Robert Frost and His Printers.
Austin: W. Thomas Taylor, (1985),
First Edition. octavo, cloth in slipcase. 84pp. of text, 31pp. of illustrations of printed pages and memorabilia. W. Thomas Taylor, Item #33438
Robert Frost told his early biographer Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant that he was "the best-printed American writer." That boast may well have been justified, for Frost's poetry has been put into type by many of America's finest book designers, including D. B. Updike and Bruce Rogers. This is an engaging and informative account of the creation of these fine books and is the result of a felicitous combination of personal and professional knowledge, and a valuable contribution to literary and typographic history. One thousand copies have been printed letterpress at A. Colish, with illustrations produced at the Meriden Gravure Company. The book was designed by Joseph Blumenthal, and printed from his own Emerson type on Mohawk Superfine paper. With the complimentary bookplate of The American Printing History Association. White offsetting to one side of slipcase but no musty smell, else a fine copy.
Price: $40.00