The New Colophon: A Book Collectors' Quarterly. Volume I, Part Four (October 1948)
Published by Duschnes Crawford, Inc., New York, 1948
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Barry Cassidy Rare Books
AbeBooks seller since May 27, 2013
Condition: Used
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Limited Edition. One of 2500 copies. Original publisher's paper-covered boards with an all-over blue, yellow, and white pattern of books on front and back. Black lettering on light yellow spine. 8" x 11." Pages 321-427, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Advertisements for books, bookstores, and similar items and businesses in the back. Pages and covers are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. Slight rubbing to covers and spine. Slight wear to corners and edges. Boards have light age toning throughout. Slight bumping to corners of the covers, head and tail of spine, and bottom corner of the pages on the fore-edge. A Near Fine copy. Back colophon: "This Part Four of the First Volume of The New Colophon, published by Duschnes Crawford, Inc., at New York, continues the franchise of the original Colophon, established in 1928 and published by Pynson Printers, Inc., at New York. The New Colophon was printed by The Anthoensen Press of Portland, Maine, and distributed to twenty-five hundred subscribers in the month of October, nineteen hundred and forty-eight." The New Colophon was a limited-edition, quarterly book collectors' periodical that was published from 1948-1950. It was the successor toThe Colophon which had been established in 1928 by Elmer Adler (1884-1962), the founder of Pynson Printers in New York City. The following are the features in this issue: "John Brown: His Hand and Pen" by Boyd B. Stutler, "Rudyard Kipling: Two Footnotes; 1. 'The Pen Took Charge.' [by DeLancey Ferguson]; 2. Hatchers-out of Tales. [by J. E. Scott]," The 'Presentation' Paradise Lost" by James Thorpe, "Lithograph Proof" by Benton Spruance, "Mr. Thoreau Writes a Book" by James Playsted Wood, "Robert Waldegrave and the Pirates of Dunkirk" by Curt F. Buhler, "The Pinchpenny Bibliophile" by Barrows Mussey, "Jefferson, Freneau, and the Poems of 1809" by William Peden, "The Court of Appeals," "A Scrapbook of Strays," and "Marginalia.".…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The New Colophon: A Book Collectors' Quarterly. Volume I, Part Four (October 1948)
- Author
- Elmer Adler (Editor) et al.
- Publisher
- Duschnes Crawford, Inc., New York
- Publication year
- 1948
- Condition
- Collectible-Near Fine (Near Fi
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Seller catalogs
- Art and Architecture, Books about Books, Literature
Barry Cassidy Rare Books
Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since May 27, 2013
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Our store was founded in 1975 and has been in continuous operations since then. We maintain a quality selection of books, letters and manuscripts, photographs, prints and ephemera. We are open to serious collectors Monday through Friday and suggest that you call the store before coming in. We do not send pictures or scans.
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Barry Cassidy Rare Books
CA, U.S.A.
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We guarantee the accuracy of our descriptions, our secure packaging and our timely mailing. We do not send pictures or scans. Barry Cassidy Rare Books 2005 T Street Sacramento, CA 95811-6823 bcrbooks@ix.netcom.com 916-456-6307 Barry Cassidy, Owner and Operator
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