The Colophon New Series: A Book Collectors' Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 1 / Elmer Adler, Alfred Stanford, John T. Winterich, eds.

Identifier:REF.SE.1024.01

Dimensions:159 p. : facsims. ; 24 cm.

Copyright dates:1935

edited by: Alfred Stanford, Elmer Adler, John T. Winterich

Library of Congress Subject Headings:Typography, Illustration of books, Book collecting, Bibliography

Description:The Colophon was a limited edition quarterly journal begun late in 1929 and continuing in various forms until 1950. The journal was created by Elmer Adler, founder of Pynson Printers in New York. His goal was to have printers from around the world contribute articles using their choice of papers, typography, and illustrations. Some articles comment on a current / historical issue related to printing, publishing, or art. Others were intended to themselves be an example of printing or a work of art. Typically, issues included a range of styles, typography, and papers. Many times, these included rare or experimental approaches not typically seen in mainstream publications. Each issue also included an original piece of graphic art (e.g. etching, lithography, or engraving), some of which were signed by the artist. The original Colophon series ran from February 1930-March 1935 (vol. 1, part 1 – vol. 5, part 20). The New Series (this series) ran from Summer 1935-Autumn 1938 (vol. 1, no. 1 – vol. 3, no. 4). The New Graphic Series continued later, running from March 1939-February 1940 (vol. 1, no. 1 – vol. 1, no. 4). A later publication, the New Colophon was a successor to this serial, and ran from January 1848-1950 (vol. 1, part 1 – vol. 3). This copy is the first of the "New Series", beginning in the summer of 1935. Contents: Burt Emmett by Sherwood Anderson -- America's First Bibles by Randolph G. Adams -- Herman Melville as I Recall Him by Oscar Wegelin -- Fly-Specks and Folios by Robert M. Smith -- Stephen Collins Foster, Dramatic Collaborator by Edward G. Fletcher -- Waverley in America by David A. Randall -- Alexandre Dumas, Benefactor by F. W. Reed -- George Eliot and John Chapman: A Fragment by Blanch Colton Williams -- More About the Mouse-Trap by Burton Stevenson -- A Note on "The Monk" by Frederick Coykendall -- Longfellow's Original Sin of Imitation by Lawrance R. Thompson -- Who wrote "English Notes"? by J.A. T. Lloyd -- A Note on Ernest Hemingway by Louis Henry Cohn -- An Early American Story of Utopia by Nelson F. Adkins -- Some Recent Books about Paper by Ruth Shepard Granniss -- The Crow's Nest by F.B. Adams, Jr. Also includes 14 pages of advertisements “of great interest to bookmen”.