Abstract

Bookplates from a variety of countries and time periods, mainly American and European. Armorial and pictorial plates are included, as well as those consisting of portraits, family crests, or mottoes.

Scope and content Typed manuscript, first and second runs of galley proofs, page proofs, and revisions of galley proofs of Blumenthal's book Typographic Years: A Printer's Journey Through a Half Century, 1925-1975 (New York: Frederic C. Beil, 1982; limited ed. New York: Grolier Club [printed by Stinehour Press, Lunenberg, Vt.], 1982), with holograph corrections by Blumenthal. Also included is correspondence between Blumenthal and Donald D. Eddy relating to the book, including a letter from Blumenthal dated...