The Magic of the Book by William Dana Orcutt

US$20.00

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+, Dust Jacket: Very Good. 1930. Little, Brown and Company. 1st impression of the Trade Edition. Illustrated.

One of the great historians of the book shares further adventures of a bookman, including chapters on the collections and motivations of Henry Huntington, J. P. Morgan, and Beverly Chew; early American colonial printers; and the artistry of type selection for books.