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Author:

Grossman, Carol P. author.

Title:

The history of the Limited Editions Club / by Carol Porter Grossman.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Oak Knoll Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xi, 268 pages : illustrations (some color), facsimiles ; 29 cm

Subject:

Limited Editions Club--History.
Macy, George.
Publishers and publishing--New York--New York--History--20th century.
Book clubs (Bookselling)--United States--History--20th century.
Fine books--History--United States--History--20th century.
Limited editions--History--United States--History--20th century.

Other Authors:

Carter, Matthew, type designer.
Kelly, Jerry, 1955- typographer. typographer.
Oak Knoll Press, publisher.
PBtisk (Firm), binder. binder.

Notes:

"Set in Galliard types designed by Matthew Carter after Robert Granjon's sixteenth-century originals ... Printing and binding by PB Tisk in the Czech Republic. Design and typography by Jerry Kelly."--Colophon. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Early ventures : Macy-Masius and Brown House -- The beginning of the Limited Editions Club -- The Limited Editions Club in Europe : the second series -- The early thirties -- The Limited Editions Club in the later thirties -- Limited Editions Club special ventures -- George Macy : the last years -- Helen Macy and the interim years -- From Cardavon to Shiff -- A decade of change -- The 1990s and beyond -- The two clubs.

ISBN:

1584563656
9781584563655

OCLC:

(OCoLC)974487345

LCCN:

2016059267

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)