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The second uncommonplace book of the New York Chappel.

Title
The second uncommonplace book of the New York Chappel.
Author
New York Chappel of Private Presses.
Publication
New York, 1961.

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TextRestricted use *KP (New York Chappel) 74-138Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Description
[72] p. illus. (part. col.); 16 cm.
Subject
Printing > Specimens
Note
  • Collection of essays, each printed (with separate t. p.) by a different member of the chappel; issued in an edition of 200 copies.
  • Front matter (8 p.) printed by offset lithograph. Cf. errata slip laid in.
  • CONTENTS. - An explanation? [by M. S. and W. F. Haywood. Fair Lawn, N. J. Private Press of the Haywoods] - The pin mark, by J. S. Carroll. New York, Grimalkin Press. - The whys and therefores of a chappel, by J. B. Lieberman [White Plains, N. Y.] Herity Press. - Some typographical epitaphs culled from various sources. [New York] Mermaid Press. - A lament for the small book; with excerpts from a letter by Benjamin Franklin of 1785 and excerpts from an essay by Herbert S. Bailey, Jr., of 1959. New York, Ron Press. - A suite of damasks [by C. Antin. New York, Serendipity Press] - Quotations [New York] Serendipity Press and Press of the Iron Horse. - A casual survey of varying styles of wood engraving printed from the original blocks [by R. M. Jones. New York, Glad Hand Press]
Call Number
*KP (New York Chappel) 74-138
OCLC
  • 4247043
  • NYPG744825019-B
Author
New York Chappel of Private Presses.
Title
The second uncommonplace book of the New York Chappel.
Imprint
New York, 1961.
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Research Call Number
*KP (New York Chappel) 74-138
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