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2002. New York: The Grolier Club, 2002. Tall slim 8vo., publisher's grey silk , housed in matching slipcase; outer edges untrimmed; pp. [viii], ix-xi, [i]; 44; [iv]; one faint onobtrusive mark to upper cover, else fine. Limited to just 250 numbered copies, this copy 180 signed by author and artist. The text is in 12 point Monohype Emerson cast by David Wolfe, and bound at the Campbell-Logan Bindery. Originally intended as a companion second volume to the 1915 publication 'New York', which also contained colour wood engravings by Rudolph Ruzicka, this production took on a greater importance after its publication co-incided with the September 11th terrorist attacks. It was subsequently dedicated to the memory of the victims.
NEW YORK REVISITED by Auchincloss, Kenneth - 2002
by Auchincloss, Kenneth
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New York: The Grolier Club, 2002. hardcover, slipcase. Midnight Paper Sales. 7.5 x 11.5 inches. hardcover, slipcase. 44 pages. Illustrations by Gaylord Schanilec. Limited to 250 signed and numbered copies. Illustrations include eight full page color wood engravings and three vignettes by Gaylord Schanilec, one of the leading contemporary woodcut artists. This work was designed by the illustrator and printed by him at his press, Midnight Paper Sales.
The Grolier Club first published New York in 1915 with color woodcut engravings by Rudolph Ruzicka. The author of the current work, two and one half years in preparation, builds on the material in the edition of 1915, examining New York's development through nearly ninety years since the publication of the first work. He seeks to portray both continuous transformation and continuity in the city's development. Illustrations include a number of noteworthy New York landmarks.
Slipcase bumped at bottom corner.
The Grolier Club first published New York in 1915 with color woodcut engravings by Rudolph Ruzicka. The author of the current work, two and one half years in preparation, builds on the material in the edition of 1915, examining New York's development through nearly ninety years since the publication of the first work. He seeks to portray both continuous transformation and continuity in the city's development. Illustrations include a number of noteworthy New York landmarks.
Slipcase bumped at bottom corner.
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New York: The Grolier Club, 2002. 11 colour wood engravings by Gaylord Schanilec. One of 200 copies signed by the artist and author, there were also 50 specials with a portfolio of wood engravings by Ruzicka printed for the club in 1915. Printed in 12 point Monotype Emerson. Tall thin 4to., bound at the Campbell-Logan Bindery in original grey silk covered boards with black and gilt spine label, housed in a grey silk covered slipcase. As new.||A great tribute to New York and New Yorkers. The book was intended as a modern day reply to a Grolier Club book on New York printed in 1915 with colour wood engravings by Rudolph Ruzicka, however, it took on a new importance as its publication coincided with the attack on New York in September 2001.A truly beautiful book printed by Gaylord Schanilec at his press in Wisconsin, Midnight Paper Sales.| 11 exciting colour wood engravings by the great Gaylord Schanilec for The Grolier Club
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