Buy this book on-line Courlander, Harold : Maurice Serle Kaplan, 1908-1951The Typophiles, New York, 1951
Original publisher's beige leaf folded in half. 4 1/2" x 7." Four unnumbered pages, complete. Leaf is very clean and intact. A Fine copy. A eulogy to Maurice Serle Kaplan (1908-1951), a notable printer and book designer. Kaplan made many contributions to the field including advocating for better typeface designs. He worked with other prominent people and organizations in the field such as Paul McPharlin, Henry Holt, and The Composing Room. Colophon on the last page: "Our friend Maurice Kaplan kept his interests alive in Typophile affairs through the years. He died suddenly from a coronary condition at his home in Westport, Conn., August 5. Those of us attending the services at Riverside Memorial Chapel in New York, heard this moving, sincere tribute by his close friend Harold Courlander, anthropologist and writer. This printing of it reaches you through the interest of several other friends: It has been set at The Composing Room, Inc., and printed at The Spiral Press, New York. Typophile Monograph XXXIII.". Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: No Binding Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Courlander, Harold : Maurice Serle Kaplan, 1908-1951. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including atlases, first editions, livres anciens, fine bindings and collectables. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |