The Last Voyage of Thomas Cavendish

The Last Voyage of Thomas Cavendish

Cameron Poulter, Joseph Alderfer, 1975

Description

This book is essentially a facsimile of Thomas Cavendish’s account of his last voyage and will. Also included s a modern transcript of both documents. The trim was determined to accommodate a facsimile page and it’s facing line-for-line transcription on one spread, plus some rather copious footnotes. Also included are reproductions of Cavendish’s maps and a fold-out track chart of his last voyage.

Collections: Fifty Books of the Year (1976)
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Art directors
Cameron Poulter, Joseph Alderfer
Designers
Lea Rosenblatt, Joseph Alderfer
Production manager
Cameron Poulter
Editor
David B. Quinn
Size
7 x 11.75 inches
Pages
176
Quantity printed
first printing of 1,000
Price
$22.50
Typefaces
Text in 11/13 Linotype Garamond, Display in foundry American Garamond italic
Typesetter
Typoservice
Printer
Meriden Gravure Company
Printing method
sheet-fed offset
Paper
Superfine Text, 70 lb. soft white
Paper manufacturer
Mohawk Paper Mills
Binder
Rand McNally
Binding materials
Kennett, #36121 natural, made by Joanna Western Mills Company, on 88pt. binder’s board
Binding method
Smyth sewn, square back
Endpapers
Multiocolor, antique cayenne
Endpaper manufacturer
Process Materials Corporation
Endpaper supplies
Rand McNally
Publisher
University of Chicago press
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