By the end of the nineteenth century, Boston's literary importance was on the wane. Printing and publishing, however, remained the city's largest industries; out of this turbulent time emerged a demimonde of designers and illustrators who took advantage of the opportunities offered by Boston's publishing world. At once spare and sumptuous, abstract and organic, the bindings and illustrations created by such artists as William Addison Dwiggins, Elisha Brown Bird, and Sarah Wyman Whitman encompassed a lively and distinctive ...
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By the end of the nineteenth century, Boston's literary importance was on the wane. Printing and publishing, however, remained the city's largest industries; out of this turbulent time emerged a demimonde of designers and illustrators who took advantage of the opportunities offered by Boston's publishing world. At once spare and sumptuous, abstract and organic, the bindings and illustrations created by such artists as William Addison Dwiggins, Elisha Brown Bird, and Sarah Wyman Whitman encompassed a lively and distinctive modernity. Nancy Finlay's catalogue celebrates the efflorescence of these artists of the book.
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Add this copy of Artists of the Book in Boston, 1890-1910 to cart. $13.92, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Houghton Library of the Harvard.
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Good-Bumped and creased book with tears to the extremities, but not affecting the text block, may have remainder mark or previous owner's name-GOOD Oversized.
Add this copy of Artists of the Book in Boston 1890-1910 to cart. $14.50, good condition, Sold by Ray Boas, Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Walpole, NH, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by The Houghton Library.
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Near Fine. 4to. Xiv, 114 Pgs. An exhibition catalog that charts early 20th century printing in Boston--"a leader in the book arts because of the size and quality of its printing industry and the distinction and leadership of its publishers, both small and large." Well illustrated examples from 76 books and with useful appendices: Artists' Biographies, a Bibliography, Index of Artists, Index of Authors, Index of Publishers, Index of Printers, Index of Vignettes and Artists' Monograms. In excellent condition, slight darkening of spine.
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Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
Add this copy of Artists of the Book in Boston, 1890-1910 to cart. $21.95, very good condition, Sold by Silent Way Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Glenside, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Houghton Library/Harvard College Library.
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Add this copy of Artists of the Book in Boston 1890-1910 to cart. $34.00, like new condition, Sold by art longwood books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1985 by Department of Printing and Graphic Arts, Harvard College Library.
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Fine. Exhibition Catalogue. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Signed by Author Soft cover, as issued. sewn binding. no flaws-clean, tight binding, no writing or text markings.; xiv-114pp., color frontispiece, illustrated in b/w., catalogue with detailed entries.; this copy is signed by nancy finlay under her printed name on the title page.
