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Title

A Portfolio of typographic interest printed for Abe Lerner in honor of his seventy-fifth birthday, 14 September 1983.

Publication

[New York : s.n., 1983]

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Details

Additional Authors

Lerner, Abe, 1908-

Description

1 portfolio (14 pieces) : ill.; 30 cm.

Subject

• Lerner, Abe, 1908-
• Printing > Specimens
• Broadsides

Note

• "This portfolio was initiated by Abe's wife, Kit Currie. Seventeen sets made"--Piece [1].
• Title from piece [1], which includes list of "Contributors to this portfolio."
• Title on portfolio, on label printed in red: Abe Lerner.
• Pieces [5] and [6] typeset and piece [6] printed at Press of A. Colish, Mt. Vernon, N.Y.; label on portfolio and pieces [1], [4] and [5] printed by Jerry Kelly, Kelly-Winterton Press, New York. Other pieces set and printed by the contributor; cf. Contents, below. Pieces are various sizes, 77 mm.-30 cm.

Contents

[1] A portfolio ... 1 folded sheet ([4] p.) -- [2] LXXV / Greer Allen, [New Haven, Conn.]. 1 folded sheet ([1] p.) -- [3] Perfection, thy name is Lerner / Pearl & Henry Morris, Sam & Fred Katz. [Newton, Pa. : Bird & Bull Press]. 1 broadside -- [4] Lerner 75 / Joe Spiral [i.e. Joseph Blumenthal, New York]. 1 broadside. "75" in title calligraphed by contributor -- [5] To A.L. at 75 / B[ert] C[larke, New York]. 1 broadside -- [6] "+9+49+17+ ..." / Michael Hentges, [New York]. 1 folded sheet ([2] p. on double leaves). Title is magic square with solution 75. Signed by contributor -- [7] On books / Bruce Rogers. [Rochester, N.Y.] : Herbert H. Johnson. 1 sheet. "One of sixteen copies printed" -- [8] Excerpts from Poggio's letters. New York : Kelly Winterton Press. [6] p. : port. -- [9] Musée des beaux arts / from W.H. Auded [sic; corr. in ms.]: Collected poems. [Torrance, Calif.] : Labyrinth Editions. 1 folded sheet ([1] leaf of plates, [2] p.) : ill. (by G. Dearth). Signed by printer, R. Bigus -- [10] "The power of a man ..." / Ralph Waldo Emerson. [New York] : E. and G. Laws. 1 folded sheet ([2] p. on double leaves) : ill. -- [11] On typography / John Lewis. [New York] : Oliphant Press. 1 folded sheet ([3] p. on double leaves) : ill. -- [12] Greetings to Abe Lerner ... Cambridge : Rampant Lions. 1 broadside : ill. -- Abe Lerner / Richard-Gabriel Rummonds, Cottondale, Ala. 1 folded sheet ([6] p.) in paper covers -- [14] Carroll Coleman / Michael Peich. Pierre, S.D. : Menhaden Press. [7] p. in paper covers.

Call Number

*KF+ 1983 84-163

OCLC

NYPG84-B101081

Title

A Portfolio of typographic interest printed for Abe Lerner in honor of his seventy-fifth birthday, 14 September 1983.

Imprint

[New York : s.n., 1983]

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Added Author

Lerner, Abe, 1908-

Research Call Number

*KF+ 1983 84-163