This book, the twentyninth issued with this imprint, was designed by and printed for james and carolyn robertson at the yolla bolly press in covelo during the fall of 2001 and spring of 2002. Books published for or with the book club of california and the sierra club are not included in this bibliography. Roan stallion yolla bolly press by jeffers, robinson 1990. Books from the yolla bolly press available from boreas fine art. Text is a brief history of the yolly bolla press printed in celebration of the 12th anniversary. Handset in walbaum type by apprentice daniel urban, the text was printed at the press by aaron johnson who also assisted with the planning of the book. Yolla bolly middle eel wilderness lies 45 miles west of red bluff, california. The question is whether the california hunter is willing to make the hike in. I especially enjoy fine press books not all of which are pricey.
Rockwell kent, selections from the stanley collection, fall 1997. This is the yolla bolly press, a book farm operated by jim and carolyn robertson, with the help of eight people irom the neighborhood. We select the texts, commission original artwork, and print by letterpress. All our titles are issued in small editions and cannot be reprinted, so they all sell out sooner or later. Dec 22, 2001 james wishard robertson, a noted book designer and publisher who was one of californias bestknown fine printers, has died at 66 in 1974, he and his wife, carolyn, founded the yolla bolly press.
Shop the latest titles by yolla bolly press at alibris including hardcovers, paperbacks, 1st editions, and audiobooks from thousands of sellers worldwide. Information about ordering a yolla bolly press book. Its the land from which the big bucks come from the legends say. The stanford university libraries, department of special collections, held the exhibition making books in the woods. The remoteness of the wilderness combined with the fact that the showier wildernesses to the north tend to attract more people grants a visitor to the yolla bollys rewarding solitude.
The yolla bollymiddle eel wilderness was created by the wilderness act of 1964, with an original land area of 170,195 acres 68,875 ha. The following is a complete or near complete list of books printed by the yolla bolly press as an independent private press. Fine press limited edition booksthe yolla bolly press. It was enlarged by the california wilderness act of 1984, and again by the northern california coastal wild heritage wilderness act of 2006, for a presentday total of 180,877 acres 73,198 ha. All our titles are issued in small editions and cannot be.
And, year after year, the stories seem to come true. The manuscript was set in the spectrum type face and was printed from the type by james robertson at the yolla bolly press, covelo, california. Title page in the book one of the missing, tales of the war between the states by ambrose bierce covelo ca. Blood and guts has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. For years every blacktail hunter has heard of the yolly bolly. Big bucks from high atop the yolla bolly by cork graham. Never a bestseller, it remains in print with university of california press four decades after its original 1983 publication by sierra club books in collaboration with yolla bolly press of covelo. The yolla bolly press from july 15 through october, 2002.
The klamath knot has been described as a sleeper, a book that has had significant influence outside the mainstream of commercial publishing. However, they are not in business in the most basic and important sense they no longer publish books and have not done so since 2002. Books for trade easton press collectors librarything. Since 1974, the yolla bolly press has published handcrafted, limited edition fiction books. Bollyx is a bollywoodinspired dancefitness program that combines dynamic choreography with the hottest music from around the world. The paper is somerset book, mouldmade, in england by st. Visitors coming from the west can travel along highways 101 and 162, before branching off on local roads such as ruth road and jones ridge road that lead to the wilderness. Ybf is a traditional muzzle loader shooting club dedicated to preserving the history of the american fur trade era from 18001840 by reenacting rendezvous. This press produced fantastic books and i know you will enjoy looking at them. Jim and his wife caroline own and operate the yolla bolly press, often called a book farm, where handmade, limitededition books by. A working guide to your own insides by linda allison and yolla bolly press staff 1976, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. It is located in an old barn deep in californias coast range mountains four hours north of san francisco. A look at the yolla bolly press from dlphcoracl, is up on books and vines.
Jun 23, 2017 the yolla bolly middle eel wilderness anchors the southern extent of the klamath mountains and covers over 151,000 acres of land that is rather hard to access. Limited edition books are printed letterpress from handset or machineset metal type on high quality papers from small, primarily european, mills, and typically, bound by hand. Many sierra club books were produced by the yolla bolly press run by jim and carolyn robertson in covelo, california. In the remote central highlands of borneo, native people fear the bali saleng, the black ghost, a halfhuman jungle spirit that abducts men, women and children, kills them and collects their blood. This turns out to be one of the prettiest sections of the trip, a clearer trail with nice wildflowers and sections of unburned forest. Carolyn and james robertson, the yolla bolly press, 1984. We select the texts, commission original artwork, and print by letterpress, in small editions, using only the finest paper and binding materials. Misadventures in the yolla bolly middle eel wilderness.
This blm wilderness can be accessed by roads from different sides. Find roan stallion yolla bolly press by jeffers, robinson 1990. The yolla bolly press fine press forum librarything. Its 50minute cardio workout cycles between higher and lowerintensity dance sequences to get you moving, sweating, and motivated. Untitled a hanging, second plate, opposite page 4, in the book one of the missing, tales of the war between the states by ambrose bierce covelo ca. Yolla bolly press, 1991 david page, ambrose bierce. Based near the northern california town of covelo, california, adjacent to the yolla bolly wilderness, the press specializes in the publication of fine press editions of modern literature including fiction, essays, and. The design of each yolla bolly press book is intimately tied to the nuances of the text, and is completed with great attention to craft. Carolyn and james robertson announce a fiftieth anniversary edition of william saroyans first book.
Its past midday by now, water is starting to run a little low, and we start out on the summit trail. I have broken the article into a few parts, so look for the remaining books to be published on books and vines over the next few days. Yolla bolly yoh luh boh lee is derived from the wintu yoola buli, meaning snow mountain. Creatures a yolla bolly press book by van hoesen, beth and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Creatures a yolla bolly press book van hoesen, beth on.
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