Louis Herman Kinder and fine bookbinding in America : a chapter in the history of the Roycroft Shop : galley proofs, 1985.

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Louis Herman Kinder and fine bookbinding in America : a chapter in the history of the Roycroft Shop : galley proofs, 1985.

This collection comprises the original galley proofs for Richard J. Wolfe's and Paul McKenna's book, Louis Herman Kinder and fine bookbinding in America : a chapter in the history of the Roycroft Shop, as published by Bird & Bull Press in 1985. The proofs bear numerous handwritten corrections and editorial notes by publisher Henry Morris.

1 item (40 p.) ; 20 x 60 cm.

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Roycroft Shop

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Founded by Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915) in 1895, the Roycroft Shops combined the ideals of William Morris with the techniques of capitalism. The business developed out of the growth of the craftsman's movement in America, promoted by Hubbard through his Roycroft Press. Those who worked for Hubbard were known as Roycrofters. By 1900, the Roycroft shops were successfully marketing handcrafted items, including carpets, sculpture, and mission style furniture. Despite the popul...

McKenna, Paul, 1963-

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Morris, Henry, 1925-

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Printer and papermaker Henry Morris founded the Bird & Bull Press in 1958 in Newtown, Pennsylvania. Since that time, Morris has produced broadsides, books, and other printed materials that are an important part of the contemporary American private press scene and significant documents in the art, craft, and history of hand papermaking. From the description of Swine Print : serial and letter to Anne, 1978--1979. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 432712966 ...

Wolfe, Richard J

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Richard J. Wolfe was the curator of rare books and manuscripts in The Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine at Harvard University and the Joseph Garland Librarian of the Boston Medical Library. He has written on the subjects of early American music publishing, nineteenth-century color printing, the book arts, and marbled paper. He is the author of Marbled paper, its history, techniques and patterns (1990). Paul McKenna is the author of A History and bibliography of the Roycroft Printing Shop. ...

Kinder, Louis Herman

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