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In the Service of Scholarship: Harold Hugo & The Meriden Gravure Company

In the Service of Scholarship: Harold Hugo & The Meriden Gravure Company

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In the Service of Scholarship: Harold Hugo & The Meriden Gravure Company

by Glick, William J

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1584563567
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9781584563563
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New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll Press, 2017. First edition. Hardcover. New/new. 195pp. Quarto [27 cm] Orange cloth over boards. From the Publisher- "In the Service of Scholarship is a history of one of the leading printing firms of the twentieth century. It is also a character study and biography of Harold Hugo (1910-1985), whose career at Meriden Gravure began at the age of fourteen and continued until his retirement as president in 1975. During his tenure, Hugo brought the company to standards of excellence that earned worldwide recognition for art reproduction of the highest quality.

"The distinguished graphic designer and educator Alvin Eisenmann said of Harold in 1978, 'there has never been anyone who held the position that Harold does in American scholarly printing.' This book records the practices that were employed to advance illustration printing during the era of film-based printing technology, from collotype and letterpress to offset lithography. Many of the groundbreaking procedures that Hugo pioneered were subsequently made obsolete by digital technology, but his refusal to compromise on quality and his attention to detail stand as a model in
any age.

"The author was associated with Meriden Gravure for thirty years and regarded Harold Hugo as his mentor. He records a life richly lived, with deep and abiding friendships for the talented figures in the scholarly community with whom Meriden was so deeply engaged. He offers many anecdotes and insights reflecting Hugo's leadership of the company. These accounts are supplemented by material from interviews conducted during Harold Hugo's lifetime and by contributions from the Hugo family and various individuals and institutions.

"This publication is the first full account of the hundred-year history of the company and of the man who guided it to, and during, the period of its greatest success. As such, it fills a significant gap in the history of printing and of scholarly publishing during the twentieth century. The book, with design and typography by Scott Vile, is richly illustrated with 112 pictures, many in full color.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
In the Service of Scholarship: Harold Hugo & The Meriden Gravure Company
Author
Glick, William J
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
New New
Jacket Condition
new
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First edition
ISBN 10
1584563567
ISBN 13
9781584563563
Publisher
Oak Knoll Press
Place of Publication
New Castle, DE
Date Published
2017
Keywords
William J. Glick; Harold Hugo; Meriden Gravure Company; Oak Knoll Press; Books on Books

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