Author: KOCH, Theodore Wesley
Title: The Florentine Book Fair; the Book Section of the Exposition of Decorative Art; the German Book Exhibit at Columbia University...
Description: Evanston, IL, Printed for Subscribers, 1926. Paperback. 16mo. Stiff green printed wrappers. xviii, 121pp, (2pp). Tissue-guarded color frontispiece, illustrations, woodcuts, 4 tissue-guarded color plates. Very good. Faint wear to outer wrappers (only) -- tight and internally fine. Handsome first edition of this multifaceted book arts production, superbly printed by R.R. Donnelley and Sons and limited to 1000 copies. On the front flyleaf, Koch boldly inscribes and signs in brown ink "To / Mr Theodore W. Robinson / with the Compliments / of / Theo. W. Hoch." Koch (1871-1941) was Northwestern University's noted head librarian (1919-41) and author of a number of bibliographical studies; recipient Robinson (1862-1948) was a Chicago art patron, mechanical engineer and vice president of Illinois Steel Company. .
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Title: The Florentine Book Fair; the Book Section of the Exposition of Decorative Art; the German Book Exhibit at Columbia University...
Description: Evanston, IL, Printed for Subscribers, 1926. Paperback. 16mo. Stiff green printed wrappers. xviii, 121pp, (2pp). Tissue-guarded color frontispiece, illustrations, woodcuts, 4 tissue-guarded color plates. Very good. Faint wear to outer wrappers (only) -- tight and internally fine. Handsome first edition of this multifaceted book arts production, superbly printed by R.R. Donnelley and Sons and limited to 1000 copies. On the front flyleaf, Koch boldly inscribes and signs in brown ink "To / Mr Theodore W. Robinson / with the Compliments / of / Theo. W. Hoch." Koch (1871-1941) was Northwestern University's noted head librarian (1919-41) and author of a number of bibliographical studies; recipient Robinson (1862-1948) was a Chicago art patron, mechanical engineer and vice president of Illinois Steel Company. .
Keywords: Bibliography & Books About Books
Price: US$ 55.00 Seller: Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts
- Book number: 47946
- Book number: 47946
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