World Bible scrapbook, 1945-1949.

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World Bible scrapbook, 1945-1949.

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The scrapbook documents the production of the Bible published by the World Publishing Co. in 1949 and designed by Bruce Rogers. Included are twenty-six letters (1945-1949) from Bruce Rogers to Ben D. Zevin and Abe Lerner about the production of the Bible; drawings; paste-ups; prospectuses; proofs; the first form (the single sheet of paper on which several pages are printed); photographs of the presentation of the Bible to the New York Public Library, Library of Congress, and others; and a typescript of an address by Ben D. Zevin presented to the Rowfant Club of Cleveland, Ohio entitled "The Making of the Bruce Rogers World Bible."

1 vol.

Grolier Club

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SNAC Resource ID: 8261009

Grolier Club

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World Publishing Company.

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In 1905, Alfred H. Cahen opened the Commercial Bookbinding Company in Cleveland and acquired the World Syndicate Publishing Company in 1928. His company then began publishing Bibles, dictionaries, and children's books and went public with a stock issue in 1929. By 1940, when the name was changed to The World Publishing Company, it had become the largest publisher of Bibles and dictionaries in the United States. Two reprint lines, Tower Books (sold at $.49) and Forum Books (sold at $1.00) were la...

Lerner, Abe, 1908-2002

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Book designer and photographer; New York, N.Y. He designed the layout and format of MOSES SOYER. Soyer is a contemporary artist who emigrated to America from Russia in 1913. His works reveal an interest in realism and sensitive expression of the human figure. From the description of Abe Lerner papers concerning the book MOSES SOYER, 1961-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122291292 Abe Lerner was born on the Lower East Side of Manhattan. From 1928 to his death he was assoc...

Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957

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Indiana-born American book designer for the Riverside Press. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Danbury, Conn., to Mary Herrick f the Boston University Library, 1950 Oct. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270865113 Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), American typographer and book designer. From the description of Photoengravings used in The divine comedy of Dante Alighieri, 1955. (RIT Library). WorldCat record id: 435687901 From the description of ...

Rowfant Club (Cleveland, Ohio)

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Cleveland, Ohio bibliophile and book collector's club founded in 1892. It also issues limited editions of special interest books, and operated a bindery from 1909-1913. From the description of Records 1891-1973. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17725619 Cleveland, Ohio club open by invitation only to men of diverse business and professional interests whose bond is a love of books, book collecting, and the art of bookmaking. Organized in 1892, the club chos...

Zevin, Ben D. (Benjamin David), 1901-

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