Strathmore 1937 Handbook -

West Springfield, MA: Strathmore Paper Company, 1937. First edition. Hardcover. Paper pastedown on boards.. Near Fine. 4to. in size: 30 by 25 cm. Sixteen leaves, including title, contents page, and fourteen leaves with paper samples, with pocket and separate reference and price list chart contained therein. The title and contents page both have mounted sheets for their content. The samples, which are elegantly and neatly mounted, are all on the rectos, while two facing versos have explanation sheets, with the remainder blank. The typical sample is a small booklet opening from above, with a title or cover, a page or two of explanation, followed by four to a dozen samples of the particular paper, each in a different color or shade. Also samples of envelopes. The catalogue can serve as a handy reference of paper types that was used in books at the time. Its presentation is clear and elegant, as are many of the papers.