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Synopsis
Daniel Berkeley Updike has been described as the most distinguished American printer. He was one of a handful of of the 20th century's most successful and influential book designers. The Well-Made Book is a collection of virtually all of Updike's writings on the art of the book. Much of this timeless material has been hard to find, and some appears here for the first time. Complete with index, annotations and an extensive new introduction.
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William S. Peterson's books have won a number of honors, including the Felici Feliciano Award, the Besterman Award, and a nomination for the National Book Award. Peterson is a Professor of English at the University of Maryland.
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- PublisherMark Batty Pub
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0971568774
- ISBN 13 9780971568778
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages383
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The Well-Made Book: Essays & Lectures. Special Edition
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Mark Batty Pub, West New York, NJ, 2002
ISBN 10: 0971568774
ISBN 13: 9780971568778
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Seller: Plain Tales Books, Arlington Hts, IL, U.S.A.
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition, Limited. "Special Edition". One of only 40 copies specially hand-bound containing tipped-in original specimens of Daniel Berkeley Updike's work referred to in the text. Signed on the colophon page by the editor, William S. Peterson. Housed in a matching slipcase. Laid in is a typed letter, hand signed by the publisher, Mark Batty, to the purchaser of the book. The special section bound-in at rear contains the following specimens of books designed & printed by Daniel Berkeley Updike: 1. An adaptation of the title page of The Life of Benvenuto Cellini. 2. A digital copy of a photograph of Daniel Berkeley Updike. 3. Vexilla Regis Quotidie. 4. Stevenson's Attitude to Life with Readings from His Essays and Letters. 5. The Marching Morrows. 6. A Renaissance Courtesy-Book / Galateo of Manners & Behaviors. 7. The Form of Consecration of St. George's Chapel (Middleton, Rhode Island). 8. Notes by Lady Louisa Stuart on George Selwyn and his Contemporaries. 9. The Life of Our Lord Written During the Years 1846-1849. Charles Dickens. 10. Some Aspects of Printing Old and New. daniel Berkeley Updike. 11. Facsimile of a page from The Book of Common Prayer of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America, together with the Psalter (folded in rear pocket). . Signed by Editor. Seller Inventory # 027126
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