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STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND: A CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION ON THE HISTORY OF ITALIAN-LANGUAGE AMERICAN IMPRINTS (1830-1945).
Periconi, James J.
A groundbreaking examination of the legacy of Italian-language publishing in pre-war America. Strangers in a Strange Land showcases the wide range of literary works which entertained, educated and inflamed an Italian-language audience during a period of critical historical development. Includes introductory essays by Martino Marazzi, Francesco Durante, and Robert Viscusi. An illustrated record of the exhibition on show at the Grolier Club September 19-November 2, 2012, followed by a bibliography of over 800 primary and secondary Italian-language works printed in America. Illustrated in color throughout, and with an index.
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AMERICAN ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF PRINTING.
by Ringwalt, Luther (editor).
First edition. (Bigmore & Wyman II, 259). With twenty plates including a full color frontispiece and a full-page example of raised lettering used for printing for the blind. About 1700 articles covering all aspects of the book and its production have been written by the famous authorities of the day. The many illustrations in the text are especially useful. Covers rubbed along edges and hinges with wear to spine ends. Inside hinges cracked but solid. Faint stain along bottom of preliminary and end pages. Ink and pencil ownership marks on first blank. Better preserved than most copies seen.
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