Typographs of the Adagio Press.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.

Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931.

Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990.

Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957.

Ransom, Will, 1878-1955.

Blake, William, 1757-1827.

Contre Coup Press, publisher.

Adagio Press, printer, book designer.

Typocrafters (Group), publisher.

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Printing.

Adagio Press.

Artists' books--United States.

Artists' books.

United States.

Genre:

Private press books (Printing)

Penn Provenance:

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

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

Physical Description:

1 portfolio ([10] broadsides) ; 28 cm

Manufacture:

Harper Woods, Michigan : Adagio Press

Place of Publication:

[St. Louis, Mo.] : Contre Coup Press, 1998.

[St. Louis, Mo.?] : Typocrafters

Contents:

Walden (excerpt) / Henry David Thoreau

24 / Arnold Bennett

Man truly lives ... / Lewis Mumford

The Lord is my shepherd ...

To affect the quality of the day ... / Henry David Thoreau

A paragraph on paper / Bruce Rogers

Taken all in all ... / Will Ransom

We will either find a way or make one / Hannibal

Practice is art / William Blake.

Notes:

Cover title.

All of the broadsides were "Designed and printed at Adagio: The Private Press of Leonard F. Bahr."

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2018 by Jean-François Vilain and Roger Wieck.

Vilain-Wieck Collection imperfect: Walden excerpt wanting.

Vilain-Wieck Collection has as following: Title page. "24" is copy 109 of 119. "Man truly lives" is copy 65 of 129. "The Lord is my shepherd..." is copy 163 of 192. "To affect the quality of the day" is copy 53 of 188. "A paragraph on paper" is copy 58 of 196. "Taken in all..." is copy 80 of 194. "We will either find a way or make one" is copy 55 of 181. "Practice is art" is copy 91 of 298.

Related Work:

Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. To affect the quality of the day.

Bennett, Arnold, 1867-1931. 24.

Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990. Man truly lives.

Rogers, Bruce, 1870-1957. A paragraph on paper.

Ransom, Will, 1878-1955. Taken all in all.

Blake, William, 1757-1827. Practice is art.

OCLC:

233698029