476 copies printed on Arches paper. Designed and printed by Monroe Wheeler. UMCP has copy numbered 21/440. Special Collections Stacks/KA Porter Stacks PR2845 .A2.
- Harte, Bret. The Wild West. (1930) Paris. Illustrations by Pierre Falké and stenciled-colored by E.[Eugene] Charpentier. Second publication by Harrison of Paris. Printed by R. Couloumaat Argenteuil under the direction of H. Barth Elemy. UMCP has a copy marked “not for sale.” Special Collections Stacks PS1829 .W55.
- Wescott, Glenway. The Babe’s Bed. (1930) Haarlem, Holland. Limited edition of 393 copies printed from Lutetia types. Third publication of Harrison of Paris. Designed by J. van Krimpen.Printed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen. 18 copies printed on Madagascar, and numbered I-XVIII; 375 copies printed on Pannekoek paper, and number 1-375. All the copies have been signed by the author. UMCP has copy numbered 168 in the Special Collections Stacks. Special Collections Stacks/ KA Porter Stacks PS3545 .E827 B2.
- Harrison of Paris. “The Publications of Harrison of Paris.” (1930) Paris. Introductory prospectus for the press including a mission statement and descriptions of four forthcoming publications. Special Collections Stacks Z232 .H38 P8.
- Mériméé, Prosper. Carmen, and Letters from Spain: newly Translated. (1931) Paris: Harrison of Paris; New York: Minton, Balch and Co. With ten monochrome water-colors by Maurice Barraud and stenciled-colored by E.[Eugene] Charpentier. Limited edition of 595 copies printed from Monotype Fournier type on Rives pure-rag paper. Printed by Aimé Jourde. Designed by Monroe Wheeler. UMCP has copy numbered 553. Special Collections Stacks PQ2362 .C3.
- La Fayette, Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne). The Death of Madame. (1931) Paris: Harrison of Paris; New York; Minton, Balch and Co. Translated by Monroe Wheeler with a foreword written by Monroe Wheeler. Limited edition of 325 copies printed from Ehmcke Medieval type on Iridescent imperial Japan paper. Translated from the original edition of the author’s “Histoire de Madame Henriette d’Angleterre”. Signed by Monroe Wheeler. Issued in an enclosure. UMCP has an unnumbered copy. Special Collections Stacks/ KA Porter Stacks DC130 .O6.
- Dostoyevsky, Fydor. A Gentle Spirit: a Fantastic Story. (1931) Paris: Harrison of Paris; New York: Minton, Balch and Co. Translated from the Russian by Constance Garnett. With a frontispiece and tailpieces by Christian Bérard. Limited edition of 495 copies printed from hand-set Stemel-Baskerville type on Satinzied paper. Designed by Monroe Wheeler and printed by L.C. Wittich at Darmstadt, Germany. UMCP has a copy numbered 419. Special Collection Stacks PG3326 .K7 G27.
- Bryon, George Gordon Byron. Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage. (1931) Paris: Harrison of Paris; New York: Minton, Balch and Co. With illustrations by Sir Francis Cyril Rose. Limited edition of 660 copies printed from Didot type on Montgolfer frères paper. Designed by Monroe Wheeler and printed in Paris. UMCP has copy numbered 535. Special Collections Stacks PR4357 .A1.
- Aesop’s Fables. Fables of Aesop according to Sir Roger L’Estrange. (1931) Paris: Harrison of Paris; New York: Minton, Balch and Co. With fifty drawings by Alexander Calder. Limited edition of 595 copies printed from French Round-face type on Auvergne hand-made paper. Designed by Monroe Wheeler and printed in Paris. UMCP has copy numbered 481. Special Collections Stacks PA3855 .E5 L4.
- A Typographical Commonplace-book. (1932) Paris, Harrison of Paris; New York, Minton, Balch and Co. Limited edition of 595 copies printed from Mongolfier Annonay type. Designed by Monroe Wheeler and printed in Paris by Ducros & Colas. UMCP has two copies numbered 364 and 418. Special Collections Stacks Z250 .T97.
- Wescott, Glenway. A Calendar of Saints for Unbelievers. (1931) Paris, Harrison of Paris; New York, Minton, Balch and Co. The signs of the zodiac by Pavel Tchelitchew. An edition of 695 copies printed on cream-colored Pannekoek paper. UMCP has copy numbered XIII out of 40 and signed by Glenway Wescott and Pavel Tchelitchew. Special Collections Stacks/ KA Porter Stacks BR1710 .W4.
- Porter, Katherine Anne. Hacienda. (c1934) An edition of 895 copies printed from linotype Baskerville italic by the Haddon craftsman at Camden, New Jersey and printed on Arnold English unbleached pure-rag paper. Thirteenth publication of Harrison of Paris. KA Porter Stacks PS3531 .O752 H3.
