The Fifty Books of 1968
Bradbury Thompson, New York, New York, 1969
Description
This traditional catalogue was part of a series extending over 48 years. It was designed to be a unique standard-setting example of the best books published the previous year. Designed by a classicist with no restrictions on the quality of the materials, because all were donated by the trade.
Collections:
Fifty Books of the Year (1970)
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Discipline:
Book design
Format:
Book
Credits
- Art director/designer
- Bradbury Thompson
- Studio assistance
- Anagraphics
- Photographer
- H. Landshoff
- Editor
- Joyce Morrow
- Size
- 9 x 12 inches
- Pages
- 132
- Quantity printed
- edition of 3,225
- Price
- $10.00
- Typeface
- Linofilm Janson, 12/15 with display in Typositor Caslon 540 and ATF Caslon 471
- Typesetter
- Volk & Huxley, Inc.
- Printer
- Case-Hoyt Corporation
- Printing method
- offset
- Paper
- Westvaco Pinnacle Book Offset White
- Binder
- Russell-Rutter Company
- Binding materials
- bound in Arkwright-Interlaken ALo
- Binding method
- Smythe-sewn
- Slipcase
- J. Landowne Company
- Endpapers
- Beckett Cover Bamboo, printed by Herst Litho, Inc.
- Endpaper supplies
- Andrews/Nelson/Whitehead
- Publisher
- The American Institute of Graphic Arts
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