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Design Category
Book design, 1974
Designer
Joseph Blumenthal
Collection
(1975) Fifty Books of the Year

Description

Issued to mark the centennial of the great poet’s birth, this volume presents a fascinating reflection of Frost’s literary accomplishments. In addition, it focuses upon the people, places and events central to Frost’s long career, and provides a vivid portrait of the man himself.

Credits
Production managers: C. Freeman Keith, The Stinehour Press
Compiler: Edward Connery Lathem
Size: 5.75 x 9 inches
Pages: 116
Quantity printed: edition of 3,000
Price: $10.00
Typeface: Monotype Baskerville, 11/14 and 12/14, with display in ATF Bulmer and ATF Baskerville
Typesetter: The Stinehour Press
Printer: The Stinehour Press
Printing method: letterpress
Paper: Caress (Monadnock), 80 lb.
Paper supplies: Ris Paper Company, Inc.
Binder: New Hampshire Bindery
Binding materials: bound in Joanna Devin Brown on 80 pt. binder’s board
Binding method: Smyth sewn, round back
Endpapers: Plain in text stock
Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher (Boston, Massachusetts)