Boston: Little, Brown & Company, 1926. First Edition, First Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good Dust Jacket.

Brown cloth with a modern adaption of Enrico Monetti's design; Spine title a bit faded. The bindings are tight and square. Text clean, light even toning. Moderate shelf handling wear. Dust jacket small loss at the top of the spine; one chip on the top rear panel and upper rear spine corner. Spine scuff probable from a sticker. 8vo; 8.75 inches tall; 316 pages with an index followed by publication information; Color frontispiece, thoroughly illustrated many illustrations appearing for the first time in book form. First Edition, First Printing.

Near Fine / Very Good. Item #014854

William Dana Orcutt, printer, author and type designer, narrates his quest for the perfect book as a vehicle for the expression of truth, the true objective of a humanist.

The history of book making features in this personal narrative: great printers of history, great examples of illuminations, and the triumphs of typography.

The book was beautifully printed and bound under the supervision of Orcutt himself.

Price: $45.00