A Christmas carol / by James Russell Lowell .

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891, author.

Contributor:

Laws, George, illustrator.

Caslon, William, 1693-1766, type designer.

Ostrochulski, George, 1903-1973, type designer.

Angelica Press, printer, book designer.

Hammermill Paper Company, papermaker.

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carols--Texts.

Carols.

Christmas music--Texts.

Christmas music.

Genre:

Private press books (Printing)

Printers' devices (Printing)

Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Caslon Old Face.

Wrappers (Binding)

Christmas books.

Keepsakes.

Penn Provenance:

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

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

Physical Description:

[4] leaves : 1 illustration ; 16 cm

Other Title:

First line: What means this glory round our feet

Place of Publication:

Brooklyn, N.Y. : The Angelica Press, [1974]

Notes:

"This Christmas Keepsake was designed and printed at The Angelica Press in Brooklyn, N.Y. It was hand set in Caslon Old Face and printed by letterpress on Strathmore Croma. The binding was hand sewn. The original wood engraving is by George Laws."--Colophon.

Printer's device at colophon.

Issued in dark blue paper wrappers.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Jean-François Vilain and Roger Wieck.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has advertisements for other Christmas Keepsakes laid in.

OCLC:

1379288127