Lasting Impressions: The Grolier Club Library

by Eric Holzenberg, J. Fernando Peña, William Helfand (Preface by)

Overview

Published to accompany a 2004 exhibition, this illustrated catalogue highlights selections from the library collection of America's oldest and most prestigious society for those interested in the art and history of the book. It examines in detail some of the Grolier Club's most striking and significant works, organizing them by such topics as typography, book illustration, and writing.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780910672528
Publisher:	The Grolier Club
Publication date:	07/15/2004
Edition description:	1
Pages:	205
Product dimensions:	10.25(w) x 8.25(h) x 1.10(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Eric Holzenberg is the director of the Grolier Club, America's oldest and largest society for bibliophiles and enthusiasts in the graphic arts. He has written numerous articles, and lectured widely on topics in bibliography, bibliophily, and book history.


A former president of the Grolier Club, William Helfand was a collector specializing in prints, posters, and similar memorabilia documenting the peddling of spurious pills, potions, and other medical treatments across the centuries in the United States and beyond.

Table of Contents

PREFACE by William Helfand

INTRODUCTION & HISTORY OF THE GROLIER CLUB LIBRARY by Eric Holzenberg

CATALOGUE

BIBLIOGRAPHY

GENERAL BIBLIOGRAPHY
LIBERTY OF THE PRESS
BOOKSELLING
BOOK AUCTIONS
INSTITUTIONAL LIBRARIES
PRIVATE LIBRARIES

THE BOOK

BIBLIOPIHLY. BIBLIOMANIA
SPECIAL FORMS OF BOOKS

WRITING

ILLUMINATED MANUSCRIPTS
CALLIGRAPHY

TYPOGRAPHY

HISTORY
PRINTERS, TYPEFOUNDERS & DESIGNERS
PRINTERS MEDALS
EXAMPLES OF TYPOGRAPHY
PRACTICAL TYPOGRAPHY
SPECIMEN BOOKS
PAPER
PRESSES & MACHINES
OTHER PROCESSES FOR PRINTING
THE ALPHABET

BOOK ILLUSTRATION

PROCESSES
EXAMPLES OF ILLUSTRATION

BOOKBINDING

BOOKBINDERS
EXAMPLES OF BINDING
PRACTICAL BOOKBINDING

BOOK-PLATES & OTHER MARKS OF OWNERSHIP

BOOK-PLATES
SUPRA LIBROS. ARMORIAL STAMPS

INDEX

Editorial Reviews

Whether you are a curious observer or a dedicated bibliophile, Lasting Impressions will be an invaluable resource on one of America's richest collections of books about books."

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