The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit

W.A. Dwiggins, New York, New York, 1947

Refined, vigorous style in both type and illustrations. The pictures are printed over lightly toned blocks.

Collections: Fifty Books of the Year (1948)

Repository: Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Discipline: Book design

Format: Book

Designer: W.A. Dwiggins
Illustrator: Mary Petty
Author: Charles Dickens
Trim size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Pages: xxi, 742 pages
Price: $7.50
Typefaces: Linotype Caledonia, 10 pt., 2 pt. leading, A.T.F. Bulmer (display), Monotype Baskerville (display), Type Measure: 26 x 46 picas
Compositor: Plimpton Press
Engraver: Beck Engraving Co.
Printer: Plimpton Press
Printing method: letterpress
Paper: Warren's Special Opaque (white)
Paper supplies: H. Lindenmeyr & Sons
Binder: Plimpton Press
Binding materials: Cloth, Bancroft Buckram, Decorated case
Stamping: imitation roll gold
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf

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