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Paul A. Bennett, et al. Liber Librorum, 1955.
Stockholm Stockholm Royal Library 1955 First Edition Hardcover Used: Good Hardcover
LIMITED EDITION of 1,500 copies. Portfolio. 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches. 43 samples of typographic work housed in specially designed portfolio. Includes 16-page pamphlet (with 2 additional pages of "Late Additions" inserted) that describes each separate contribution; text of the pamphlet clean, unmarked, some of the samples have foxing or soiling. Cloth-backed folding portfolio with patterned paper on the sides; the portfolio has water-damage, cloth is frayed, foxing. Good. This portfolio contains the fruits of an international project asking book designers from all over the world to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the Gutenberg 42-line Bible. Each participant designed and printed their own solution for the typographic problem of the Bible. This copy contains all of the 43 design samples, plus the summary pamphlet written by Paul Bennett, Francis Meynell, C. Volmer Nordlunde, Raul M. Rosarivo, Maximilien Vox, Bror Zachrisson and Hermann Zapf. The contribution of Maximilien Vox is an "excuse" card for not finishing his. Also included is a 4-page pamphlet entitled "Liber Librorum" for the exhibition of the same work held at the Dickson Art Center, University of California, Los Angeles, March 16 to May 1, 1962, written by Robert F. Heinecken, Instructor, Department of Art, UCLA, and an additional 4-page sheet with the Table of Contents of the Bible and the first 2 pages of the text of Genesis, unattributed.
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125.00 USD
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Paul A. Bennett Some Notes on the Engaging By-Paths and Enduring Pleasures of Fine Bookmaking
Stanford, CA Stanford University Libraries 1963 First Edition Paperback Used: Good None Paperback
LIMITED EDITION of 1,000 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press, San Francisco. Trade paperback. (54) pp. Printed on laid paper in red and black inks; text clean, un-marked. White wrappers printed in red and black; binding square and tight, covers soiled. Great working copy! From the private collection of John Class, noted Orange County, CA bibliophile and collector. Your order receives my personal attention.
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11.00 USD
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