Australia: Opifex, 2020. 6 × 9 inches. Paperback. 144 pages. "At the core of Gehl's fascinating account of a most improbable yet successful typographic partnership is America's tentative steps toward Modernism at a time when revivalism remained prevalent and the modern spirit was considered to be culturally of dubious intent. Gehl chronicles in engrossing detail and with admirable clarity the subversive energies of McMurtrie, a modernist who would tell anyone willing to listen, and Middleton.....

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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 7.125 x 9.25 inches. hardcover, dust jacket. 216 pages. "This new study offers an insight into his work, the personality that drove his long career, and the fascinating, highly-charged social and political backgrounds against which that career was played out." - William Morris Society Magazine "Simon Loxley invites the reader to get to know Emery Walker through letters to and from family and friends, political comrades, artists, poets.....

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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 7.5 x 10.75 inches. Hardcover, dust jacket. 256 pages. Sir Emery Walker (1851-1933) was a leading figure of the Arts and Crafts movement and the inspiration for the revival of fine printing in Britain, the Continent, and America. His November 1888 address to the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society (summarized in Appendix 1 of this book; the original text of the speech is lost) prompted William Morris to.....

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New Castle, Delaware: Oak Knoll Press, 2019. 10.5 x 8.5 inches. printed paper-covered boards. 400 pages. "Frank Romano's History of Desktop Publishing is an essential book for anyone studying the field and for many just generally interested in the history of printing and typesetting. You will find information in this book on and around desktop publishing that you are unlikely to find anywhere else -- certainly not all collected in one place." - David Walden.....

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Berkeley, CA: CODEX Foundation, The, 2020. 6.75 x 8.5 inches. Smythe sewn, letterpress printed wrapper. 144 pages. This issue features reviews of books and exhibitions, a profile on the French bookbinder Louise Bescond, a photo essay on the Bixler Typefoundry, book shopping in Paris, an artists insights to her own process, a curators favorite artists books, and a booksellers perspective on book collecting. With contributions from: Megan Adie, Tatjana Bergelt, Michael Bixler, Deirdre Brollo, Carolee.....

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Mount Vernon: The Golden Eagle Press, 1941. tall 8vo. cloth. 83 pages. First edition, limited to 100 copies. Best bibliography of Starrett. Includes an autobiographical sketch by Starrett. Presentation "For Adrian Goldstone - imploring him not to try to find everything in this book - Vincent Starrett" on free endpaper. With Goldstone's bookplate. Goldstone (1897-1977) was the noted bibliophile who also authored the bibliographies of Steinbeck and Machen. The bibliography part has check marks showing.....

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