Tommy's Messages

No. 108 of 900 copies printed. Original publisher's green paper-covered boards with black lettering on front cover and spine. Black and red illustrated flower decorations on front cover. Book in original printed manila envelope hand-addressed in black ink by A. R. Tommasini. Envelope addressed to "Ms. Beatrice Warde" of London. Envelope has a purple Andrew Jackson stamp in upper-right corner on front. Printed holiday greeting from Tommasini laid in: "This little book, number twenty-one in a series of Christmas Keepsakes, comes to you with Holiday Greetings from A. R. 'Tommy' Tommasini." Book: 3 1/2" x 5 1/4." Envelope: 4" x 6 1/2." Thirty-one pages, complete. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for slightly bumped tips at top. Covers are likewise virtually pristine and intact except for slightly bumped tips at top. Binding is tight. Manila envelope is clean and intact overall but has cancellation marks and other mailing labels and moderate wear to extremities. A Fine book in a Very Good manila envelope. A collection of eight reprinted messages about printing by A. R. Tommasini. The messages are titled, "The Future Has a Stake in US," "Progress Can't Get Ahead of Printers," "Printing Is More Than Putting Ink on Paper," "The Unknown Partner Is the Faithful Printer," "The Help of Good Counsel Setteth Business Straight," "We Owe Some of Our Time to Building Up What We Do," "Sharing Our Knowledge Means Letting Everyone Have His Say," and "Times of Stress Are Times for Success." Front colophon: "This is twenty-first in a series of Christmas keepsakes for the friends of A. R. T., Christmas, 1968." Back colophon: "Nine hundred copies of this Christmas keepsake have been printed in December of 1968. The text type face is 10-point Monotype Van Dijck composed by Mackenzie & Harris. The display and title page type hand-set by A. R. T. in Monotype Univers Medium. Printed by A. R. T. on a 10 x 15 Chandler & Price platen press. The paper for the text is Gray Standard Vellum Opaque. The cover and end papers is Juniper Linweave Textra. This is copy number 108.".…