One Hundred Influential American Books Printed before 1900, 1947
NY: The Grolier Club
One of 600 copies.
1591
Octavo. 139pp. Designed by Elmer Adler and printed by A. Colish. An exceptional exhibition catalogue documenting the elect of American printing, including, of course, the Declaration of Independence and the...
Octavo. 139pp. Designed by Elmer Adler and printed by A. Colish. An exceptional exhibition catalogue documenting the elect of American printing, including, of course, the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights, as well as the foremost works of Emerson, Hawthorne, and other American literati. Bound in quarter pale cloth with red cloth over boards. Minor rubbing at corners, trace motes of soiling, else near fine. T.e.g. Gift inscription to Willard Thorp, long-time professor of English at Princeton.
