Webster, Ida,

The Spiral Press was founded by Joseph Blumenthal (1897-1990) in 1926. From 1930 on, the press printed special editions of the poems of Robert Frost but also engaged in a great deal of commercial and fine press work. Beginning in 1927, Blumenthal's holiday greetings featured a poem by Frost, embellished with illustrations or printers' ornaments. Blumenthal was awarded the American Institute of Graphic Arts Lifetime Achievement Award in 1952 and designed a typeface which he named after his press. After closing the Spiral Press in 1971, Blumenthal wrote several books on printing and printers, including an important monograph on Bruce Rogers.