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Barnacles from Many Bottoms: Scraped and Gathered for BR By The Typophiles
by The Typophiles [Frederic W. Goudy, Bruce Rogers, et al]
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Cleveland, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Typophiles, 1935. Black backram cloth, stamped in gold with a "B" and "R" from Roger's Tory typeface, (9 x 6.25 inches), unpaginated. The second production from The Typophiles. One of only 100 copies, privately printed as a tribute to Bruce Rogers on the occassion of a welcome home dinner in his honor on October 30, 1935. Signatures include "An Open Letter" by Frederic W. Goudy and signed by him; an original wood engraving signed by Charles W. Smith; illustrations by Valenti Angelo and W.A. Dwiggins; and a five-page tribute by Christopher Morley written especially for this book, as well as signatures of Edward F. Stevens and Ernest Knauffh. Includes the two-leaf signature from Richard Ellis laid-in, which arrived too late to be bound in. In total there are individual contributions from seven artists, fifteen writers, and twenty-six printers. An exceptionally clean, bright and tight copy.. Signed. First Edition. Cloth. Fine. Octavo. Private Press.
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- Bookseller
- Books & Bidders, Antiquarian Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005767
- Title
- Barnacles from Many Bottoms: Scraped and Gathered for BR By The Typophiles
- Author
- The Typophiles [Frederic W. Goudy, Bruce Rogers, et al]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Typophiles
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1935
- Size
- Octavo
- Keywords
- The Typophiles; Typography; Printing Arts
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- Fine
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- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- First Edition
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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