The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake

The Lighthouses of the Chesapeake

James S. Johnston, Baltimore, Maryland, 1973

Description

This photographic essay, historically documented, takes the form of an imaginary journey by boat around the Chesapeake Bay.
It was produced under stringent budget limitations.

Collections: Fifty Books of the Year (1974)
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Art director
James S. Johnston
Designer
David Ashton
Photographer
Robert de Gast
Author
Robert de Gast
Size
7.5 x 11 inches
Pages
184
Quantity printed
edition of 4,000
Price
$12.50
Typeface
Alpahtype Palatino, 10/12, with display in L & C Caslon(film)
Typesetters
Harlowe Typography, Inc., Alpha Graphics, Inc.
Printer
John D. Lucas Printing Company
Printing method
sheet-fed offset
Paper
Mohawk Superfine High Finish, 80 lb., White
Paper supplies
White-Rose Paper Company
Binder
The Maple Press Company
Binding materials
bound in pre-printed Holliston Roxite B Blubak on 88 pt. binder’s board
Binding method
Smyth sewn, round back
Endpapers
Beckett Text Laid, India, and Howard Offset, Lively Ivory (split press run)
Publisher
The Johns Hopkins University Press
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