Hardcover
1949 · New York, NY
by Alfred Abraham Knopf (1892-1984)
New York, NY: The Typophiles, 1949. Hardcover. Very Good. Series: Typophile Chapbook, No. XXII. LIMITED EDITION of 1,250 copies, designed by W. A. Dwiggins, printed and bound at the Plimpton Press, Norwood, MA. 12mo. 7 1/4 x 4 11/16 inches. [vi], 41, [13] pp. Half-title, frontispiece caricature, headpiece, 4 ff. of printer's marks from the Borzoi Kennel, printer's device on colophon; text clean, unmarked. Blind- and gilt-stamped red cloth, clear plastic dust jacket; binding square and tight, jacket lightly toned, chipped. Muir Dawson's copy without distinguishing mark. SFK519-1011. Very Good. The text is in Linotype Arcadia, a type designed by W. A. Dwiggins and used here for the first time. Alfred Knopf reminisces about some publishing experiences before the AIGA Type Design Exhibit for members of the Grolier Club. REFERENCE: Rathe, Bibliography of the Typophile Chapbooks, No. 22. (Inventory #: SFK519-1011)