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Elmer Adler (Editor) et al : The Colophon: New Series. A Quarterly for Bookmen. Autumn 1937, Volume II, New Series, Number 4

Pynson Printers, Inc., New York, 1937

Original publisher's gray cloth binding with blue lettering and decorations including an illustration of a quill on front cover. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2." Pages 487-628, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Advertisements for book-related businesses in the back. Pages and covers are virtually pristine and intact except for a small stain at the tail of spine. Binding is tight. A Fine copy. The Colophon was a quarterly periodical that was published from 1929-1950. The periodical was established by Elmer Adler (1884-1962), the founder of Pynson Printers in New York City. The articles of The Colophon cover a diverse range of topics, but all relate in some way to printing, publishing, art, and literature. The following are the features in this issue: "To the Next Editor of Shakspere: Notes for his Prospectus" by William T. Hastings, "The Love of a Nun" by W. Easton Louttit, Jr., "This Praise is not Folly" by Kenneth A. Fowler, "With Benefit of Grammar" by Althea Bass, "The American Issues of 'Trilby'" by Louis N. Feipel, "A Five-Foot Shelf of Literary Forgeries" by Mark Holstein, "Photographs," "The Little Book-Shop Around the Corner" by Laurence J. Gomme, "The Bouquet of Old Books" by Walter Hart Blumenthal," "Notes and Queries" by Randolph G. Adams, "The Crow's Nest" by Frederick B. Adams, Jr., and "Index.". Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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