William Loring
Andrews: Autograph Manuscript of Bibliopegy, 1902
RLIN
ID No.
NYGG01-A61
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.
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).
Location
Grolier Club,