A Rod for the Back of the Binder Some Considerations of Book Binding with Reference to the Ideals of The Lakeside Press

Published by R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company / Lakeside Press, Chicago, IL, 1929

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Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA)

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B&W Photographs; This book is in Very Good+ condition and was possibly issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light rubbing and one small tear to the cloth on the top spine end of the book cover. There is a repaired tear to the spine of the book cloth as well. The text pages are mostly clean and bright, but do have some beginning toning to the edges and the endpapers. The tissue guards on some of the illustrated plates are missing. "The Donnelley company aimed to produce books and periodicals with impressive modern design and mass printed commercial and reference materials. Lakeside Press produced Encyclopædia Britannica, Time Magazine, Life Magazine, promotional literature for the Model T Ford, catalogs for Sears Roebuck, among others. The Press produced high quality collectible editions for the Chicago Caxton Club and the Limited Editions Club. Donnelly was the official printer for the 1933-1934 World's Fair, "A Century of Progress," which took place on the Lake Michigan lakefront just to the east of the plant. The company designed and printed official tickets, postcards, posters, brochures, and magazines which displayed the company's distinctive modernist design. " (from Wikipedia).…

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Title
A Rod for the Back of the Binder Some Considerations of Book Binding with Reference to the Ideals of The Lakeside Press
Author
The Lakeside Press
Publisher
R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company / Lakeside Press, Chicago, IL
Publication year
1929
Condition
Very Good+
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1st Edition; 1st Printing.

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S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 25 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer/compiler of price guides, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.

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