 [ Large Image ] | Machines vs. Handwork D.B. Updike 2022 / Essay / $50.00 Fine / 16 pp From the Merrymount Press in Boston, D. B. Updike (1860–1941) and his partner John Bianchi turned out well-designed books & ephemera. This short excerpt, reprinted from Updike’s 1924 essay ‘The Seven Champions of Typography’ is an important meditation on the right use of machines written at a moment in history when the mechanization of typesetting was gaining steam. Includes a an afterword by Andrew Steeves. Specifications: Typeset in Linotype Palatino and Caravan ornaments with foundry Palatino, Monotype Optima and plain gothic wood type. Printed in black, green, grey and orange on Stella Text machine made cotton paper. Folded and trimmed to 5 × 7.75 inches, making 20 pages. Handsewn and casebound in brown cloth spine with printed paper over boards. Limited edition of 120 numbered copies. To purchase this title: Add it to your cart | Other Books by this Author |  | Calmly, Intelligently, Persistently: Daniel Berkeley Updike on the Press in a Time of Crisis D.B. Updike 2021 / Essay / $40.00 CAN Fine / 16 pp |
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