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the florid, ornamented style of the earlier decades. A completely illustrated appendix showing MS&J's patented
typefaces is extremely helpful. [Order No. 96669]
274. Auchincloss, Kenneth. MAGNIFICENT OBSESSION, THE PRINTING OF THE BOSWELL
PAPERS. New York: The Typophiles, 1995, 8vo., paper wrappers, cord-tied. 24 pages. $25.00 $18.75
Typophiles Monograph - New Series Number 13. The story of the printing of the Boswell papers owned by Lt.
Colonel Ralph Heyward Isham by Bruce Rogers. Limited to 800 copies printed at The Stinehour Press with design
by Abraham Brewster at the Oliphant Press. Distributed for the Typophiles by Oak Knoll Press. [Order No. 61930]
275. Woolmer, J. Howard. MALCOLM LOWRY, A BIBLIOGRAPHY. Revere, PA: Woolmer Brotherson
Ltd., 1983, 8vo., cloth, dust jacket. xiv, 183 pages. ISBN 0913506125. $30.00 $22.50
This is the first descriptive bibliography of the works of Malcolm Lowry, author of Under the Volcano, one of the
masterpieces of 20th-century literature. Volcano has gone into more than 40 printings in its various English
language editions, as well as having been translated into 19 other languages. Under the Volcano was the centerpiece
of a work in progress to be called The Voyage that Never Ends, a work that Lowry did not live to finish. When it first
appeared in 1947, it was hailed everywhere as a major publishing event. The bibliography describes all of Lowry's
books and pamphlets, listing every printing of each edition. Each of the book entries is illustrated with
photographs of dust jackets, title pages, and copyright pages. There are 23 listings for contributions to books, 224
for contributions to periodicals, including descriptions of all of Lowry's contributions to his school paper, and 73
foreign language books and periodicals. Radio, television, film, recordings, and song lyrics are also fully described.
Well-illustrated. Distributed by Oak Knoll Press [Order No. 50294]
276. Hindman, Sandra and Michael Camille, Nina Rowe, Rowan Watson. MANUSCRIPT ILLU-
MINATION IN THE MODERN AGE: RECOVERY AND RECONSTRUCTION. (Evanston, IL:
Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, 2001, small 4to., stiff paper wrappers. xxviii, 329+(1) pages in
addition to 32 leaves of color plates. ISBN 0941680215. $45.00 $33.75
First edition. Three hundred years ago, now treasured medieval manuscripts were scorned, neglected and left to
vandals. An exhibit held at the Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art early in 2001, sought to explore new ideas
and perspectives on the destruction and reconstitution of illuminated manuscripts in the 18th and 19th centuries in
France and England and in the early 20th century in America. Although many questions remain unanswered, the
research presented in this Catalogue to accompany the exhibition helps define the field of study for the future.
With 159 black-and-white illustrations and 38 beautiful color plates, bibliography and index. [Order No. 63389]
277. (Center for Book Arts) MAPPING CORRESPONDENCE: MAIL ART IN THE 21ST CEN-
TURY. (New York: Center for Book Arts, 2008), small 4to., paper wrappers. 32 pages. $25.00 $18.75
This exhibition which was held in New York from April 11 to June 28, 2008, invited artists, who in turn invited
additional participants, to submit work via the postal service, thus creating a network of communication that
reflected the complex and varied meaning of the book, mapping, and social networking in the 21st century. The
resulting exhibition was a visual explosion of work by over 200 artists. The catalogue features an extensive
timeline dating back to the early 20th century. Includes essays by John Held, Jr. and Champe Smith. Digitally
printed, illustrated in color. [Order No. 103178]
278. Danforth, Susan (editor). A MATTER OF TASTE: DISCRIMINATION IN NINETEENTH-
CENTURY BOOK COLLECTING. Catalogue of an Exhibition of Rare Books from the John Carter
Brown Library. Providence, Rhode Island: John Carter Brown Library, 2008, 8 x 11 inches, cloth. 86
pages. ISBN 091661767X. $50.00 $37.50
Curated by Susan Danforth, the exhibition that formed the basis for this catalogue demonstrated how the urge to
collect, preserve, and ultimately share books can, however subtly, affect the physical character of the book itself.
With a focus on acquisitions made in the nineteenth century - including several made by founder John Carter
Brown - this exhibition uses selections from the Library collection to illustrate some of the effects that taste and
trends in book collecting have had on the book as an object. The JCB exhibition has been grouped into four broad
categories: identification, embellishment, restoration, and an exploration of the challenges presented by facsimiles.
Among the items on display are long-collected books published by Aldus Manutius and Theodor DeBry, as well as
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