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The lengthened shadow : an address by Norman Strouse at an opening of an exhibition of modern fine printing at the Grolier Club, April 19, 1960.

LIBRA Vilain-Wieck Collection Reference 344
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Z121 .S77 1960
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Strouse, Norman H., author.
Contributor:
Beilenson, Peter, 1905-1962, printer.
Grolier Club, host institution.
Philip C. Duschnes (Firm), publisher.
Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Printing--Exhibitions.
Fine books--Great Britain--History.
Private presses--Great Britain--History.
Fine books--United States--History.
Private presses--United States--History.
Fine books--Great Britain--Bibliography--Exhibitions.
Fine books--United States--Bibliography--Exhibitions.
Private press books--Great Britain--Bibliography--Exhibitions.
Private press books--United States--Bibliography--Exhibitions.
Fine books.
Printing.
Private press books.
Private presses.
History.
Great Britain.
United States.
Genre:
Bibliographies.
Exhibition catalogs.
History.
Case bindings (Binding)
Pictorial bindings (Binding)
Decorated papers (Paper)
Dust jackets (Binding)
Penn Provenance:
Duschines, Philip (donor)
Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
Physical Description:
42 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 25 cm
Manufacture:
Mount Vernon, N.Y. : Peter Beilenson.
Place of Publication:
New York : Philip C. Duschnes, 1960.
Notes:
"Printed by Peter Beilenson, Mount Vernon, New York."--Colophon.
"1250 copies of this book have been made of which 385 were done for friends of Philip and Fanny Duschnes."--Colophon.
"Books exhibited": pages 35-42.
Local Notes:
Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2016.
Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has a different note in the Colophon: "1250 copies of this book have been made of which 550 were done for members of the Grolier Club."
Vilain-Wieck Collection copy retains dust jacket. 3 business cards of Vilain laid in. Also, slip of paper with printed note "This book is being sent to the members of The Grolier Club through the courtesy of Mr. John M. Crawford, Jr. and Mr. Philip C. Duschnes"
OCLC:
40255923

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