Typee

Typee

The Iconographic Encylopedia of Science, Literature and Art (ca. 1846), New York, New York, 1962

Description

Collections: Fifty Books of the Year (1963)
Repository: Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Discipline: Book design
Format: Book

Credits

Engravings
The Iconographic Encylopedia of Science, Literature and Art (ca. 1846)
Designer
Bradbury Thompson
Author
Herman Melville
Size
5.75 x 9 inches
Pages
328
Quantity printed
10,000
Price
$5.00
Typeface
Monotype Modern No. 8 with Modern No. 20 and Modern No. 8 display
Compositor
Wesco-Triangle, Inc.
Printing method
letterpress, sheet-fed gravure illustrations
Printers
William E. Rudge’s Sons, Photogravure & Color Co. (sheet-fed gravure illustrations)
Paper
West Virginia Clear Spring English Finish
Binder
Russell-Rutter Co.
Binding materials
cowhide supplied
Binding supplies
Ralph Steinhardt Company, West Virginia Clear Spring Mist Envelope
Endpapers
Clear Spring Mist Envelope
Slipcase
Clear Spring Mist Envelope
Slipcase supplies
J. Landowne & Co.
Publisher
West Viriginia Pulp & Paper Co.
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