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First edition. Edward Johnston (1872-1944) was a man of letters - master
calligrapher, typeface designer and creator of the lettering and branding
for the London Underground. He was also a great teacher and
philosopher. Many were, and still are, influenced by his down-to-earth
ideas on calligraphy and lettering, and those who studied in his classes at
the Central School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London took his
ideas and views into their own classes and to their own students. Great
calligraphers and letterers of today throughout the world are still
influenced by Edward Johnston's work. This detailed book by art and
design historian Peter Holliday looks afresh at Johnston's work and legacy.
It considers his friendships and his philosophy, the people he worked with
and the influence he had on them and others. Co-published with The
British Library. Sales Rights: Worldwide except in the UK; available in the
UK from The British Library. [Order No. 92516]
161. Berger, Sidney E. EDWARD SEYMOUR AND THE
FANCY PAPER COMPANY: THE STORY OF A BRITISH
MARBLED PAPER MANUFACTURER. New Castle, Delaware:
Oak Knoll Press, 2006, 6 x 9 inches, hardcover, quarter leather binding with slipcase. 104 pages. ISBN
9781584561897. $150.00 $112.50
This book, limited to an edition of 300 copies, tells the story of Edward Seymour and his firm, The Fancy Paper
Company. This British company manufactured marbled and other decorated (fancy) papers for the bookbinding
and related industries from about 1919 to 1971. With eighteen illustrations showing their methods and copies of
correspondence, and twenty tipped-in, original examples of their many fancy papers, this work is a
well-researched text about one of the last English marbled paper manufacturing firms. Dr. Berger shares with his
readers the vicissitudes of the company's fortunes, the personal lives of its owners, and the often touching
correspondence he found among its business records. The author also informs us of the salaries, costs of doing
business, and the unique demands of bookbinders for the company's products. The work ends with Edward
Seymour's valiant efforts to keep the company afloat in the early 1970s. This edition is published in the best
tradition of the fine press book. It was typeset in hot metal, hand printed on 120 gpm, archival paper, and bound in
quarter leather with slipcase by Manoutios Press of Athens, Greece. [Order No. 90944]
162. Selm, B. van. EEN MENIGHTE TREFFELIJCKE BOECKEN. NEDERLANDSE BOEK-
HANDELSCATALOGI IN HET BEGIN VAN DE ZEVENTIENDE EEUW. Utrecht: HES & DE
GRAAF, 1987, 8vo, cloth. xii, 432 pages. ISBN 9789061943662. $110.00 $82.50
With a summary in English. Study of the Dutch booktrade at the beginning of the 17th century. Awarded with the
Menno Hertzbergerprijs 1991. With 31 illustrations. Sales rights: Available outside North America from HES & DE
GRAAF Publishers. [Order No. 103544]
163. (Yale College Library) Mooney, James E. (editor). EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY CATALOGUES
OF THE YALE COLLEGE LIBRARY. (New Haven, CT): Yale University, 2001, 8to, stiff paper
wrappers. xxi, (224) pages. ISBN 0845731394. $35.00 $26.25
This book reproduces in facsimile each page of the printed catalogues of the Yale College Library issued in 1743,
1755, and 1791, accompanied by an index that identifies authors and titles and is keyed to these facsimile pages.
The introduction tells the story of the early books of this collection from long before there was a Yale College
Library in which to place them. It examines the legend of the "Forty Folios" and describes the major early gifts from
Jeremiah Dummer, Elihu Yale, George Berkeley, and others that made it possible for the new college to build its
collection without spending a cent for books. The use of the books during the 18th century is described and a
comparison is made with similar catalogues of Harvard College. There is a list of selected sources used for this
introduction as a guide for further study. [Order No. 99720]
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