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Hutner, Martin THE MERRYMOUNT PRESS: AN EXHIBITION ON THE OCCASION OF THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE FOUNDING OF THE PRESS.
New York The Grolier Club 1993 9 x 12 inches paperback 78 pages
In 1893, Daniel Updike founded the Merrymount Press and became a member of the Grolier Club. He printed many of the Club's most attractive publications, and in 1926, he was awarded honorary membership. In 1911, Philip Hofer, founder of the Department of Printing and Graphic Arts at Harvard, invited Updike to deliver a series of speeches on the techniques of printing to the Graduate School of Business Administration. These lectures formed the basis for his monumental work on typography, Printing Types, published by Harvard University Press and later by Oak Knoll Press. In 1993, an exhibition was held at the Houghton Library and the Grolier Club showcasing 130 works spanning Updike's career and the life of the Press from 1891 to 1949.

This new publication represents Updike's enduring accomplishments and celebrates the 100th anniversary of the founding of his press. With 136 works, the catalogue displays the beauty, breadth, and standard set by the Press and its work. It is beautifully illustrated with over forty illustrations and contains a chronology, a list of types used at the Merrymount Press, and a list of commercial publishing houses associated with the Press. The book was designed by Jerry Kelly and printed by the Stinehour Press.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 106601

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Hutner, Martin WHISTLERIANA: WORKS BY AND ABOUT JAMES MCNEILL WHISTLER FROM THE COLLECTION OF MARTIN HUTNER
New York The Grolier Club 2003 6 x 8 inches paperback 39 pages
This exhibition catalogue is a sampling of works from prolific artist James McNeill Whistler found in the collection of Martin Hutner. The works are divided into sections including paintings, watercolors, pastels, etchings, original illustrations, the peacock room, novels, plays, and more. The catalogue was designed by Jerry Kelly and includes a frontispiece portrait of Whistler.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 106648

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Ives, Colta LITHOGRAPHY'S FACES: THE FIRST GENERATION
New York The Grolier Club 1996 6 x 9 inches paperback 14 pages
This catalogue was created to accompany the exhibition held at the Grolier Club from March 5 to May 11, 1996. The exhibition celebrated the 200th anniversary of the invention of lithography and was curated by Colta Ives. The items on display were on loan from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The catalogue, containing one full-page illustration, was designed by Jerry Kelly and printed by Omega Litho.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 106681

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Jackson, Robert SERIAL PUBLICATIONS: ESSENTIAL PARTS OF 19TH CENTURY IMAGINATION FROM THE COLLECTION OF ROBERT H. JACKSON
New York The Grolier Club 1996 6 x 9 inches paperback 42 pages
This catalogue contains books from the collection of Robert H. Jackson. The collection is broken down into categories including: Literature; Humor, Caricature, and Sporting Books; Travel, Art, and Architecture; and Natural History. It discusses the serial format and how it was used by authors like Charles Dickens. The catalogue accompanied the exhibition held at the Grolier Club from January 24 to March 29, 1996. It was designed by Tom Ladyga and printed by Capri Inc., Cleveland.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 106614

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Jack Stillinger (editor) LETTERS FROM A WALKING TOUR
Edited by Jack Stillinger New York The Grolier Club 1995 6 x 9 inches hardcover, slipcase 79 pages
During the summer of 1818, John Keats and Charles Brown left Lancaster on a 2,000 mile walking tour of the English Lake District and Scotland. Most likely Brown's idea, he planned to document everything he saw on his trip. He wrote in a letter to a friend, "I have many reasons for going wonder-ways: to make my winter chair free from spleen; to enlarge my vision; to escape disquisitions on poetry and mindless criticism; to promote digestion and economise shoe leather."

This book contains a foreword by Jack Stillinger and twelve letters written during the walking tour. Keats provides striking passages on the mountains, waterfalls, and lakes he experienced on his journey, and he philosophizes on landscape scenery and the imagination. In addition to the twelve letters, a handful of articles Brown wrote after the journey are also included. Some letters are addressed to Tom; George and Georgina (Keat's brother and sister-in-law); his sister Fanny; and John Hamilton Reynolds and Benjamin Bailey (two close friends). Containing detailed nature descriptions, many of the striking passages discuss mountains, waterfalls, and the Lakes of Scotland. Keats also philosophizes on the intellectual tone of the landscape and the relation of scenery to the imagination. The book documents day-to-day experiences mixed with anecdotes, jokes, and puns

The texts of the letters have been modernized in punctuation, spelling, and other nonsubstantive features. Printed on handmade paper, this is the first book in a series to display the arts of fine bookmaking. It includes a portrait frontispiece, a facsimile letter, and a map, all tipped in. The book was designed by Jerry Kelly and printed by Daniel Kelleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress, with the tip-ins printed by the Stinehour Press. It accompanies the exhibition held from September 19 to November 22, 1995, and was a winner of the AIGA Fifty Books of the Year Award.
Price: $ 250.00 other currencies Order nr. 106680

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Kelly, Jerry (curator) THE OFFICINA BODONI & THE STAMPERIA VALDONEGA.
New York The Grolier Club 1992 5.5 x 8.5 inches paperback 30 pages
This catalogue accompanies the exhibition held at the Grolier Club on December 17, 1991. The checklist celebrates the work done at the Officina Bodoni and the Stamperia Valdonega, as well as the one hundredth anniversary of the birth of its founder, Giovanni Mardersteig. An introduction by Jerry Kelly provides an overview of the career and achievement of the printer and his inspirational work. The catalogue was designed by Jerry Kelly and printed at the Stinehour Press. It contains a foreword by Kenneth A. Lohf.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 106597

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Kraus, T. Peter THE GROLIER CLUB COLLECTS: BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, & WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF GROLIER CLUB MEMBERS.
New York The Grolier Club 2002 9 x 12 inches hardcover 192 pages
This is a catalogue of an exhibition held at the Grolier Club from December 11, 2002 to February 1, 2003. The exhibition displayed the trends in private collecting through some of the most impressive holdings of Grolier Club members.

When the Grolier Club was founded in 1884, book collecting was dominated by incunabula, illuminated manuscripts, fine bindings, and classics. Many of the collections presented in this catalogue are largely made up of first editions of past and present authors and drawings of modern artists including Redon and Doré.

The catalogue also examines modern bibliography through the broader world of book collecting. Divided into fifteen subject areas, the book covers Americana, travel, general literature, fine printing, bindings, photography, bibliography, music, science, medicine, and children's literature. Containing beautiful illustrations, many in full color, the catalogue was designed by Jerry Kelly and printed by Martino Mardersteig at the Stamperia Valdonega. An intorudction by T. Peter Kraus and Eric Holzenberg is also presented.
Price: $ 50.00 other currencies Order nr. 106644

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Lasner, Mark Samuels BEATRIX POTTER & PETER RABBIT: A CENTENARY CELEBRATION FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF GROLIER CLUB MEMBERS
New York The Grolier Club 2001 6.5 x 5.5 inches paperback 48 pages
The Tale of Peter Rabbit celebrated its one hundredth anniversary on December 2001. As one of the most popular children's books of all time, the Grolier Club recognized its publication in its exhibition held from November 15, 2001 to January 11, 2002. The exhibition emphasized original artworks with a sampling of books, manuscripts, and autograph letters. The first three editions of The Tale of Peter Rabbit, contained letters to Eric and Noel Moore (for whom the story was written), and an original Peter Rabbit doll are included. The catalogue was designed by Mark Samuels Lasner and printed by Scott Vile at the Ascensius Press.
Price: $ 10.00 other currencies Order nr. 106639

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Lasner, Mark Samuels THE TASTE OF 1884: PRINTS FROM DURER TO WHISTLER IN THE GROLIER CLUB'S FIRST EXHIBITION.
New York The Grolier Club 1999 6 x 9 inches paperback 32 pages
On May 1, 1884, the Grolier Club opened its first exhibition displaying rare specimens and fine impressions lent by the Club members. The current exhibition, with four full-page illustrations, represents a "re-creation" of the first exhibition in 1884. Including 65 prints, the re-creation is 41 percent of the first exhibition. This exhibition was held from November 18, 1998 to January 15, 1999, and the catalogue was designed by Mark Samuels Lasner.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 106627

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Lathem, Edward Connery (editor) SPEAKING REMINISCENTLY
New York The Grolier Club 1986 5.5 x 8.5 inches hardcover 180 pages
This book provides a chronology of the life of Rudloph Ruzicka including various reproductions of his illustrations. It contains an index of his friendships with various graphic artists such as Dwiggins and his many relations with the Grolier Club. It was printed at the Meriden-Stinehour Press and designed by Roderick Stinehour.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 106589

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Lindseth, Jon A YOURS VERY SINCERELY C. L. DODGSON (ALIAS "LEWIS CARROLL")
New York The Grolier Club 1998 8 x 11 inches paperback 128 pages
Drawn from the Jon A. Lindseth collection of C.L. Dodgson/Lewis Carroll, this exhibition was in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the death of Lewis Carroll. Publishing over 300 works in his lifetime, Lewis Carroll is best known for the publication of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the sequel Through the Looking Glass. Translations of his work include over 2,000 different editions and printings, and around 500 parodies of Alice have been produced. This exhibition covers all aspects of Carroll's writings. Some chapters include The 1865 Alice; Charles L. Dodgon, Mathematician; Lewis Carroll's Photography; Lewis Carroll, Pre-Raphaelitism and Christina Rossetti; and Charles L. Dodgson and the Theater. The catalogue contains 114 illustrations, many descriptions of books, a brief essay on Dodgson, and notes on contributors. It was designed by Tom Ladyga and printed by Watt Printers.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 106625

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Lohf, Kenneth POETS IN A WAR: BRITISH WRITERS ON THE BATTLEFRONTS AND THE HOME FRONT OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
New York The Grolier Club 1995 6 x 9 inches hardcover, dust jacket 172 pages
The exhibition "Poets in a War" was held at the Grolier Club from December 6, 1995 to February 17, 1996. This book contains numerous pages devoted to stories and poetry written by English soldiers during World War II, both at home and on the battlefields. It includes a color frontispiece and 43 illustrations in black and white. It was designed by Martino Mardersteig and printed by the Stamperia Valdonega in Verona, Italy.
Price: $ 20.00 other currencies Order nr. 106611

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Lohf, Kenneth, William S. Reese SOLDIER POETS OF THE GREAT WAR: AN EXHIBITION AT THE GROLIER CLUB
New York The Grolier Club 1988 6 x 9 inches paperback 46 pages
This illustrated exhibition catalogue covers the work of World War I poets. It includes a frontispiece, four full-page illustrations, and a preface by Kenneth Lohf, Terry Halladay, and William Reese. The exhibition was held at the Grolier Club from October 18 to December 3, 1988.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 106591

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Malkin, Mary Ann O'Brian DANCING BY THE BOOK: EUROPEAN DANCE AND DANCE NOTATION BEFORE 1801
New York The Grolier Club 2002 5.5 x 8.5 inches paperback 28 pages
This catalogue accompanies the exhibition held at the Grolier Club from January to March 2002. It showcases a selection of books, published before 1801, on the history of European dance, its dancers, and development of dance notation. Most of the books were written by dancing masters, and many have considerable rarity. The catalogue lists 199 items following the arrangement of Rare and Pleasant Books, the larger catalogue from which it derives.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 107100

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Morris, William A NOTE BY WILLIAM MORRIS ON HIS AIMS IN FOUNDING THE KELMSCOTT PRESS.
Edited by Willam S. Peterson. New York The Grolier Club 1996 6 x 9 inches hardcover 78 pages
To celebrate the Morris centenary year, the Grolier Club and the William Morris Society in the United States published this enlarged and corrected version of the very last book published by the Kelmscott Press. This autobiographical history of Morris and his Kelmscott Press includes passages related to Morris's approaches to paper, type design, ink, page design and ornament, and book illustration. The annotated listing of the 53 titles, originally compiled by Sydney Cockerell, is enhanced by the editorial modifications made in this edition that record all of Cockerell's known revisions and second thoughts. A short description of the press by C. Cockerell and seven full-page facsimiles are included. It was designed and typeset by William S. Peterson and printed letterpress at the Stinehour Press. The book was published in conjunction with the exhibition held from December 10, 1996 to February 15, 1997.
Price: $ 45.00 other currencies Order nr. 106615

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NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE: 1804-1864
New York The Grolier Club 1964 5.25 x 8 inches paperback 20 pages
In 1904, the Grolier Club held an exhibition commemorating Nathanial Hawthorne's birth. It was also the first attempt at putting his work in bibliographical order. Now, this catalogue commemorates his death by showing how successful the first exhibition was in portraying Hawthorne's genius. The book provides an essay on the life and career of Nathanial Hawthorne and includes a fold-out diagram of the plan of Nathanial Hawthorne's estate.
Price: $ 12.00 other currencies Order nr. 107107

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Norman, Haskell F. ONE HUNDRED BOOKS FAMOUS IN MEDICINE: THE GROLIER CLUB, NEW YORK
New York The Grolier Club 1995 8 x 11 inches hardcover, slipcase 392 pages
One Hundred Books Famous in Medicine seeks to chronicle the importance of medical history through the books selected by Haskell F. Norman for exhibition at the Grolier Club. It provides complete bibliographical accounts of the first publications, in an effort to illustrate of the history of printing and publishing in the field of medicine.

Every entry provides the title, publication information, a bibliographical description, and an essay stating the medical and historical significance of the book. Some publications also include notes on the provenance. This catalogue serves as a complete record of first appearances by including descriptions of the initial manifestations of each work. It also describes later versions and distinguishes differences between fascicles and combined volumes. The catalogue accompanied the exhibition held at the Grolier Club from September 20 to November 23, 1994.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 106606

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North, Michael M. PRINTED CATALOGUES OF FRENCH BOOK AUCTIONS AND SALES BY PRIVATE TREATY 1643-1830 IN THE LIBRARY OF THE GROLIER CLUB
edited by Eric Holzenberg. New York The Grolier Club 2004 8.5 x 11 inches hardcover 306 pages
The Grolier Club was founded with many roots in French culture, and French themes were present through its production of books and the emphasis on the book as an object. French binders from Paris were instrumental in forming the Club's Bindery, and many of the Club's first publications had notions of French taste.

As the Grolier Club library has continued to grow over the years, French sale catalogues of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries have continued to be viewed as particularly valuable. The Club's first acquired French sale catalogue was a copy of the 1679 inventory of the library of the French historian Jacques- Auguste de Thou. Over the years, the collection expanded through acquisitions and donations, especially the large donation of almost 500 French auction sales catalogues from Water S. Davis.

Now, the collection of book sale catalogues is the most heavily used part of the Grolier Club Library among its member and other collectors. Printed Catalogues of French Book Auctions is the first book to fully describe French book auction sales between 1643 and 1830. Providing complete title-page transcriptions, page counts, signature statements, lot totals, signature formulas, and identification of consignors and other figures, this book will allow librarians, bookdealers, and collectors to identify and collate catalogues in hand. Each entry describes a printed catalogue of a private library created for the purpose of sale by auction or by private treaty. The catalogue describes 616 items arranged chronologically by date of sale. Notes on contents, general notes, and a final note devoted to aspects unique to the Grolier Club are also included. The book contains a preface by Eric Holzenberg, an appreciation by Edmond L. Lincoln, and an introduction by Michael J. North.
Price: $ 125.00 other currencies Order nr. 107102

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Ong, George and Holzenberg, Eric FOR JEAN GROLIER & HIS FRIENDS: 125 YEARS OF GROLIER CLUB EXHIBITIONS & PUBLICATIONS, 1884-2009
New York The Grolier Club 2009 8 x 11 inches hardcover 460 pages
The Grolier Club is devoted to sharing the beauty of typography, printing, illustration, and other areas of book design and production. Through more than 850 exhibitions and almost 500 publications, the Grolier Club has strived to develop an appreciation in America for books and prints. Produced to accompany the Grolier Club exhibition held December 2008 to February 2009, this volume explores the history of the Grolier through its ground-breaking program of exhibitions, and its long and distinguished series of publications. It provides for the first time in a single volume, comprehensive and detailed lists of Grolier Club exhibitions and publications, as well as histories of these activities at the Club. One of only 300 copies on mould-made Hahnemuhle paper, this is a publication in the highest Grolier Club tradition, one of a series marking the 125th anniversary of the founding of the Grolier Club in 1884. There are over 200 illustrations, many in color, some tipped in.
Price: $ 300.00 other currencies Order nr. 106180

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Periconi, James J. STRANGERS IN A STRANGE LAND: A CATALOGUE OF AN EXHIBITION ON THE HISTORY OF ITALIAN-LANGUAGE AMERICAN IMPRINTS (1830-1945).
New York The Grolier Club 2012 6 x 9 inches Hardcover 195 pages
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.
Price: $ 55.00 other currencies Order nr. 110231

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Phillips, Elizabeth and Tony Zwicker THE AMERICAN LIVRE DE PEINTRE.
New York The Grolier Club 1993 8 x 10 inches paperback 88 pages
This exhibition took place at the Grolier Club from March 16 to May 15, 1993. The catalogue contains sixty-four books, each illustrated by original prints. The American Livre de Peintre surveys the making of books from the collaboration of authors, artists, publishers, and printers from the mid 1920s to present day. Striking images embellishing library texts began with painters like Manet and Bonnard, who enhanced the poems of Poe and Verlaine. This catalogue is richly illustrated and contains an introduction by Robert Rainwater. It was designed by Jerry Kelly and printed by the Stinehour Press.
Price: $ 30.00 other currencies Order nr. 106602

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Reese, William S. NINETEENTH CENTURY AMERICAN COLOR PLATE BOOKS
New York The Grolier Club 1999 8.5 x 11 inches hardcover, dust jacket 120 pages
Published in two parts in 1799 and 1800, The City of Philadelphia ...As it Appeared in the Year 1800 by William Birch was the first American color plate book to be published. During the mid 1890s, there was widespread use of the trichromatic half-tone process. This was quickly replaced with new mediums that dominated the twentieth century, providing the basis for this publication. Because production moved from hand-colored plate engravings and lithographs to the development of chromolithography, the nineteenth century shows the birth, rise, and eventual demise of methods of production in the culture of American printed books.

Color in books represented luxury during the nineteenth century. Color was never cheap, and although technology made color plates available to a wider audience, the big color plate books were still only available to the rich because of their high cost. As the demand for color became stronger, publishers were more eager to supply it. To do this, it often meant hand finishing was replaced by mechanical work, and quality was therefore reduced.

This exhibition takes a closer look at the world of lost processes and skills. This book traces the progression of production processes and the careers of some of the leading specialists. Aiming to show the diversity of color plate work among the leading titles, the exhibition displays highlights of the century and provides insight into the tastes and interests of those producing in the nineteenth century. Beautifully illustrated, Stamped with a National Character: Nineteenth Century American Color Plate Books shows the production techniques used in creating color plate books in America.
Price: $ 39.00 other currencies Order nr. 107112

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ROOMS OF WONDER: FROM WUNDERKAMMER TO MUSEUM, 1599-1899.
An exhibition at the Grolier Club, 5 December 2012-2 February 2013. Curated by Florence Fearrington. New York The Grolier Club 2012 6 x 9 inches paperback 126 pages
First edition, second printing with some corrections. The German term "Wunderkammer" refers to a room full of wondrous things, objects noteworthy for their beauty, or their rarity, or their curious nature, or their artistic, scholarly, or monetary value. Wunderkammers originated as private collections in the 16th century, and proliferated throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, but began to decline when a more systematic approach to the accumulation of natural and man-made objects gave rise to our modern museums of art, culture, and natural history. Published to accompany the exhibition "Rooms of Wonder: from Wunderkammer to Museum, 1599-1899," the book focuses on the beautiful and elaborately illustrated catalogues produced by collectors over three hundred years to celebrate their "cabinets of curiosities."

Introduction by Florence Fearrginton, followed by detailed descriptions for the nearly 140 items on show, most drawn from a private collection, with additional loans from the American Antiquarian Society, the Getty Research Institute Library, and Harvard and Johns Hopkins Universities. Includes index. Minion, Requiem, and Augustea Open types; designed by Jerry Kelly.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 115644

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ROOMS OF WONDER: FROM WUNDERKAMMER TO MUSEUM, 1599-1899.
An exhibition at the Grolier Club, 5 December 2012-2 February 2013. Curated by Florence Fearrington. New York The Grolier Club 2012 6 x 9 inches paperback 126 pages
The German term "Wunderkammer" refers to a room full of wondrous things, objects noteworthy for their beauty, or their rarity, or their curious nature, or their artistic, scholarly, or monetary value. Wunderkammers originated as private collections in the 16th century, and proliferated throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, but began to decline when a more systematic approach to the accumulation of natural and man-made objects gave rise to our modern museums of art, culture, and natural history. Published to accompany the exhibition "Rooms of Wonder: from Wunderkammer to Museum, 1599-1899," the book focuses on the beautiful and elaborately illustrated catalogues produced by collectors over three hundred years to celebrate their "cabinets of curiosities."

Introduction by Florence Fearrginton, followed by detailed descriptions for the nearly 140 items on show, most drawn from a private collection, with additional loans from the American Antiquarian Society, the Getty Research Institute Library, and Harvard and Johns Hopkins Universities. Includes index. Minion, Requiem, and Augustea Open types; designed by Jerry Kelly.
Price: $ 25.00 other currencies Order nr. 115570

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Ryskamp, Charles OF CABBAGES AND KINGS: RECOLLECTIONS OF COLLECTORS AND COLLECTING, THE ROBERT L. NIKIRK LECTURE 2003
New York The Grolier Club 2003 6 x 9 inches paperback 20 pages
This catalogue provides the speech of Charles Ryskamp delivered at the Grolier Club as part of The Nikirk Lectures, New Series, Number 4. It contains his thoughts on collectors and collecting, while celebrating the memory of Robert Nikirk. The pamphlet was designed by Jerry Kelly.
Price: $ 15.00 other currencies Order nr. 106649

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