first edition Paperback
1938 · Utica, NY
by Howard Coggeshall
Utica, NY: Howard Coggeshall, 1938. First Edition. Paperback. Like New. LIMITED EDITION of an unknown number; distribution of this copy was restricted to those present at Frederic W. Goudy's 73rd birthday anniversary and to contributors to "Left to Their Own Devices." Pamphlet. 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 inches. Unpaginated. [16] pp. Type in red and black; text clean, unmarked. Rust-colored paper wrappers with title in black, French flaps, bound tightly with tan thread; binding square and tight. Muir Dawson's copy without distinguishing marks. SFK519-1002. Fine. The text was written, set, and printed by Howard Coggeshall and is taken from the final signature of a copy of "The Story of St. Gonsol," which was specially bound and presented to Goudy. The text is set in Friar, Goudy's 105th type design. Later, Goudy lost the design manuscript for Friar in a fire at his studio. Coggeshall amassed the largest collection of Goudy types ever assembled; many of which became invaluable as the only surviving examples of certain typefaces after Goudy's workshop fire in 1939. (Inventory #: SFK519-1002)