A century for the century : fine printed books from 1900 to 1999 /

This catalogue contains 100 of the most beautiful, finely printed books produced during the twentieth century. To choose just 100 out of an immense number of books, the selection was limited to books printed in England and America containing the Roman alphabet. Books as objects and more sculptural b...

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Main Author:	Hutner, Martin (Author)
Corporate Author:	Stinehour Press (Printer)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Grolier Club, [1999]
Subjects:	Fine books > Europe > Bibliography > Exhibitions. Fine books > United States > Bibliography > Exhibitions. Private press books > Europe > Bibliography > Exhibitions. Private press books > United States > Bibliography > Exhibitions. Fine books. Private press books. Europe. United States. Boekkunst. The Grolier Club. Bibliography. Exhibition catalogs. Bibliographies. Exhibition catalogues.

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Summary:	This catalogue contains 100 of the most beautiful, finely printed books produced during the twentieth century. To choose just 100 out of an immense number of books, the selection was limited to books printed in England and America containing the Roman alphabet. Books as objects and more sculptural books are not included in the publication. The introduction is divided into two parts including: The Resurgence of Fine Printing: Tradition and Change, 1900-1949, and The Advance of Technology and the Continuity of Tradition: Fine Printing 1949-1999. The book contains 100 full-page examples of title-pages, facsimiles, and illustrations, as well as a list of illustrations, authors and titles, designers and presses, and a bibliography. -- Amazon.com.
Item Description:	"One thousand copies have been printed ... at the Stinehour Press. Two hundred and fifty of these have been case bound, and fifty contain original leaves from some of the books and are signed by the authors"--Colophon. One of the Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copies is bound in cloth over boards, and one in paper covers.
Physical Description:	xxx, 110 pages : chiefly facsimiles (some color) ; 31 cm
Production Credits:	Designer, Jerry Kelly.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-106) and index.
ISBN:	0910672296 9780910672290 0910672288 9780910672283
Related Items:	The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copies form part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive.