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A centenary study of Melville's Billy Budd. Billy Budd, Sailor (An Inside Narrative) is Herman Melville's most-read book after Moby-Dick and is regularly taught in literature courses. A century after publication its textual history and interpretive criticism as a literary artifact continue to evolve. This book traces the bibliography of this evolution through numerous "reading," "genetic," and "fluid" editions, as well as critical and biographical works illustrating the ranges of approaches to and appreciation of Melville's great unfinished text.

An illustrated study of Abraham Lincoln's reading life. Few people in history are written about more than Abraham Lincoln, and deservedly so, for as America's sixteenth president he oversaw both the victory of the Union in the Civil War and the end of slavery in the country. But the role of this abundance of books in creating the story of Lincoln is more complex than commonly understood, and it began before his assassination made him the subject of national mythology--it began even before he was president. Lincoln used books to create himself: to become a lawyer, to develop his style of speaking, to disseminate his vision, and to elevate himself as a political candidate. In many ways, books made the man. Abraham Lincoln: His Life in Print is a handsome and generously illustrated volume that describes the more than 150 historically essential books and printed ephemera that made Lincoln's life and legacy, all drawn from the Americana collection of the philanthropist David M. Rubenstein. Each chapter examines a principal theme in the story of Lincoln, introduced by a short essay by a leading scholar in the field that introduces readers to current ways of understanding Lincoln. Together, this book creates a portrait-in-print of Abraham Lincoln and shows the evolving image of a great American as seen by himself, his contemporaries, historians through the ages, and vitally so by citizens today.

Brief sketch of the career of a "standard-bearer" of "the publishing industry" (NYT), and one of the most prominent of the New York book designers and calligaphers, with a listing of the key books he designed.

A catalogue of an exhibition held at the Grolier Club, focusing on the significant contribution to printmaking by one of the greats of the German Expressionist movement.

A catalog of the exhibition mounted at the Chapin Library to provide contemporary background for publication of Edward Gibbon's great work including items owned by Gibbon, as well as his manuscript.

A catalog of a collection that illustrates both the urban development of New York City and progress in the art of mapmaking. A short description of each item with dimensions and publisher is given.

A catalogue published to accompany the exhibition held at The Grolier Club, rediscovering the legacy of one of the earliest and most distinct voices among the Victorian women authors.

A lavishly illustrated volume showcasing some of the most important bookplates produced in America from the collection of the Grolier Club. A miniature work of art, a bookplate may be viewed as a metaphorical portrait of a collector or library, using the designer's personal graphic style. It also tells a story about the relationship between the artist and the patron. Illustrious collectors ranging from Eleanor Roosevelt to Harry Elkins Widener, J.P. Morgan and Paul Mellon come to life through bookplates by such celebrated figures as Dorothy Sturgis Harding, Eric Gill, Walter Crane, Rudolph Koch, and Rockwell Kent. Grolier Club Bookplates, Past & Present is a veritable who's-who of both book collectors and the graphic artists who created their personalized ex-libris over the past 130 years, down to the present day. This carefully researched and amply annotated book not only provides a feast for a bibliophile's eyes but also explores the meaning behind bookplates and their legacy as cultural indicators in book history.

Published to accompany the 2019 Grolier Club exhibition Alphabet Magic: A Centennial Exhibition of the Work of Hermann & Gudrun Zapf, Herman Zapf and the World He Designed is the first comprehensive biography of Hermann Zapf (1918-2015), whom Robert Bringhurst has called "the greatest type designer of our time, and very possibly the greatest type designer of all time." Informed by Jerry Kelly's scrupulous research at the Hermann Zapf archive in the Herzog August Bibliothek in Wolfenbüttel and at the Cary Collection at the Rochester Institute of Technology, and enriched by his decades of conversations with Zapf and his associates, this fascinating account of Zapf's life details his experiences with type companies, printers, publishers, and colleagues. It also explores Zapf's modern design aesthetic and engagement with the staggering technological advances of typography during the twentieth century. Featuring rarities and never-before-seen works and photos, Herman Zapf and the World He Designed features definitive lists of Zapf's type designs and major calligraphic works. It is not, however, merely an in-depth appreciation of Zapf's work but also an insightful consideration of his work in relation to his life.

LC has copy 5 of deluxe edition. Prospectus and flyer for the exhibition laid in. Gift of the Grolier Club.

Based on Adrian Seville's own collection, this book catalogues 71 games featured in an exhibition at the Grolier Club. The book focuses on why the Game of the Goose is special and why it can lay claim to being the most influential of any printed game in the cultural history of Europe. Detailed study of the games reveals their historical provenance and gives unusual insights into the cultures that produced them, providing a rich source for the cultural historian.

Borrowing from his naval experience and his expertise as a historian, David Stam performed extensive archival and secondary research for this study of the printed needs of several polar expeditions, including those of Adolphus Greely in the International Polar Year 1881-83 in northernmost Canada. Stam analyzes shipboard- and expedition-based periodicals throughout the so-called Heroic Age of exploration (ca. 1880-1921), as well as the enduring books of Ernest Shackleton's legendary journey aboard the Endurance. In parallel, he examines the primarily religious literature distributed as Loan Libraries of the American Seamen's Friend Society, including a description of the three libraries assembled by Richard Evelyn Byrd for the successive bases at Little America (1929-41). Stam concludes with suggestions for further research.