Research Catalog

Title

A conservatory for my prospectuses and specimen leaves / Henry Morris.

Author

Morris, Henry, 1925-2019.

Publication

Newtown, Pa. : Bird & Bull Press, 2008.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Bixler, Michael.
• Bixler, Winifred.
• Bird & Bull Press. prt
• Campbell-Logan Bindery. bnd

Description

90 p. : ill., samples; 31 cm., in box 34 cm.

Alternative Title

B & B conservatory

Subjects

• Leaf books
• Bird & Bull Press Bibliography
• Leaf books > Specimens
• Typefaces (Type evidence) > Dante
• Prospectuses > United States > 21st century
• Prospectuses > United States > 20th century

Genre/Form

• Prospectuses – United States – 20th century.
• Prospectuses – United States – 21st century.
• Leaf books.
• Typefaces (Type evidence) – Dante.

Note

• "The prospectuses and specimen leaves herein are limited to only those books published by Bird & Bull Press from 1958 to the present date, and insofar as such material is available. Many of the earliest items have long since been dispersed or included in the portfolios which accompanied the three bibliographies I have published. But I had kept small hoards of some of the earlier material and these, combined with larger amounts of later pieces, will be found here. The varying quantities, disparate sizes and thicknesses present a challenge in assembling and binding. There are no two copies alike so each must be separately measured and appropriate shims inserted in the spine to make a proper binding. The most limited items have been combined into lots of 100 and will be located as close as possible to their descriptive listings. In some cases identifying the book from which a given leaf has been taken may require a little study"--Foreword.
• "For the 50th anniversary of Bird & Bull Press I have made 100 bound collections of all the prospectuses and leaves in my possession"--Prospectus.
• "100 copies printed on Zerkall mouldmade paper at Bird & Bull Press in October, 2008. The book was composed in Dante types by Michael and Winifred Bixler and bound at the Campbell-Logan Bindery"--Colophon. Note: the book was printed at the latest in May 2008.
• Letterpress printed by Henry Morris.

Binding (note)

• Publisher's green cloth, with number "50" stamped in gold on front cover; black leather spine label. Issued in black cloth clamshell box with green leather spine label.

Call Number

*KP+ (Bird) 09-159

OCLC

231417787

Author

Morris, Henry, 1925-2019.

Title

A conservatory for my prospectuses and specimen leaves / Henry Morris.

Imprint

Newtown, Pa. : Bird & Bull Press, 2008.

Binding

Publisher's green cloth, with number "50" stamped in gold on front cover; black leather spine label. Issued in black cloth clamshell box with green leather spine label.

Local Note

Prospectus ([1] leaf) laid in.

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Place of Publication

United States Pennsylvania Newtown.

Added Author

Bixler, Michael. Compositor

Bixler, Winifred. Compositor

Bird & Bull Press. Printer

Campbell-Logan Bindery. Binder

Spine Title

B & B conservatory

Research Call Number

*KP+ (Bird) 09-159