On a high shelf : Roycroft books and bookmakers / David B. Ogle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ogle, David B., author.

Contributor:

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Roycroft Shop--Bibliography.

Roycroft Shop.

Roycroft Shop--History.

Hubbard, Elbert, 1856-1915--Bibliography.

Hubbard, Elbert.

Printing--New York (State)--East Aurora--History.

Printing.

Publishers and publishing--New York (State)--East Aurora--History.

Publishers and publishing.

East Aurora (N.Y.)--Imprints--Catalogs.

East Aurora (N.Y.).

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (inscription) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Ogle, David B. (autograph) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

1 volume : illustrations ; 29 cm

Edition:

Signed limited edition.

Place of Publication:

[Sunnyvale, CA] : [self-published], 1986.

Notes:

"Being a descriptive bibliography and collector's guide for the books of Elbert Hubbard & the Roycrofters published between the eyars A.D. 1896 and 1943. Wherein will be found an annotated checklist of the Roycroft Books, illustrated with photographs of specimens from the collection of Richard Blacher."

Facsimilie of a typescript manuscript.

Spiral bound.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-329) and index.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2016.

Vilian-Wieck Collection copy has 2 letters to author laid in.

Vilian-Wieck Collection copy has inscription: For Jean Francois Vilain, the first and last polymath I shall ever meet. (signed) David B. Ogle.

OCLC:

1264083872