The Portable Rabelais

The Portable Rabelais

Morris Colman, Clinton, Massachusetts, 1946

Description

Juror Notes

There are many points which make this book inviting. The format is attractive. The weight of the board used in the covers could well be adopted by others who make books of this general size. The title page is handsome, and the 9-point Caledonia makes a very easy page to read.

Collections: Fifty Books of the Year (1947)
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Designer
Morris Colman
Translator
Samuel Putnam
Editor
Samuel Putnam
Trim size
4 x 6.5 inches
Pages
xiii, 623 pages
Price
$2.00
Typefaces
Caledonia [Linotype] 9 pt., 2 pt. leading, Civilité [A.T.F.] and Caledonia [Linotype] (title page), Deepdene [Monotype] and Electra [Linotype] (other display), Type Measure: 19 x 33 picas
Compositor
The Colonial Press
Printer
The Colonial Press
Printing method
letterpress
Paper
Glatfelter’s M.F. with Titanium [white, wove], 34 x 54.5–68/500
Paper supplies
Perkins & Squier
Binder
The Colonial Press
Binding materials
Bancroft Devron [1-B], stamped in genuine gold lead roll
Publisher
The Viking Press
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