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First edition. Slim octavo. Sewn paper wrappers. Fine. A letter from the author to his father, the famed type designer Fredric W. Goudy, expressing his pride for the Goudy name and his unspoken admiration for his father. Created to commemorate the thirty-fifth anniversary of The Village Press, which was founded and operated by Fredric W. Goudy and his wife, Bertha from 1903 until 1939 when it unfortunately burned down. "Produced as a keepsake for pilgrims to Deepdene July Twenty-third, Nineteen Hundred and Thirty-eight" (from the colophon). Seller Inventory # 543670
Title: Son of a Goudy
Publisher: (The Maverick Press, [No place]
Publication Date: 1938
Binding: Softcover
Condition: Fine
Edition: 1st Edition
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