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1969 reprint of Orcutt's classic, by Kennikat Press, Port Washington, NY. Dark blue binding, 316 pages. Excerpt from Chapter 1: "One does have to stop and think about a well-made book in order to comprehend the difference between printing that is merely printing and that which is based upon art in its broadest sense and upon centuries of precedent. It does require more than a gleam of intelligence to grasp the idea that the basis of every volume ought to be the thought expressed by the writer; that the type, the illustrations, the decorations, the paper, the binding, simply combine to form the vehicle to convey that expression to the reader. When, however, this fact is once absorbed, one cannot fail to understand that if these various parts, which compositely comprise the whole, fail to harmonize with the subject and with each other, then the vehicle does not perform its full and proper function."

Author

William Dana Orcutt

Publisher

Kennikat Press

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9780804605823

Subjects

Management, Reference, Business