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[Doves Press | Leaf Book] C-S MASTER CRAFTSMAN: An Account of the Work of T. J. Cobden-Sanderson [and] Cobden-Sanderson's Partnership with Emery Walker by [Adagio Press] Strouse, Norman and John Dreyfus - 1969

by [Adagio Press] Strouse, Norman and John Dreyfus

[Doves Press | Leaf Book] C-S MASTER CRAFTSMAN: An Account of the Work of T. J. Cobden-Sanderson [and] Cobden-Sanderson's Partnership with Emery Walker by [Adagio Press] Strouse, Norman and John Dreyfus - 1969

[Doves Press | Leaf Book] C-S MASTER CRAFTSMAN: An Account of the Work of T. J. Cobden-Sanderson [and] Cobden-Sanderson's Partnership with Emery Walker

by [Adagio Press] Strouse, Norman and John Dreyfus

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Harper Woods, MI: [Printed by Leonard Bahr at] The Adagio Press, 1969. Hard Cover. Near Fine binding. Folio. 54, [2] pp. Limited edition, number XI of 75 Roman numeral copies, signed by the Leonard Bahr, the printer. As issued, quarter bound in vellum with marbled paper over boards; spine titled in gold; printed in black with running headers in blue and red. The edition includes two leaves from the Doves Press, one quarto leaf from Paradise Lost printed on vellum as well a folio leaf from the book of Esther from the Doves Press Bible printed on paper. A bright, fresh copy, complete with mounted photograph of Emery Walker and T. J. Cobden-Sanderson along with the pamphlet, "A Letter from Stella" (1971), which serves as an epilogue to this present work. Boards are very slightly splayed at the fore-edge, and the front free endpaper has a gentle wrinkle, else Fine.

This series is from a larger limitation that included 12 lettered copies with both Doves Press specimen leaves on vellum and approximately 242 numbered copies with both specimen leaves on paper. The most substantial book issued by The Adagio Press and a stunning example of Bahr's printing with substantial material on and specimen pages from Cobden-Sanderson and the Doves Press, one of the most esteemed of the private presses. Chalmers 154; Cave, The Private Press.
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  • Publisher [Printed by Leonard Bahr at] The Adagio Press
  • Place of Publication Harper Woods, MI
  • Date Published 1969
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by (Adagio Press); Essays by Norman Strouse and John Dreyfus; Printer's Note By Leonard F. Bahr

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Harper Woods, MI: The Adagio Press, 1969. No Binding. Fine. A specimen of never bound pages from "C-S The Master Craftsman", consisting of the first gathered signature of 14 pages, comprising the half-title, title page and Preface. Measuring 15 by 10 1/2 inches, the text is printed in sanguine, blue and black from Palatino and Pascal types on Tovil handmade paper. A pristine fragment of this important study of the Doves Press, T. J. Cobden-Sanderson and Emery Walker, masterfully designed and printed by Leonard Bahr at his Adagio Press. Accompanied by the six-page prospectus and order form and the mounted photo of Walker and Cobden-Sanderson. A fine copy thus.
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by (Adagio Press); Essays by Norman Strouse and John Dreyfus; Printer's Note By Leonard F. Bahr

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Harper Woods, MI: The Adagio Press, 1969. No Binding. Fine. A specimen of never bound pages from "C-S The Master Craftsman", consisting of the first gathered signature of 14 pages, comprising the half-title, title page and Preface. Measuring 15 by 10 1/2 inches, the text is printed in sanguine, blue and black from Palatino and Pascal types on Tovil handmade paper. A pristine fragment of this important study of the Doves Press, T. J. Cobden-Sanderson and Emery Walker, masterfully designed and printed by Leonard Bahr at his Adagio Press. Accompanied by the six-page prospectus and order form and the mounted photo of Walker and Cobden-Sanderson. A fine copy thus.
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C-S THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN

by (Adagio Press); Essays by Norman Strouse and John Dreyfus; Printer's Note By Leonard F. Bahr

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Harper Woods, MI: The Adagio Press, 1969. Soft cover. Fine. Never bound folded pages gathered into four signatures, measuring 15 by 10 1/2 inches, 54 pages, text printed in sanguine, blue and black from Palatino and Pascal types on Tovil handmade paper. In pristine condition, but lacking the Doves Press leaves. A complete set of never bound pages of this important study of the Doves Press, T. J. Cobden-Sanderson and Emery Walker, masterfully designed and printed by Leonard Bahr at his Adagio Press. One of a few unbound copies from Bahr's estate, ten copies of which were later bound as retree or leftover copies. Accompanied by the six-page prospectus and order form; copy number 15 of the 19 page booklet "A Letter to Stella" with it's folded notice and printed envelope; the mounted photo of Walker and Cobden-Sanderson; a slip denoting the binding of the ten leftover sets of sheets; and a listing of the book as a work in progress. More significantly, included with this set is a… Read More
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C-S, THE MASTER CRAFTSMAN

by (DOVES PRESS - LEAF BOOK). (ADAGIO PRESS). STROUSE, NORMAN H. and JOHN DREYFUS

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Harper Woods, Michigan: [Printed by Leonard F. Bahr at] The Adagio Press, 1969. ONE OF 12 COPIES WITH TWO ORIGINAL LEAVES PRINTED ON VELLUM (and, of these, one of 10 with a gilt initial) from a total edition of 329 copies. SIGNED BY THE PRINTER. 390 x 255 mm. (15 1/2 x 10"). 49, [1] pp., [3] leaves (last blank). Publisher's vellum-backed marbled paper boards, gilt titling on spine. Mounted photo of Emery Walker and Cobden-Sanderson laid in at front. Text printed in sanguine, blue, and black. Tidcombe, pp. ix, 144, 154; Cave, p. 264. ◆In mint condition. This handsomely printed book is a study of Thomas James Cobden-Sanderson (1840-1922), founder of the Doves Press and the foremost figure in the late 19th and early 20th century among those who straddled the fields of English fine press publishing and artistic binding. The first section, by Norman H. Strouse, gives an overview of the life, character, and aims of Cobden-Sanderson. The second section, by John Dreyfus, studies the troubled relationship… Read More
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