The Materials and Methods of Sculpture

John Begg, New York, New York, 1947

The complex materials of a textbook are cast in an inviting form.

Collections: Fifty Books of the Year (1948)

Discipline: Book design

Format: Book

Designer: John Begg
Author: Jack C. Rich
Trim size: 6 x 9.25 inches
Pages: xii, 416 pages, 62 pages illustrations
Price: $7.50
Typefaces: Linotype Caledonia, 10 pt., 3 pt. leading, A.T.F. Bulmer (display), Type Measure: 26 x 45 picas
Compositor: Quinn & Boden
Engraver: Crown Photo Engraving Company
Printer: Quinn & Boden
Printing methods: letterpress from plates, letterpress halftones (illustrations)
Papers: Warren's #1854 Textshade, Warren's Westbrook Gloss white (illustrations)
Paper supplies: H. Lindenmeyr & Sons, Canfield Paper Company (illustrations)
Binder: Quinn & Boden
Binding materials: Cloth over boards, Joanna Buckram
Stamping: imitation roll gold
Publisher: Oxford University Press

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