Noted plainly
Vintage books and prints are described with an honest condition note. Nothing is dressed up.
Palo Alto, California
An independent press
and bookseller.
Plato Press is an independent press and bookseller in Palo Alto. We sell vintage Japanese ikebana and flower-arrangement books, Asian art books, and woodblock prints, and we publish restored English translations of the Calleja tales.
The shelves
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Vintage books
Japanese ikebana and Asian art
Vintage and out-of-print Japanese ikebana and flower-arrangement books, together with Asian art books.
Woodblock prints
Japanese woodblock prints
Japanese woodblock prints, including a Kuniyoshi triptych.
Honest condition notes and careful packing. Vintage books and prints ship from 1345 Alma St, Palo Alto, CA 94301.
Plato Press editions
Calleja tales in English
Newly restored English translations of the classic Spanish Calleja children’s tales, Cuentos de Calleja, translated by Gregory Lindberg. Available in paperback on Amazon.
- PaperbackThe Underground PalaceAmazon ↗
- PaperbackKing MidasAmazon ↗
- PaperbackThe Three BrothersAmazon ↗
- PaperbackGulliverAmazon ↗
- PaperbackThe FishermanAmazon ↗
- PaperbackThe Lying SoldierAmazon ↗
- PaperbackBeauty in the Enchanted PalaceAmazon ↗
- PaperbackThe Little Snow GirlAmazon ↗
- PaperbackThe Black DogsAmazon ↗
- PaperbackCinderellaAmazon ↗
- Hardcover · all ten talesAn Illustrated Treasury, Volume IAmazon ↗
How the books go out
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Packed with care
Orders are packed carefully and shipped from Palo Alto.
Our own editions
The Calleja tales are restored in English by Gregory Lindberg and sold in paperback, Kindle and hardcover.
Also from the press
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Citizen Coach
Walk into your naturalization interview ready.
Practice speaking through the U.S. naturalization interview with realistic questions, guided feedback, and the official USCIS civics question pool.
Created and operated by Plato Press.
About the press
Small by design.
Useful on purpose.
Plato Press was founded by Greg Lindberg in Palo Alto, California. The shelves are vintage Japanese flower-arrangement and art books, woodblock prints, and the press’s own editions.