Bibliographic Handlist: 1986-1996

A complete bibliographic handlist of Peter Bishop’s Petrarch Press publications issued between 1986 and 1996.

Voyage of the Soul (1996)

Plato: The Voyage of the Soul (1996)

Five tales from Plato, with introductions by Mark Smith. Graphic design and binding by Peter Cohen at the Apollo Bindery. Completed in March 1996. Text set in Dante…

Sermon on the Mount (1995)

The Sermon on the Mount (1995)

Designed in collaboration with Peter Cohen, who created the artwork. Printed by Peter Bishop in Spring and Summer 1995. Text in Victor Hammer’s American Uncial type. Red marginal…

Walt Whitman, Song of Myself (1992)

Walt Whitman: Song of Myself (1992)

From the 1892 Deathbed Edition of Leaves of Grass. Designed in collaboration with Peter Cohen and illustrated by Jean-Pierre Tingaud. Printed in Spring 1992. Text set in Bembo.…

Shakespeare's Sonnets (1990)

William Shakespeare: Sonnets (1990)

Designed, printed, and bound at the Petrarch Press by Peter Bishop and Peter Cohen in Autumn 1990. Set in Emerson with Forum and Goudy Oldstyle. Edition limited to…

Epictetus, Encheiridion (1989)

Epictetus: Encheiridion (1989)

Pocket-sized edition of Elizabeth Carter’s translation. Printed in Fall 1989. Dante types. Red initials and marginal numbers. Title in three colors. Edition limited to 100 copies: 2 (numbered…

Marcus Aurelius, Look Within (1988)

Marcus Aurelius: Look Within (1988)

Selections from the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius. Designed and printed in Autumn 1988. Handset in Dante and Chochin Open types; printed in blue ink. Edition limited to 252…

The Duino Elegies (1987)

Rainer Maria Rilke: The Duino Elegies (1987)

Bilingual edition with German and English on facing pages; English translation by Stephen Garmey and Jay Wilson. With a previously unpublished translation of a letter from Rilke to…