1923 · New York: Oswald Publishing Co.
New York: Oswald Publishing Co.: January 20, 1923. Folio, hundreds of illustrations throughout, original wrappers bound in; contemporary tan buckram, red morocco label lettered in gilt on upper cover; near fine throughout. This edition of the American Printer commemorates the 200th anniversary of Benjamin Franklin's birth. Numerous advertisements relating to the printing trade (often with a nod to Franklin), and a series of articles about Franklin, including "The Portraits of Franklin," by John Oswald; "Franklin a Hero to Young Folks," By Wilbur Macy Stone; "Printing and Printers of Franklin's Time," by Chas. T. Jacobi; and numerous inserted leaves printed by John Henry Nash, the Blanchard Press, Rudolph Ruzicka, The Marchbanks Press, William Edwin Rudge, etc.
(Inventory #: 31765)