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New York: Duschnes Crawford, 1949. One of 2500 printed by E. L. Hildreth & Co. Quarto, patterned boards, [vi], 104, [2] pp. Illus., ads. Includes: Epic on an American Theme, by Stephen Vincent Benét; Grabhorniana, by Oscar Lewis; Peter the Whaler, Plagiarist, by Malcolm M. Willey; Colored Paste Papers, by Rosamond B. Loring; A Seventh Century Book-Label Problem, by Edward Naumburg, Jr.; The Literature of the Gold Rush, by Carl I. Wheat; and Firsts, in a Manner of Speaking, by Vincent Starrett, and illustrated by Susanne Suba. Fair, with wear to spine (interior bright and tight).
Breaking Into Print by Adler, Elmer and Winterich, John T - 1937
by Adler, Elmer and Winterich, John T
Breaking Into Print
by Adler, Elmer and Winterich, John T
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New York: Simon and Schuster Publishers, 1937. . 196 pages including a 4 page index. Bound in full black cloth with gilt lettering on the spine and upper board. The binding is firm, square, clean and complete. Endpapers a bit toned from publisher's glue. Extemities lightly worn. Twenty author essays describing the difficulties of publishing their works. Contributors include Rockwell Kent, Sinclair Lewis, H.L. Mencken, Christopher Morley, Edith Wharton, Sherwood Anderson among others. These essays being gleened from the pages of "The Colophon, A Book Collectors' Quarterly". Dedicated to J.T. Winterich.. Edition; None Stated; NAP. Black Coth w/gilt Lettering. Very Good++/No Jacket. Illus. by illustrated with numerous manuscript facsimilii. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Illustrated.
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- Date Published 1937
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The New Colophon: A Book Collectors’ Quarterly. Volume II, Part Five (January 1949).
by Adler, Elmer, John T. Winterich and Frederick B. Adams, Jr
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The New Colophon: A Book Collectors’ Quarterly. Volume 1, Part Three (July 1948).
by Adler, Elmer, John T. Winterich and Frederick B. Adams, Jr
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New York: Duschnes Crawford, 1948. One of 2500 copies printed at The Asthoensen Press. Quarto, patterned boards, [iv], 221-312, [vi], [i] pp. Illus, ads. Includes: The True Story of ‘Herndon’s Lincoln,’ by David Donald; An Addendum to ‘Enemies of Books,’ by Michael Sadlier; A Mere Sale to Effect, edited by John H. Birss; Homer Martin as Illustrator, by Sinclair Hamilton; The G.P.O. in War and Peace, by Cedric Larson; Grandfather Was a Collector, by Ellen Denby and illustrated by Leo Hershfield; Books about Books, 1947, compiled by George L. McKay; and The American Academy Award to Bruce Rogers. Very Good, some light foxing, bearing the bookplate of Isaac Foot, influential British politician, staunch Methodist preacher, avid book collector, and author.
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The New Colophon: A Book Collectors’ Quarterly. Volume 1, Part Two (April 1948).
by Adler, Elmer, John T. Winterich and Frederick B. Adams, Jr
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New York: Duschnes Crawford, 1948. One of 2500 copies printed at The Asthoensen Press. Quarto, patterned boards, [iv], 113-216 pp. Illus., ads. Includes: Stephen Crane, War Correspondent, by Ames W. Williams; Almost Books, by Frederick R. Goff; Reflections on Rarity, by John Carter; Silhouette of a Librarian, by George Boas; Holbein’s Old Testament Woodcuts, by Philip Hofer; The Harmless Drudge, by Herbert W. Liebert; and A Ghost from a Barber Shop, by Carl J. Weber. Near-Fine, corners a bit bumped.
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The New Colophon: A Book Collectors’ Quarterly. Volume II, Part Six (June 1949).
by Adler, Elmer, John T. Winterich and Frederick B. Adams, Jr
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New York: Duschnes Crawford, 1949. One of 2500 copies printed by E. L. Hildreth & Co. Quarto, patterned boards, [iv], 107-189, [i] pp. Very Good. Contents include: Another Man’s Roses, Frederick B. Adams, Jr.; On Belonging to Clubs, by Christopher Morley, and illustrated by Richard Erdoes; On Making a Few Books, by Alfred A. Knopf; Sadleir Sadleirized, by Simon Nowell-Smith; The Typophiles, by Deoch Fulton; The Last word, by Wilmarth S. Lewis; and The First Famous Print, by A. Hyatt Mayor. Near-Fine, light wear.
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The Colophon, New Series, a Quarterly for Bookmen
by [Colophon]. Elmer Adler, and Alfred Stanford, and John T. Winterich (editors)
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New York: Pynson Printers,, Inc., February 1936. First edition. Hardcover. Covers a little marked. Else near fine copy. 8vo. Boards. Pp. 96. Illustrated. Volume I. Number 3. The articles include: Lawrence C Wroth: "The St Mary's City Press: A New Chronology of American Printing"; A Edward Newton: "Parson Weems's Washington Once More"; Ethel D Roberts: "Book Collector, Italian, Seventeenth Century".
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The Colophon: The Quarterly for Bookmen, New Graphic Series, Number Two
by Frederick B. Adams, Jr. and Elmer Adler and Alfred Stanford and John T. Winterich
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June 1939. In lovely shape: Tight, square spine; clean, unmarked interior. Some light toning, but very little wear overall. Contributors include Rollo G. Silver, Edward Robins, John Carter, John A. Kouwenhoven, Wallace Worth, Edwin A. R. Rumball-Petre, Dorothy McEntee, George L. McKay, Sinclair Hamilton, Lloyd A. Brown, Frederick B. Adams, Jr., and Jack Tinker. A beautiful design specimen. 107 pp. Oversized.
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The Colophon: A Book Collector's Quarterly. Part Ten.
by ADLER, Elmer and WINTERICH, John T. (eds.)
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Rochester, New York, United States
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New York:: The Colophon Ltd.,, 1932.. First edition.. publisher's printed boards in glassine wrapper.. Some tattering to the glassine; otherwise fine.. 4to,. Illustrated..
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The Colophon: A Book Collector's Quarterly. Part Nine.
by ADLER, Elmer and WINTERICH, John T. (eds.)
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New York:: The Colophon Ltd.,, 1932.. First edition.. publisher's printed boards in glassine wrapper.. Some tattering to the glassine; otherwise fine.. 4to,. Illustrated..
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The Colophon: A Book Collector's Quarterly. Part Eleven.
by ADLER, Elmer and WINTERICH, John T. (eds.)
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New York:: The Colophon Ltd.,, 1932.. First edition.. publisher's printed boards in glassine wrapper.. Some tattering to the glassine; otherwise fine.. 4to,. Illustrated..
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The Colophon: A Book Collector's Quarterly. Part One.
by ADLER, Elmer and WINTERICH, John T. (eds.)
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New York:: The Colophon Ltd.,, 1931.. First edition.. publisher's printed boards.. Slight tanning to boards.. 4to,. Illustrated..
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