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BOOKS AND PRINTS, PAST AND FUTURE.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1984. 7 x 10 inches. hardcover. 146 pages. Books and Prints, Past and Future is a collection of papers delivered at the Grolier Club's centennial celebration in 1984. These speeches were given during the course of three seminars and the final dinner of the convocation. The first seminar, devoted to retrospective essays, kicked off with an essay by Mary Hyde, the first woman elected to membership at the Grolier Club..... READ MORE about BOOKS AND PRINTS, PAST AND FUTURE

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THE BOOKS OF PIERRE LECUIRE: FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1994. 7.5 x 9.5 inches. paperback. 86 pages. This catalogue describes the career of poet and publisher Pierre Lecuire. As one of France's most important contemporary publishers, Lecuire published nearly all of his own work. Deriving from elaborate philosophical and poetical reflections, his work often focused on the relationship between the book and the poem. Books of Pierre Lecuire examines Lecuire's work and contains a frontispiece and thirteen illustrations. Produced..... READ MORE about THE BOOKS OF PIERRE LECUIRE: FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

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THE GROLIER CLUB COLLECTS II: BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, & WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF GROLIER CLUB MEMBERS.

New York: The Grolier Club, 2015. 12 x 9 inches. cloth. 183, [1] pages. Curated by Eric J. Holzenberg and Arthur L. Schwarz. Catalogue compiled and edited by George Ong. 12 x 9; 183, [1] p.; numerous color and duotone illustrations; Aldus and Michelangelo types designed by Hermann Zapf; 1000 copies. Designed by Jerry Kelly. Catalogue of an exhibition held at the Grolier Club December 9, 2015 through February 6, 2016. Behind every great collection..... READ MORE about THE GROLIER CLUB COLLECTS II: BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, & WORKS ON PAPER FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF...

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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..... READ MORE about NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE: 1804-1864

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Asaf, Allen.

PUBLICATIONS OF THE GROLIER CLUB: 1884-1983.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1984. 8.5 x 11 inches. paperback. 48 pages. This commemorative publication lists the books, pamphlets, prints, handlists, periodicals, and medallions produced by the Club in its first 100 years. It is an offprint from The Grolier Club, 1884-1984: Its Library, Exhibitions, & Publications and contains a foreword by Allen Asaf. It was designed by Stephen Harvard and printed at the Stinehour Press. READ MORE about PUBLICATIONS OF THE GROLIER CLUB: 1884-1983

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Auchincloss, Kenneth.

FINE PRINTING IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION OF KENNETH AUCHINCLOSS.

New York: The Grolier Club, 2005. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 32 pages. This catalogue contains some of the most beautiful books of the twentieth century from the collection of Kenneth Auchincloss. It includes a three page biographical sketch of Ken, by his wife Lee Auchincloss, as well as ten facsimiles. Gaylord Shanilec contributed the wood engraving, Bradley Hutchinson printed the cover, and Jerry Kelly contributed the design. The exhibition was held on May 19..... READ MORE about FINE PRINTING IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: SELECTIONS FROM THE COLLECTION OF KENNETH AUCHINCLOSS

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Bond, William H. (editor).

EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES: IN HONOR OF DONALD F. HYDE.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1970. 6.75 x 10.5 inches. hardcover, slipcase. 424 pages. This book is a collection of essays by eminent scholars regarding the study of eighteenth-century literature. The essays are in tribute to former Grolier Club President, Donald F. Hyde. Hyde was very active in the Club and after becoming President in 1961, he began revitalizing the library and rehabilitating the clubhouse. He also proposed and organized the Iter Italicum, a legendary..... READ MORE about EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY STUDIES: IN HONOR OF DONALD F. HYDE

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Brandes, Rand.

SEAMUS HEANEY: A LIFE WELL WRITTEN.

Selections from the collections of Carolyn & Ward Smith, Alan M. Klein, & Rand Brandes, exhibited at the Grolier Club, September 10 - November 1.
New York and Hickory, NC: The Grolier Club and Lenoir-Rhyne University, 2014. 7.25 x 11 inches. hardcover. 112 pages. Selections from the collections of Carolyn & Ward Smith, Alan M. Klein, & Rand Brandes, exhibited at the Grolier Club, September 10 - November 1. This exhibition of highlights from the work of one of Ireland's greatest contemporary poets was originally planned as a survey of "A Life Well Lived," to mark the Nobel Laureate's 75th..... READ MORE about SEAMUS HEANEY: A LIFE WELL WRITTEN

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Eccles, Mary Viscountess.

JULIAN BOYD AND THE BATTLEFIELD OF HASTINGS: THE 2002 ROBERT L. NIKIRK LECTURE.

New York: The Grolier Club, 2002. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 20 pages. This catalogue contains the text of the speech given by Mary Viscountess Eccles as part of the Nikirk Lectures, New Series, Number 3. The lecture was delivered on November 19, 2002. The pamphlet was designed by Jerry Kelly and contains one illustration. READ MORE about JULIAN BOYD AND THE BATTLEFIELD OF HASTINGS: THE 2002 ROBERT L. NIKIRK LECTURE

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Edwards, George (editor).

THE GROLIER CLUB ITER GALLICO-HELVETICUM.

A Bibliophilic Tour of Paris & Alsace & Geneva
New York: The Grolier Club, 2013. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. hardcover. 210 pages. A Bibliophilic Tour of Paris & Alsace & Geneva. This book contains thirty essays, about two hundred color photographs, and two poems, all by the travelers on the Grolier Club's Iter Gallico-Helveticum, a seven-day journey through France and Switzerland in 2012. This "Iter" was the latest in a long line of European excursions by the Grolier Club, the first of which occurred..... READ MORE about THE GROLIER CLUB ITER GALLICO-HELVETICUM

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Edwards, George (editor).

THE GROLIER CLUB ITER GALLICO-HELVETICUM.

A Bibliophilic Tour of Paris & Alsace & Geneva
New York: The Grolier Club, 2013. 5.5 x 8.5 inches. hardcover. 210 pages. A Bibliophilic Tour of Paris & Alsace & Geneva. One of 26 lettered copies bound in leather by Don Etherington. This book contains thirty essays, about two hundred color photographs, and two poems, all by the travelers on the Grolier Club's Iter Gallico-Helveticum, a seven-day journey through France and Switzerland in 2012. This "Iter" was the latest in a long line of..... READ MORE about THE GROLIER CLUB ITER GALLICO-HELVETICUM

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Edwards, George (editor).

THE GROLIER CLUB ITER HIBERNICUM.

New York: The Grolier Club, 1998. 6 x 9 inches. hardcover. 154 pages. At the end of May in 1997, various Grolier Club members visited Ireland. During the trip, the members presented some of fine Grolier Club publications to leading Irish cultural institutions and left some titles including Grolier 100 and One Hundred Books Famous in Medicine to be housed in the National Library of Ireland, Trinity College Library, Marsh's Library, and Saint Patrick's College..... READ MORE about THE GROLIER CLUB ITER HIBERNICUM

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Egremont, Max.

SIEGFRIED SASSOON: A POET AND 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. READ MORE about SIEGFRIED SASSOON: A POET AND HIS LIBRARY, THE ROBERT L. NIKIRK LECTURE 2001

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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...... READ MORE about " TO SET THE DARKNESS ECHOING": AN EXHIBITION OF IRISH LITERATURE 1950-2000

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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..... READ MORE about PRINTING AND THE BRAIN OF MAN: THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY BRAIN

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Fletcher, H. George.

FRENCH BOOK ARTS: MANUSCRIPTS, BOOKS, BINDINGS, PRINTS, AND DOCUMENTS, 12TH - 21ST CENTURY.

New York: The Grolier Club, 2018. 8.5 x 11 inches. Linen spine over paste-paper boards. 208 pages. This book is a companion volume to the first public exhibition of the 135th season of the Grolier (December 7, 2018 - February 2019) celebrating a thousand years of French Book Arts. It includes 159 entries (nearly double the contents of the exhibition), with 157 illustrations, most in full color. The Grolier Club has maintained a strong Francophile..... READ MORE about FRENCH BOOK ARTS: MANUSCRIPTS, BOOKS, BINDINGS, PRINTS, AND DOCUMENTS, 12TH - 21ST CENTURY

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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..... READ MORE about PRINTING FOR KINGDOM, EMPIRE, AND REPUBLIC: TREASURES FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE IMPRIMERIE NATIONALE

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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..... READ MORE about GROLIER 2000: A FURTHER GROLIER CLUB BIOGRAPHICAL RETROSPECTIVE IN CELEBRATION OF THE MILLENNIUM

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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..... READ MORE about SO PRECIOUS A FOUNDATION: THE LIBRARY OF LEANDER VAN ESS AT THE BURKE LIBRARY OF UNION...

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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..... READ MORE about THE END OF AN ENGLISH ROYAL MARRIAGE! : GEORGE IV AND THE TRIAL OF QUEEN CAROLINE FOR ADULTEROUS...

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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..... READ MORE about " I ALSO COLLECT PRINTS, DRAWINGS, OR PHOTOGRAPHS": A SAMPLING OF CLUB MEMBERS' OTHER...

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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..... READ MORE about WAYFARERS ALL: SELECTIONS FROM THE KENNETH GRAHAME COLLECTION OF DAVID J. HOLMES

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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. Limited to 240 copies. 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..... READ MORE about THREE GOLD BEZANTS, THREE SILVER STARS: THE ARMS OF THE GROLIER CLUB 1884-1984

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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..... READ MORE about THE GROLIER CLUB ITER BRITANNICUM

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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..... READ MORE about SILVER SCREEN SILVER PRINTS: HOLLYWOOD GLAMOUR PORTRAITS FROM THE ROBERT DANCE COLLECTION

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