Description: THE ANNUAL OF BOOKMAKING 1927-1937 Approx. 300 pages with some 150 examples, illustrations and photographs [The Colophon]: THE ANNUAL OF BOOKMAKING 1927-1937. New York City: The Colophon/Pynson Press, 1938. First edition. A very good or better hardcover book with a browned spine and slight yellowing along the fore edges. Interior unmarked and very clean. Out-of-print. Art Deco binding design with foil stamping by W. A. Dwiggins. Title page design by Rockwell Kent. 7.75 x 11 hardcover book with approx. 300 pages and some 150 examples, illustrations and photographs. Beautiful compendium printed on a variety of stocks in one-color and two-color. From the book: Although the production of the signatures in different plants made pagination impractical, each one is easily identified. Contents Foreword by J. T. Winterich American Institute of Graphic Arts: New York (The Fifty Books of the Year listed from 1923-1939) University of California Press: Berkeley Alfred A. Knopf: New York (sample title pages and photos of 29 Borzoi Books designed by W. A. Dwiggins) University of North Carolona Press: Chapel Hill Rydal Press: Santa Fe Simon and Schuster: New York Riverside Press: Cambridge, MA (photo-essay on book manufacturing) Wolff Book Manufacturing Company: New York Walpole Printing Office: Mount Vernon, NY Derrydale Press, New York Paul Free US shipping! Happy Bidding!
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Publisher: The Colophon
Modified Item: No
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1938
Language: English
Illustrator: Various
Special Attributes: Illustrated
Region: North America
Author: Various
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: About Books, Book-Making
Character Family: N/A
