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Form & content : the books of the American private presses today: PB 23-2004

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Titles

Form & content : the books of the American private presses today

Maker(s)

Author: Lerner, Abe
Publisher: Angelica Press
Designer: Grastorf, Dennis J.
Printer: Wightman, Gary R.
Printer: Amity Press

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Description

By Abe Lerner

"An address delivered at a small dinner of the Grolier Club, New York, January 30, 1979"--Prelim. p. [5].

[6], 9, [1] p ; 23 cm.

Place(s) associated

  • New York

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2003-05) by Dreyfus, John

Dating

Production date: AD 1979

Note

"This Keepsake for friends of The Angelica Press was designed by Dennis J. Grastorf. The typeface is Linotype Garamond No. 3 printed on Ingres Antique paper by Gary R. Wightman at The Amity Press. 500 copies were made ..."--Colophon. Museum has copy copy 99, with an inscription to John Dreyfus from the author: "for John from Abe 9.24.79". In brown card wrapper.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 23-2004
Primary reference Number: 118325
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 17 August 2012 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Manuscripts and Printed Books

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