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The day of the locust

Title
The day of the locust / by Nathaniel West ; with an introduction by David Thomson and with twenty photographs by Lucy Gray.
Author
West, Nathanael, 1903-1940
Publication
San Francisco : Arion Press, 2013.
Supplementary Content
Publisher's description

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Additional Authors
  • Thomson, David, 1941-
  • Gray, Lucy, 1955-
  • Hoyem, Andrew
  • Schaefer, Susan, 1957-
  • Arion Press, printer, publisher.
  • Cartiere Enrico Magnani, papermaker.
Description
178 pages, 20 pages of plates : 20 illustrations; 26 cm
Summary
"The story tells of Todd Hackett, an artist just graduated from Yale, who is brought to Hollywood by the agent for a studio and takes a job designing sets and costumes for the movies"--Prospectus.
Donor/Sponsor
Gift of Louise and Leonard Riggio.
Alternative Title
Locust
Subjects
Genre/Form
Typefaces (Type evidence) – Bodoni Book (Monotype)
Note
  • "Edition of 400 numbered copies for sale and 26 lettered copies for complimentary distribution"--Colophon.
  • Originally published in 1939.
  • "This book was designed and produced ... by Andrew Hoyem, with the assistance of Blake Riley, Lewis Mitchell, Brian Ferrett, Christopher Godek, Mark Sarigianis, Sarah Songer, Rochelle Youk, Leif Erlandsson, Diana Ketcham, Lyssa Black, Thomas Gladysz, and Kaelyn Davis. The type is Monotype Bodoni Book, printed by letterpress. The photographs were printed by offset lithography in two colors, black and metallic, under the direction of Susan Schaefer. The paper is Italian Mouldmade Magnani Velata in two weights. This is the ninety-seventh publication of the Arion Press"--Colophon.
  • Illustrations are full-page mounted offset lithograph reproductions of photographs; letterpress caption beneath each image. "The twenty photographs are done in the manner of movie stills, as if taken at night"--Prospectus.
Indexed In (note)
  • Bibliography of the Arion Press
Binding (note)
  • Publisher's illustrated green cloth; "The day of the" lettered in dark green on back cover, "Locust" on front cover. Issued in green cloth and paper-covered slipcase.
Call Number
*KP (Arion) 16-55
OCLC
854909470
Author
West, Nathanael, 1903-1940, author.
Title
The day of the locust / by Nathaniel West ; with an introduction by David Thomson and with twenty photographs by Lucy Gray.
Publisher
San Francisco : Arion Press, 2013.
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Local Note
Rare Books copy is no. 235; signed in pencil by Lucy Gray.
Indexed In:
Bibliography of the Arion Press, entry 97
Binding
Publisher's illustrated green cloth; "The day of the" lettered in dark green on back cover, "Locust" on front cover. Issued in green cloth and paper-covered slipcase.
Local Note
Rare Books copy accompanied by prospectus (5 unnumbered pages on 2 sheets (1 folded) : 1 mounted illustration).
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Publisher's description
Place of Publication
United States California San Francisco.
Added Author
Thomson, David, 1941- writer of introduction.
Gray, Lucy, 1955- illustrator.
Hoyem, Andrew, book designer.
Schaefer, Susan, 1957- printer of plates.
Arion Press, printer, publisher.
Cartiere Enrico Magnani, papermaker.
Research Call Number
*KP (Arion) 16-55
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