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Elmer Adler (Editor) et al : The Colophon: New Series. A Quarterly for Bookmen. Autumn 1936, Volume II, New Series, Number 1

Pynson Printers, Inc., New York, 1936

Original publisher's gray cloth binding with brown lettering and decorations including an illustration of a quill on front cover. 6 1/2" x 9 1/2." Pages 7-157, complete. Black-and-white illustrations, complete. Advertisements for book-related businesses in the back. Pages and covers are virtually pristine and intact except for minuscule bumping to corners of the covers. 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: "Prescription for a Collection" by F. W. Reed, "All Creatures Great and Small: by Althea Bass, "The Printer of the Jesuit 'Relations'" by Louis Black Duff, "Do We 'Ken John Peel?'" by Wilfred Partington, "Still Life: Wood engraving" by Emil Ganso, "The First Edition of Byron's 'Corsair'" by William H. McCarthy, Jr., "Too Far Before the Mast" by Daniel V. Gallery, "'Hans Breitmann' in England and America" by Sculley Bradley, "Notes on Some Collectors in Colonial Massachusetts" by Lawrance Thompson, "Some Ado About Nothing" by John Atlee Kouwenhoven, "The Gallant Captain and Brother Jonathan" by Arno Bader, "Notes and Queries" by Randolph G. Adams, and "The Crow's Nest" by Frederick B. Adams, Jr.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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