Some observations on book design : a commentary / written and printed by Richard J. Hoffman at his printing office in Van Nuys, California for members of Columbian 415 Chappel and other friends of the press.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffman, Richard J., author, book designer, printer.

Contributor:

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Book design.

Printing.

California.

Genre:

Bibliographies.

Private press books (Printing)

Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Janson.

Mohawk Superfine (Paper).

Penn Provenance:

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

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

Physical Description:

18, [2] pages : illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Van Nuys, Calif. : Richard J. Hoffman, 1986.

Summary:

"Members of the Columbian 415 Chappel, as their first project, published Roby Wentz' recollections of Haywood Hunt, beloved San Francisco printer and convivial friend of all bookish folk. In preparation for this task the group read the manuscript, determined the format, choose the type style, size and measure, selected related type ornaments, and working together set the type and printed the book. It was a success and was selected as one of the Western Books of 1980. The planning discussions were led by the author of this set of observations. Later he was asked by the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles to speak on book design. He recalled the experiences of planning the Wentz book and used them as the background for his presentation on October 3, 1979. The notes for the talk make up the substance of this book."--Introduction.

Notes:

Title page in red, green and black.

Quarter bound in green cloth with green patterned paper over boards.

Gilt stamped spine.

"Composed on the Linotype in the Janson types with display in foundry Janson. Primula ornaments in various combinations were used for decoration. The Jenson initial was drawn for the Mergenthaler Linotype Company in the 1920s but has its origins in the designs of the fifteenth century. Printed by letterpess on Mohawk Superfine book paper. Design, type composition, and presswork by Richard J. Hoffman, Van Nuys, California, 1986"--Colophon

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.

OCLC:

702940767