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Book decoration in America, 1890-1910 : a guide to an exhibition by Laurie W. Crichton ; revised by Wayne G. Hammond, Robert L. Volz.: PB 185-2004

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Book decoration in America, 1890-1910 : a guide to an exhibition by Laurie W. Crichton ; revised by Wayne G. Hammond, Robert L. Volz.

Maker(s)

Author: Crichton, Laurie W.
Contributor: Hammond, Wayne G
Contributor: Volz, Robert L.
Publisher: Chapin Library
Printer: Warwick Press
Printer: Blinn, Carol J.

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Description

The exhibition, sponsored by the Chapin Library and the Williams College Graduate Program in the History of Art, was held May through August 1979.
"Seven hundred and fifty copies of this catalogue were designed & printed by Carol J. Blinn at Warwick Press, Easthampton, Massachusetts...."--Colophon.

87 pages : facsimiles ; 24 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Easthampton

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1979

Note

"First printed, November, 1892 (1000 copies), Reprinted, March, 1902 (500 copies)"--t.p. verso. Bookplates of Helena I. Hall and Evan Gill on front pastedown, with inscription, "and so to John Dreyfus in gratitude for much, Evan R. Gill, September 1969". Bound in green cloth, stamped in white.

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Materials used in production

Printing ink

Techniques used in production

Printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: PB 185-2004
Primary reference Number: 200060
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Audit data

Created: Tuesday 16 December 2014 Updated: Tuesday 16 December 2014 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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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Book decoration in America, 1890-1910 : a guide to an exhibition by Laurie W. Crichton ; revised by Wayne G. Hammond, Robert L. Volz." Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/200060 Accessed: 2024-11-14 10:54:14

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