- The Dolphin: Number Two -- a Journal of the Making of Books

New York, The Limited Editions Club, 1935. Hardcover. 4to. Black cloth with gilt spine lettering and silver decorations. 329pp, (18pp ads). Extensive line drawings and illustrations (some color). Near fine. A volume in the LECs "Special Publications" category, not one of its annual series of 12 subscription titles. This unusual copy bears tipped in at inner flyleaf a superb content Typed Letter Signed from LEC founder George Macy: 1p, 8½" X 11", New York, NY, 28 May 1934. Addressed to LEC subscriber Mortimer H. Hess. Very good. Writing on LEC letterhead, Macy chats in detail about the October 1933 first issue of "The Dolphin," concluding that "We lost a lot of money in publishing The Dolphin" -- while also noting that "We don't regret the loss." He explains: ".. we want our members to acquire a more expert knowledge of the ways in which books are made; and The Dolphin is intended to assist in this acquisition. But, now that we are arranging to publish Number Two of The Dolphin, and since we know that the edition will be sold out on publication, we feel it is only right to let our members in on the advance subscription before opening the subscription lists to lesser mortals.." Boldly signed in his usual brown ink. Contents include Joseph Blumenthal's "The Fitting of Type," Warren Chappell's "Illustrations Made with a Tool," Edith Diehl's "The Kinds of Binding," Elmer Adler's "The Making of a Book," D.B. Updike's "Some Notes on Liturgical Printing," Philip Hofer's "The Work of W.A. Dwiggins" (this with much color and a 16pp smaller size "The Drums of Kalkapan" excerpt) and more. Front pastedown bears custom bookplate of Frederick Z. Haas. Rear colophon notes limitation of 2,000 copies. NEWMAN A-6. .

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