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(Warde, Beatrice; Cerf, Bennett A.; Thompson, Lawrance; et al). BOOKMAKING & KINDRED AMENITIES. Being a Collection of Essays by Beatrice Warde, Richard Ellis, Carl Purrington Rollins, Bennett A. Cerf, George Stevens, Philip Van Doren Stern, Earl Schenck Miers, Lewis Gannett, Lawrance Thompson, Laurence Gomme, Arthur W. Rushmore. Edited with An Introduction and Notes by Earl Schenck Miers & Richard Ellis. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press in Association with The Haddon Craftsmen, 1942. - Quarto, blue cloth titled in gilt on spine in printed light blue dust wrapper. The dust jacket is stained & darkened at spine & extremities with a few short tear along the top edge. 147 pages plus the colophon. There are a few tiny slits to the rear hinge. Very good in a good dw.
First edition limited to 1,500 copies.
"In this revealing volume eleven congenial spirits discuss with candor and good humor the making of books." -- Excerpted from the dw blurb. Price: 25.00 USD
Cerf, Bennett. AT RANDOM: The Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf. New York: Random House, (1977). - Octavo, light tan cloth titled in gilt on the spine, in a tan paper covered slipcase. The slipcase is lightly rubbed with the front edges slightly faded. ix & 306 pages.Black-and-white illustrations. Near fine.
Advance copy with a form letter from Bob Bernstein of Random House laid in. Price: 25.00 USD
Cerf, Bennett. AT RANDOM: The Reminiscences of Bennett Cerf. NY: Random House, (1977). - Octavo, brown cloth titled in gilt. Lightly bumped & rubbed. ix & 306 pp. B&W illustrations. Very good.
