William Loring Andrews: Autograph Manuscript of Bibliopegy, 1902

                                               

RLIN ID No.

NYGG01-A61

 

Main Entry

Andrews, William Loring, 1837-1920.

 

Title

Bibliopegy in the United States and kindred subjects: autograph manuscript, [1902].

 

Physical Description

42 leaves (28 cm.)

 

Historical/Biographical Note

Book collector, amateur publisher, writer and a founding member of the Grolier Club (1884). Author of over twenty books about prints, book collecting and the book arts.

 

Scope and Contents Note

Autograph manuscript, which concentrates on describing examples of fine bookbinding produced in the Untied States in the late 18th  and 19th centuries. The manuscript contains authorial corrections; several leaves have been pasted over original leaves. Dodd Mead published it under this title in 1902. 

 

General Note

Date taken from typewritten title page inserted in front of manuscript.

 

General Note

Manuscript is written on graphing paper.

 

General Note

Bound in quarter red morocco with slipcase.

 

Subjects

Bookbinding. United States. 19th century.

Bookbinding. United States. 20th century.

 

Genres

Autographs.

 

Occupation (as reflected in collection)

Authors. New York (State). New York. 20th century.

 

Location

Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, New York, N.Y. 10022-1098.