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Egremont, Max SIEGFRIED SASSOON: A POET & HIS LIBRARY, THE ROBERT L. NIKIRK LECTURE 2001.
New York The Grolier Club 2001 6 x 9 inches paperback 24 pages
This catalogue contains the text of the lecture delivered by Max Egremont on the life and bibliophilic activities of English poet and book collector Siegfried Sassoon. The lecture was held at the Grolier Club in 2001 as part of the Robert L. Nikirk Lectures, New Series, Number 2. The catalogue was designed by Jerry Kelly.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 106641

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Elliot, Jock A HA! CHRISTMAS: AN EXHIBITION AT THE GROLIER CLUB OF JOCK ELLIOTT'S CHRISTMAS BOOKS
New York The Grolier Club 2000 8.5 x 11 inches paperback 96 pages
Jock Elliot began collecting books after he returned home from World War II. His deep love for Christmas encouraged him to collect books about Christmas in England and America. When he began collecting, he was purchasing one book a month, sometimes even buying new books daily. Now, even as has become more selective in his purchases, he has acquired a collection of more than 3,000 books related to Christmas. Most of his books are first or only editions, and he has purchased other "firsts," including the first illustration of a Christmas tree and the first illustration of St. Nick by Thomas Nast.

This book was created to accompany the exhibition held from December 6, 1999 to January 29, 2000. It traces the historical development of Christmas through 600 years of Christmas books, from a fifteenth-century illuminated miniature of the Nativity to How the Grinch Stole Christmas. All books are from the collection of Jock Elliot. It includes numerous illustrations including book covers and famous pictures presentations. The book was designed by Jerry Kelly and printed by the Stinehour Press.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 106631

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Enniss, Stephen, James O'Halloran and Ronald Schuchard. " TO SET THE DARKNESS ECHOING": AN EXHIBITION OF IRISH LITERATURE 1950-2000.
New York The Grolier Club 2002 6 x 9 inches paperback 59 pages
This exhibition illustrates the extraordinary creativity of Irish writers in the second half of the twentieth century. It is a sequel to the first exhibition of Irish Literature that opened forty years prior. The book includes an introduction by Ronald Schuchard, and the catalogue contains descriptions of publications such as The Starlit Eye, Gorgon, Death of a Naturalist, and Amongst Women. A frontispiece and six full-page illustrations illuminate the book. The exhibition was held from May 15 to July 27, 2002.
Price: $ 17.50 other currencies Order nr. 106643

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Flamm, Eugene S. PRINTING AND THE BRAIN OF MAN: THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY BRAIN
New York The Grolier Club 2011 8 x 11 inches paperback 100 pages
One hundred books focusing on the anatomy and surgery of the brain, as it evolved up until 1600, are presented in this catalogue. The books included in the exhibition are fundamental works on surgery and anatomy, from which the present scientific field has developed. From the early sixteenth century onward, there were many books devoted to the brain, head injuries, and the skull. There were also many books that were published to guide the surgery necessary to explore the anatomy of the nervous system. Through his collection, Flemm has tried to foster an understanding of what sixteenth-century surgeons thought, what they wore during surgery, instruments used, what was considered innovative, and what ideas led to new developments. Examples of catalogues and bibliographies that list the works are also presented. The book is beautifully illustrated, contains a list of references, and includes an index of names and printers.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 107117

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Fletcher, H. George (editor) PRINTING FOR KINGDOM, EMPIRE, AND REPUBLIC: TREASURES FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE IMPRIMERIE NATIONALE.
New York The Grolier Club 2011 8.5 x 11.5 inches hardcover 118 pages
This volume was produced to accompany an exhibition held at the Grolier Club from December 6, 2011 to February 4, 2012, on the history of the French national typographic and printing establishment, the Imprimerie Nationale, arguably the most important printing house in Europe. Drawn from the ancient, vast, and comprehensive archives of the Imprimerie Nationale, Printing for Kingdom, Empire, & Republic documents the significant influence of the press, not only on printing and the book arts, but also on French - and therefore European - literary culture from the mid-sixteenth century to the present day. The exhibition was organized by The Grolier Club and the Groupe Imprimerie Nationale, S.A., with administrative and organizational support from the Institut Mémoires de l'Édition Contemporaine (IMEC), France's largest archive of authorial and publishing materials.

Edited by Grolier Club member H. George Fletcher (former Astor Curator of Printed Books and Bindings at the Morgan Library & Museum, and retired Brooke Russell Astor Director for Special Collections at The New York Public Library), the catalogue tells the story of the Imprimerie Nationale, from the royal printers established by François I in 1538, to the Imprimerie Royale created by Cardinal Richelieu in 1640, through many generations of development, marked often by artistic innovation and wide cultural influence, but sometimes by distress and neglect, to triumphant survival in the present day. It surveys a wealth of objects, all classified as French monuments historiques, and never before seen outside of France, and including artifacts of various printing processes, such as punches, matrices, and typefonts from the days of François I to the present, as well as engraved plates used to produce illustrations for such renowned works as Louis XIV's Medailles and the Description de l'Égypt commissioned by Napoleon. The catalogue also showcases the books produced at the Imprimerie Nationale, from the scholarly products of the Renaissance in France through the royal folios of the Sun King to the culture-changing works of the twentieth century, and thus to the work of postwar and present-day generations of French book artists. In many instances, original manuscripts, documents, and artwork follow the art, craft, and business of book-making from conception to realization.

Printing for Kingdom, Empire, and Republic contains a foreword by Jack Lang, two separate prefaces by Dider Trutt and Eugene S. Flamm, and an Introduction by H. George Fletcher. It includes historical essays by Isabelle de Conihout, Annie Parent-Charon, and James Mosley and discusses topics such as humanism and typography, Pierre Moreau (Master Scribe and Printer), The Romain du Roi (a type made for the Royal Printing-House of Louis XIV) and more. An annotated checklist of the items on display at the exhibition is followed by the essays. Beautifully illustrated, the book contains five pages of color plates, four plates in collotypes, illustrations of typefaces, and more.

The book has been composed in Monotype Garamond for the text and hand-set Garamond, cast from the original matrices, for the display type, at the Imprimerie Nationale's Atalier du Livre d'Art et de l'Estampe, in Ivrey-sur-Seine, France, and printed there letterpress on Arches Expression texture white 120 g. It was designed by Jerry Kelly.
Price: $ 95.00 other currencies Order nr. 108805

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Funke, Claudia (editor) GROLIER 2000: A FURTHER GROLIER CLUB BIOGRAPHICAL RETROSPECTIVE IN CELEBRATION OF THE MILLENNIUM.
New York The Grolier Club 2000 6.75 x 10.5 inches hardcover, slipcase 424 pages
In 1959 at the Grolier Club's 75th anniversary, Grolier 75, a volume of biographical sketches of seventy-five former members written by seventy-five current members, was published. This book proved to be very valuable to the literature of the book world through its presented facts and life stories. Grolier 2000 was published as a sequel to Grolier 75, extending the biographical records begun forty-one years ago. This book presents informative and expressive stories of past Grolier Club members, now deceased, who were distinguished lovers of manuscripts, prints, drawings, and photographs.

The Grolier Club has always welcomed membership to anyone interested in all aspects of the book including design, illustration, printing, binding, publishing or selling. This book covers all of these areas, including biographies of designers and printers such as Altschul and Grabhorn, and Heckscher and Hugo, illustrators such as Pennell, Ruzicka, and Oenslager, and publishers such as Kennerley, Knopf, and Sadleir. Overall, the book contains biographies of 119 Grolier Club members. It is beautifully designed and kept in a slipcase. The book was printed under the direction of Jerry Kelly by E.H. Roberts.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 106632

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Funke, Sarah and William Beekman THIS PERPETUAL FIGHT: LOVE AND LOSS IN VIRGINIA WOOLFS INTIMATE CIRCLE.
New York The Grolier Club 2008 8.5 x 11 inches hardcover 152 pages
This book was created to accompany the Grolier Club exhibition held from September 16 to November 22, 2008. The books, images, letters, and manuscript material in this exhibition narrate the life and work of Virginia Woolf. They showcase the relationships with her parents, siblings, suitors, friends, lovers, and her husband Leonard Woolf. As many of these individuals significantly affected her life, their relationships were often reflected in her publications.

Many of the individuals who played a role in Woolf's life include Clive Bell, John Maynard Keynes, Saxon Sydney-Turner, Duncan Grant, Roger Fry, T.S. Eliot, Dora Carrington, and Leslie and Julia Stephen. Among this group of individuals, hundreds of books, works, and paintings were produced. This catalogue examines materials produced by Virginia Woolf that reveal the mutual enrichment of the group, especially in her most famous works including Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, and A Room of One's Own.

This Perpetual Fight includes 32 color and 16 black and white illustrations, and contains contributions from Deirdre Bair, Rachel Cohen, Ruth Gruber, Mark Hussey, Peter Stansky, Andrew Solomon, and Elizabeth Hartley Winthrop.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 106671

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Gatch, Milton (editor) SO PRECIOUS A FOUNDATION: THE LIBRARY OF LEANDER VAN ESS AT THE BURKE LIBRARY OF UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK.
New York The Grolier Club 1996 8 x 11 inches paperback 386 pages
The Library of Leander van Ess arrived in New York in 1838 and has since then reposed within the library of Union Theological Seminary. The collection was one of the most comprehensive theological libraries in the new world. An important step in nineteenth-century cultural and education history, it created the largest collection of incunabula west of the Atlantic Ocean at the time. Because of this, an exhibition was necessary, and one was held from September 17 to November 23, 1996.

Research for the exhibition revealed there were many books in the collection that reflected on the history of books and libraries in Germany. It also demonstrated that the collector, Leander van Ess, was an important figure for biblical translation as was as for collecting and scholarship. This catalogue explores van Ess's collection of Bibles in a number of languages, works on church history, ecclesiastical law, and medieval manuscripts.

The book is illustrated in black and white with four color illustrations and one colored fold-out plate. It contains contributions by Johannes Altenberend, Milton McC. Gatch and Paul Needham, and includes a brief biography of van Ess with introductory notes to the collection. It is written in both English and German.
Price: $ 52.00 other currencies Order nr. 106612

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(Grolier Club) AIB NYC: THE MIND OF THE COLLECTOR. PRIVATE LIBRARY CATALOGUES IN THE COLLECTION OF THE GROLIER CLUB
New York The Grolier Club 2007 4 x 8.25 inches paperback 24 pages
This exhibition held between September 23-29, 2007, was organized to mark the visit of the Association Internationale de Bibliophilie (AIB) to New York. The catalogue offered the AIB travelers a selection of important examples from its collection of over two thousand private library catalogues. The catalogues record the libraries and private collecting activities of royalty, commoners, scholars, industrialists, and bibliophiles.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 107556

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THE GROLIER CLUB CREATES: BOOK ARTS BY CLUB MEMBERS.
New York The Grolier Club 2009 6 x 9 inches paperback 44 pages
The Grolier Club membership consists of private and institutional collectors; the antiquarian book trade; book scholars; and practitioners in the book arts, both amateurs and professional. No matter the reason for their interest, all Grolier Club members appreciate good design, fine bindings, letterforms, quality paper, and all the other facets of books. This book celebrates the 125th anniversary of the Club by displaying the work of twenty-nine members who are active in the fields of printing, book design, bookbinding, printmaking, illustration, calligraphy, and the production of artists books. The Grolier Club Creates showcases the work of each member, provides a brief description of the work, and a small essay written by the member. It is beautifully illustrated with a photograph or illustration for each entry.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 107103

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Hardison, Brian Davon BURRIANA: A CATALOGUE OF RARE BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, DOCUMENTS, & OBJECTS BY, ABOUT, OR RELATING TO AARON BURR AND HIS CONTEMPORARIES.
New York The Grolier Club 2012 6 x 9.25 inches hardcover 306 pages
This book was produced to accompany the exhibition "Aaron Burr Returns to New York," on show at the Grolier Club May 15-July 28, 2012; but it is also a detailed record of all the most important items from Brian Hardisons superb and comprehensive collection of Aaron Burr, Jr., (1756-1836).

Soldier, lawyer, statesman, and the third Vice President of the United States under Jefferson, Burr was also one of the most maligned figures of the founding era, accused of attempting to steal the Presidential election of 1800 from Thomas Jefferson, of murdering Alexander Hamilton in 1804, and of treason in 1807. Yet a careful examination of contemporary documents, including the five hundred plus items described in this catalogue, reveals a far more complex persona, one whose support for womens rights, the arts and the nascent anti-slavery movement were among the most progressive of his time. The documents show a military hero, a highly skilled lawyer, a caring family man, and a great philanthropist, not to mention a very able politician. Hero or villain, Burr was an enormously influential (if controversial) public figure whose impact continues to be felt today.

The catalogue is organized chronologically and focuses on major events in Burrs life, including his role in the first murder trial in United States history, the presidential elections of 1796 and 1800, and his trial for treason. Illustrated in color throughout, the book contains a thirteen-page introduction, useful appendices, and an index.
Price: $ 75.00 other currencies Order nr. 109478

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Helfand, William H. and Jack Gumpert Wasserman THE END OF AN ENGLISH ROYAL MARRIAGE! : GEORGE IV AND THE TRIAL OF QUEEN CAROLINE FOR ADULTEROUS INTERCOURSE.
New York The Grolier Club 1997 6 x 9 inches paperback 44 pages
This catalogue contains works from the collections of William H. Helfand and Jack Gumpert Wasserman relating to the trial of Queen Caroline in 1820. Both Helfand and Wasserman found the Queen's trial for "adulterous intercourse" a fertile source for their collecting talents. Seventy-five books are described that illustrate George IVs ill-fated marriage. The catalogue includes twelve full-page illustrations in black and white, and an introductory essay by Helfand and Wasserman. It accompanied the exhibition held from January 22 to March 21, 1997.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 106620

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Helfand, William H. QUACK, QUACK, QUACK: THE SELLERS OF NOSTRUMS IN PRINTS, POSTERS, EPHEMERA & BOOKS.
New York The Grolier Club 2002 8.25 x 10.25 inches hardcover 256 pages
This catalog accompanies an exhibition on medical quackery, tracing its prevalence from the itinerant seller of nostrums four centuries ago to unsolicited spam on the Internet today. Prints by William Hogarth, Honoré Daumier and others highlight the theatrics of the quack at work; posters by Jules Chéret, Maxfield Parrish and their contemporaries illustrate the remarkable artistry with which proprietary medicines once advertised; and works by H.G. Wells, Weir Mitchell and other writers offer a delightful look at the elaborate language once used to promote the quack's wares.

William H. Helfand is the author of five books including Pharmacy: An Illustrated History (co-author David Cowen, Harry N. Abrams, 1990), and The Picture of Health, (University of Pennsylvania Press, 1991) as well as a number of articles on the history of pharmacy, and on prints, caricatures, posters and ephemera relating to pharmacy and medicine. In recent years, he has curated several exhibitions on prints, drawings and photographs relating to pharmacy, dentistry and nursing in the Ars Medica Collection at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Price: $ 40.00 other currencies Order nr. 114928

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Helft, Nicolás and Alan Pauls (curators) BORGES/ THE TIME MACHINE
New York The Grolier Club 2002 8.5 x 11 inches paperback 24 pages
This exhibition was held at various locations across the country including Miami, Chicago, New York, San Francisco, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and Baltimore. The San Telmo Foundation selected some of the most noteworthy items in their collection to help shed light on the distinctive personality of Jorge Luis Borges. The catalogue displays objects from Broges's world while suggesting ways in which he influenced three centuries. Divided into five sections, the exhibition covers arms and letters; the experience of the avant garde; the controversies and polemics in which he participated; the relationship between his writings and his media; and the metaphor of the universe as a library. Essays from Juan José Saer and Efrain Kristal are also included. The book contains 29 illustrations.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 107113

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Heneghan, Donald CITY LIGHTS POCKET POETS SERIES 1955-2005: FROM THE COLLECTION OF DONALD HENEGHAN
New York The Grolier Club 2005 5 x 6 inches paperback 47 pages
This catalogue is a study of the noted and influential City Lights Pocket Poets series from the collection of Grolier Club member Donald Heneghan. It contains fifty-two volumes chosen from a retrospective of forty years of City Lights Pockets Poets, an introduction by Larence Ferlinghetti, and one illustration. The exhibition was held from March 23 to May 1, 2005. This catalogue was the winner of a 2006 Katharine Kyes Leab & Daniel J. Leab American Book Prices Current Exhibition Catalogue Award.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 106659

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Herman, Garrett DARWIN: THE EVOLUTION OF THE MAN, FROM THE COLLECTION OF GARRETT HERMAN
New York The Grolier Club 2004 6 x 9 inches hardcover 37 pages
This publication catalogues books and other materials relating to Charles Darwin from the outstanding personal collection of Garrett Herman. His collection was on show at the Grolier Club from January 21 to March 12, 2004. Darwin: The Evolution of the Man includes an introduction and a listing of selections of Darwin's work. It was set in Monotype Modern type and designed by Jerry Kelly. It is illustrated with title pages, book illustrations, and a ticket for Darwin's funeral.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 106653

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Herzog, August A TREASURE HOUSE OF BOOKS: THE LIBRARY OF DUKE AUGUST OF BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL.
New York The Grolier Club 1999 8.5 x 11 inches paperback 270 pages
The Grolier Club and the Herzog August Bibliotheck of Northern Germany share similar traditions and goals. Both institutions are committed to preserving the dignity of the rare book and the art of printing, and both contain valuable collections of manuscripts, incunables, and fine books. After the Grolier Club published Herzog August Bibliotheck: Ein kulturelles Gedächtnis mit Profil-Forschungs- und Studeitnstätte-Independent Research Library and Cultural Memory, an exhibition took place. This book is the catalogue of the exhibition at the Grolier Club that presented exquisite items reflecting the activities of book collector Duke August the Younger of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. This catalogue describes the importance and influences of the time and the area. It is richly illustrated with color and black-and-white images and was designed by Jörg Prengel. It was printed by Schäferart, Hanover, Germany.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 106626

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Higgs, Kimball, Anne Hoy, Rona Schneider, and Mark Tomasko (curators) " I ALSO COLLECT PRINTS, DRAWINGS, OR PHOTOGRAPHS": A SAMPLING OF CLUB MEMBERS' OTHER COLLECTIONS.
New York The Grolier Club 2008 6 x 9 inches paperback 22 pages
This catalogue accompanies the exhibition held at the Grolier Club from November 14 2007 to January 11, 2008. The exhibition was organized by the Prints, Drawing, and Photographs Committee of the Grolier Club. Many Grolier Club members not only collect books, but they also collect works on paper including prints, drawings, and photographs. These collections are often "secondary" or "tertiary" collections of the members, but they reveal a diversity of images and the Club's desire to delve deeper into particular subjects. The catalogue contains descriptions, written by the members, of both their primary and secondary collections. The exhibition and the catalogue were both dedicated in memory of Grolier Club member Wolfgang Herz.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 107555

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Holmes, David J. WAYFARERS ALL: SELECTIONS FROM THE KENNETH GRAHAME COLLECTION OF DAVID J. HOLMES
New York The Grolier Club 2008 7.25 x 9.5 inches paperback 46 pages
This catalogue accompanies the exhibition held at the Grolier Club from March 19 to May 23, 2008. The exhibition showcased works of Kenneth Grahame in the collection of David J. Holmes. Containing an introductory collector's statement, the catalogue is broken down into eight parts including Beginnings, Pagan papers, The Golden Age, Dream Days, The Wind in the Willows, Toad of Toad Hill, Shorter Works, and Portraits. The book, designed by Jerry Kelly, contains a frontispiece and 23 illustrations.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 106672

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Holzenberg, Eric, Carolyn L. Smith, and Carol Z. Rothkopf (editors) THE GROLIER CLUB ITER BRITANNICUM.
New York The Grolier Club 2003 5.5 x 9.5 inches hardcover, dust jacket 96 pages
On May 30, 2001, thirty-seven members of the Grolier Club visited many of the greatest private and institutional collections of Scotland and England, viewing fine bindings, Gutenberg Bibles, rare atlases and herbals, unusual political tracts, and more. This book is an itinerary of the trip, consisting of pieces written by the participants on each day's bookish activities, lessons, and entertainment. Outside of libraries, the members also visited the village of Auchinleck, enjoyed dinner on the Britannia yacht, toured the gardens of Wardington Manor, and dined at the Guild Hall of the Worshipful Order of Ironmongers.

Some of the landmarks and libraries presented in the book including the Culzean Castle, the Library of William Zachs, the Royal Library at Windsor, Eton College Library, The British Library, and the Spencer House. With 45 illustrations from photographs taken by the participants, Iter Britannicum takes the reader through the same journey covered by the Grolier Club members. This story-like text is thoroughly enjoyable to read. A list of travelers and hosts are also included. The book was designed by Scott Vile and printed by the Ascensius Press.
Price: $ 100.00 other currencies Order nr. 106640

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Holzenberg, Eric LASTING IMPRESSIONS: THE GROLIER CLUB LIBRARY
New York The Grolier Club 2004 8 x 11 inches hardcover, slipcase 208 pages
Lasting Impressions provides a detailed history of the Grolier Club's library of books, manuscripts, and prints. Published to celebrate the Club's 120th birthday, the items in this collection illustrate various aspects of printing and graphic arts that are represented in the Library. Illuminated manuscripts, dusty note cards, gilt armorial bindings, shoddy printed wrappers, elephant folios, microscopic books, auction catalogues of royal libraries, vellum and pasteboard, and etchings and halftones are examined.

In addition to the lavishly-illustrated catalogue, the book includes a preface by William Helfand and a history of the Grolier Club Library by Eric Holzenberg. The catalogue covers the main topics of bibliography, writing, typography, the book, illustration, bookbinding, and Exlibris. Each of these topics is further broken down into topics including book selling, book collecting, curious books, examples of typography, type specimens, presses and processes, examples of bindings, bookplates, and more. Lasting Impressions was a winner of the AIGA 50 Books/50 Covers award.
Price: $ 50.00 other currencies Order nr. 106654

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Holzenberg, Eric THE MIDDLE HILL PRESS: A CHECKLIST OF THE HORBLIT COLLECTION OF BOOKS, TRACTS, LEAFLETS, AND BROADSIDES PRINTED BY SIR THOMAS PHILLIPPS.
With a Preface by G. Thomas Tanselle New York The Grolier Club 1997 6 x 9 inches paperback 182 pages
The Grolier Club exhibition "Sir Thomas Phillipps: Portrait of a Collector" was curated by Harrson D. Horblit in December 1972. Horblit had a tremendous collection of books and manuscripts relating to Sir Thomas Phillips, founder of the Middle Hill Press. Though no catalogue was ever produced to accompany the exhibition, the Phillipps archive is now a part of the Grolier Club Library, and this catalogue contains the Middle Hill Press portion of the collection. The "Phillipps Room" on the fifth floor of the Grolier Club is a memorial to both Sir Thomas Phillipps and Harrison Horblit.

The Middle Hill Press material is the largest section of the collection and illustrates the history of the press, while drawing together several strands of book history. This checklist includes a frontispiece portrait of Sir Thomas Phillipps and nine illustrations. It was designed by Jerry Kelly and printed by the Stinehour Press.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 106622

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Holzenberg, Eric THREE GOLD BEZANTS, THREE SILVER STARS: THE ARMS OF THE GROLIER CLUB 1884-1984
New York The Grolier Club 1999 5.5 x 8.5 inches hardcover 62 pages
The arms of Jean Grolier are extremely recognizable in book collecting. He used them on bindings, opening leafs, and other leafs of his texts. Now, visitors to the Grolier Club see Jean Grolier's arms in carved stone at the Street entrance, in plaster over the fireplace, and in various other places throughout the Club.

This book has divided the Grolier arms into two categories: the Grolier arms used in publications and the arms used in ex libris. They are roughly grouped chronologically by date of original publication and each illustration is accompanied by a short explanation of when the device first appeared, and by whom it was designed. It contains a history of the arms of the Grolier Club since 1884, and Kit Currie provides a prefatory essay titled, "The Arms of Jean Grolier."

The book includes 22 illustrations, many printed from the original blocks, with three tipped in bookplates. A preface by Eric Holzenberg, club publications, and club bookplates are also presented. It was written in Herman Zapf's Renaissance roman and italic types. Design and typography were by Jerry Kelly.
Price: $ 100.00 other currencies Order nr. 106630

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Hoy, Anne H. SILVER SCREEN SILVER PRINTS: HOLLYWOOD GLAMOUR PORTRAITS FROM THE ROBERT DANCE COLLECTION
New York The Grolier Club 2011 8 x 10.5 inches paperback 72 pages
Silver Screen/Silver Prints documents Hollywood's invention of the glamour portrait, showing the leading role played by studio portraits in the film industry's star-making apparatus. The ten sections of the catalogue are each dedicated to a single photographer, star, or theme. A chapter devoted to studio photographers George Hurrell, Clarence Sinclair Bull, and Ruth Harriet Louise demonstrates their distinctive styles and charts the evolution from soft-focus Pictorialism to sculptured modernist glamour. Luminous portrayals of Garbo, Crawford, and Ramon Novarro give readers the chance to see how the portrait camera lens shaped their most enduring images. Thematic sections focus on Hollywood fashion as promoted by photography and on the development of the unmistakable Paramount Studios house style. The final section is devoted to Elizabeth Taylor, the last great star of the Hollywood studio system, who used photography strategically to guide an upward trajectory from her early days as a child actress to her long reign as an international superstar.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 108029

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Hutner, Martin A CENTURY FOR THE CENTURY, FINE PRINTED BOOKS FROM 1900 TO 1999.
New York The Grolier Club 1999 9 x 12 inches paperback 144 pages
This catalogue contains 100 of the most beautiful, finely printed books produced during the twentieth century. To choose just 100 out of an immense number of books, the selection was limited to books printed in England and America containing the Roman alphabet. Books as objects and more sculptural books are not included in the publication. The introduction is divided into two parts including: The Resurgence of Fine Printing: Tradition and Change, 1900-1949, and The Advance of Technology and the Continuity of Tradition: Fine Printing 1949-1999. The book contains 100 full-page examples of title-pages, facsimiles, and illustrations, as well as a list of illustrations, authors and titles, designers and presses, and a bibliography.
Price: $ 35.00 other currencies Order nr. 106628

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