The Kingdom of Books
by Orcutt, William Dana
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/good +
- Seller
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Pittsburg, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown & Co, 1927. Cloth. Good/good +. Octavo, pp. [8], ix-xii, [2], 3-290, [2]. Second impression. Brown cloth-covered boards with gilt accents and light bumping. Tanned pages and edges. Price-clipped dust jacket with rubbing, sunning, chips and small tears; encased in a clear, protective cover. This is a large or heavy book and may require additional shipping charges to mail outside of the United States. William Dana Orcutt (1870-1953) was an American book and typeface designer, historian, and book author. Living and working in Boston, Orcutt helped found the Boston Society of Printers in 1905 and was elected the first president of the Society. In addition to printing and book design, Orcutt also published several novels, books on the history of printing and book making, and is credited for advancing printing as an art form. He served as vice-president and general manager of University Press in Cambridge, Massachusetts and later in a similar capacity with Plimpton Press in Norwood, Massachusetts. A self-described "bookman," Orcutt wrote and reviewed articles for The Atlantic Monthly, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Boston Globe. The Kingdom of Books includes nearly 100 illustrations and serves as a follow-up to his previous book, In Quest of the Perfect Book (1926, Little, Brown and Company). It includes the chapters "Modern Masters of Typography," "Books in the Cradle," and "The Clothing of Books".
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Details
- Bookseller
- Wayside Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10723
- Title
- The Kingdom of Books
- Author
- Orcutt, William Dana
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Little, Brown & Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1927
- Keywords
- 'books about books'
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About the Seller
Wayside Books
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Pittsburg, Kansas
About Wayside Books
Wayside Books LLC is owned by Dianne and Steven Cox, currently operating their online store in Southeast Kansas. We have honed our rare book skills at the Rare Books School at the University of Virginia and the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. We sell modern first editions and collectible fiction, as well as children's books and non-fiction books, with an emphasis on history, politics, social sciences, and the arts.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Jacket
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- Edges
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...