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Printing at the Whittington Press, 1972-1994 : an exhibition at the Grolier Club, New York, 28 September-18 November 1994

Title: Printing at the Whittington Press, 1972-1994 : an exhibition at the Grolier Club, New York, 28 September-18 November 1994 / with essays by John Randle, John Dreyfus & Mark Batty.
Publication: [New York] : International Typeface Corporation : Grolier Club, 1994.

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Not available - Please for assistance.	Text	Restricted use	Rare Books 20-751	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Request in advance	NYGB	Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121
Request for On-site Use Request Scan Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Use in library	JFE 11-3299	Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KP (Grolier) 09-214	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	Text	Restricted use	*KP (Grolier) 09-214	Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description

63 p. : ill., facsims.; 23 cm.

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Genre/Form

Typefaces (Type evidence) – Caslon.

Note

"Printed in a limited edition of 2,500 copies, of which 750 are reserved for the Grolier Club, 300 for Agfa Corporation, 700 for the Typophiles as Typophile monograph new series number 12, with the remainder for International Typeface Corporation. 250 copies have been signed by John Randle. An additional 250 have been signed by both Miriam Macgregor & John Randle"--Colophon.
"Typeset in Monotype & foundry Caslon, printed letterpress & fine-line offset, and bound, by the Stinehour Press. The original Miriam Macgregor woodcut and the jacket were printed at the Whittington Press. The text paper is Mohawk Ticonderoga. Photographs of the Whittington Press by Ski Harrison. The book has been designed by Jerry Kelly"--Colophon

Provenance (note)

Gift of the Grolier Club, with presentation form letter dated Nov. 4, 1994, and Grolier Club newsletter for Nov. 1994 laid in.
Gift of the American Printing History Association, with bookplate.

Binding (note)

Issued in plain wrappers, in light tan paper book jacket illustrated with a wood engraving by Miriam Macgregor.
Copy in Rare Books 20-751 bound in publisher’s white paper wrappers, with light tan paper book jacket illustrated with a wood engraving by Miriam Macgregor.

Call Number

*KP (Grolier) 09-214

LCCN

98108143

OCLC

31603235
31603235

Title

Printing at the Whittington Press, 1972-1994 : an exhibition at the Grolier Club, New York, 28 September-18 November 1994 / with essays by John Randle, John Dreyfus & Mark Batty.

Imprint

[New York] : International Typeface Corporation : Grolier Club, 1994.

Binding

Issued in plain wrappers, in light tan paper book jacket illustrated with a wood engraving by Miriam Macgregor.

Provenance

Copy 1: Gift of the Grolier Club, with presentation form letter dated Nov. 4, 1994, and Grolier Club newsletter for Nov. 1994 laid in. NN

Copy 2: Gift of the American Printing History Association, with bookplate. NN

Binding

Copy in Rare Books 20-751 bound in publisher’s white paper wrappers, with light tan paper book jacket illustrated with a wood engraving by Miriam Macgregor. NN

Place of Publication

United States New York (State) New York.

Added Author

Randle, John.

Dreyfus, John.

Batty, Mark.

Grolier Club.

Macgregor, Miriam, illustrator.

Kelly, Jerry, 1955- book designer.

Harrison, Ski, photographer.

International Typeface Corporation, publisher.

Stinehour Press, printer.

Research Call Number

*KP (Grolier) 09-214

JFE 11-3299

Rare Books 20-751

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