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38 Seiten Fresh and Clean copy in good condition. Textured paper used throughout of high quality. Limited to 1000 copies. Illustrated. Frisches und sauberes Exemplar in gutem Zustand. Es wird durchgehend strukturiertes Papier von hoher Qualität verwendet. Limitiert auf 1000 Exemplare. Illustriert. "Readers in general are apt to take the physical aspects of a book for granted. They may complain that the type is too small, or the books too heavy to read in bed, but admiration of appropriate design, crisp presswork, or paper and binding of good quality, continues to be uncommon. Too often the jacket claims attention and gets it all. Despite this, many of our university presses, a few trade publishers, and even a sprinkling of authors, give devoted attention to the appearance and readability of their books. And a growing number of American museums, libraries, and foundations believe that the record of their activities should be presented in an esthetically pleasing manner that reflects their cultural purposes. Over a period of forty years, Joseph Blumenthal at his Spiral Press has stimulated and supported this increasing concern for the arts of the book, and his shop is widely recognized as a never-failing source of superior printing. The style and balance and clarity of his work are so distinctive as to be immediately recognizable. Here craftsmanship is raised to the level of art. There is cause for pride at the Pierpont Morgan Library that some of his finest books have been produced for us. The Spiral printer s mark of a Norse triskelion is one of sixteen devices, used by printers from the fifteenth century to the twentieth, which are carved in the frieze of our small exhibition room. In the early months of 1966, the Morgan Library displayed a retrospective exhibition of the work of The Spiral Press, as our tribute to the uncompromising spirit of Joseph Blumenthal s pursuit of excellence and our expression of gratitude for his achievement, not alone for the Library, but for printing in our time. It is most pleasing to know that Mr. Liebaers and Dr. Reedijk share our enthusiasm, and that they are making it possible for European eyes to see a similar exhibition and to retain a record of it in this catalogue, itself appropriately a product of The Spiral Press." - Foreword by FREDERICK B. ADAMS, JR. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 220. Seller Inventory # 1237883
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Title: The Spiral Press. An exhibition of selected ...
Publisher: The Spiral Press - New York
Publication Date: 1968
Binding: , Softcover/Paperback
Condition: Gut
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
