Published to accompany a 2004 exhibition, this illustrated catalogue highlights selections from the library collection of America’s oldest and most prestigious society for those interested in the art and history of the book. It examines in detail some of the Grolier Club’s most striking and significant works, organizing them by such topics as typography, book illustration, and writing.
205 pages | 148 color plates, 161 B&W illustrations | 8.25 x 10.25 | © 2004
Art: Art--General Studies
Library Science and Publishing: Library Science, Publishing
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Table of Contents
PREFACE by William Helfand
INTRODUCTION & HISTORY OF THE GROLIER CLUB LIBRARY by Eric Holzenberg
CATALOGUE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
LIBERTY OF THE PRESS
BOOKSELLING
BOOK AUCTIONS
INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARIES
PRIVATE LIBRARIES
THE BOOK
BIBLIOPIHLY. BIBLIOMANIA
SPECIAL FORMS OF BOOKS
WRITING
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
CALLIGRAPHY
TYPOGRAPHY
HISTORY
PRINTERS, TYPEFOUNDERS & DESIGNERS
PRINTERS MEDALS
EXAMPLES OF TYPOGRAPHY
PRACTICAL TYPOGRAPHY
SPECIMEN BOOKS
PAPER
PRESSES & MACHINES
OTHER PROCESSES FOR PRINTING
THE ALPHABET
BOOK ILLUSTRATION
PROCESSES
EXAMPLES OF ILLUSTRATION
BOOKBINDING
BOOKBINDERS
EXAMPLES OF BINDING
PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING
BOOK-PLATES & OTHER MARKS OF OWNERSHIP
BOOK-PLATES
SUPRA LIBROS. ARMORIAL STAMPS
INDEX
INTRODUCTION & HISTORY OF THE GROLIER CLUB LIBRARY by Eric Holzenberg
CATALOGUE
BIBLIOGRAPHY
GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
LIBERTY OF THE PRESS
BOOKSELLING
BOOK AUCTIONS
INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARIES
PRIVATE LIBRARIES
THE BOOK
BIBLIOPIHLY. BIBLIOMANIA
SPECIAL FORMS OF BOOKS
WRITING
ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
CALLIGRAPHY
TYPOGRAPHY
HISTORY
PRINTERS, TYPEFOUNDERS & DESIGNERS
PRINTERS MEDALS
EXAMPLES OF TYPOGRAPHY
PRACTICAL TYPOGRAPHY
SPECIMEN BOOKS
PAPER
PRESSES & MACHINES
OTHER PROCESSES FOR PRINTING
THE ALPHABET
BOOK ILLUSTRATION
PROCESSES
EXAMPLES OF ILLUSTRATION
BOOKBINDING
BOOKBINDERS
EXAMPLES OF BINDING
PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING
BOOK-PLATES & OTHER MARKS OF OWNERSHIP
BOOK-PLATES
SUPRA LIBROS. ARMORIAL STAMPS
INDEX
