The Complete Poems and Stories of Edgar Allen Poe, with Selections from His Critical Writings
W.A. Dwiggins, New York, New York, 1946
Description
Juror Notes
The Borzoi Poe is a very handsome two-volume set with unusual modern (surrealist) color illustrations. The volumes are not handy in size, but one cannot have all Poe in two volumes otherwise. Printing and binding are well and uniformly executed. The problems of layout have been carefully considered and admirably solved.
Collections:
Fifty Books of the Year (1947)
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Discipline:
Book design
Format:
Book
Credits
- Designer
- W.A. Dwiggins
- Illustrator
- E. McKnight Kauffer
- Illustrations
- line drawings and wash and tempera reproduced by offset lithography in six to eight colors
- Engravings
- linecuts
- Authors
- Arthur Hobson Quinn (introduction and explanatory notes), Edward H. O’Neill (bibliographical notes)
- Trim size
- 6.25 x 9.25 inches
- Pages
- 1120, 2 vols.
- Price
- $10.00
- Typefaces
- Electra [Linotype] 10 pt. on 12., Bulmer and Janson (title page), Type Measure: 26 x 47.5 picas
- Compositor
- The Plimpton Press
- Engraver
- Walker Engraving Co.
- Printers
- The Plimpton Press, Colorgraphic Offset Co. (illustrations)
- Printing methods
- letterpress, offset lithography in six to eight colors (illustrations)
- Paper
- Olde Style Wove [white, antique], 38 x 50–100/500
- Paper manufacturer
- S.D. Warren Co.
- Paper supplies
- Henry Lindenmeyr & Sons
- Binder
- The Plimpton Press
- Binding materials
- Bancroft Devron [#440], stamped in imitation roll gold
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
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