02585cam a22003853u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000060011910000370012524500330016224600790019526400510027430000470032533600260037233700260039833800360042450000310046050802080049152011540069953400610185365300210191465300240193565300430195965300360200265300270203885600720206585600430213799900190218071634UtSlPG20260610134645.0mcr n260607r20231926utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a26017107  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aZ1 aOrcutt, William Dana,d1870-195310aIn quest of the perfect book1 aIn quest of the perfect book :  Reminiscences and reflections of a bookman 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2023  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2023-09-14  aTerry Jeffress, Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)  a"In Quest of the Perfect Book: Reminiscences & Reflections of a Bookman" by William Dana Orcutt is a reflective work that can be categorized as a literary memoir written in the early 20th century. This volume recounts the author's lifelong fascination with the art of bookmaking, exploring the aesthetic and technical dimensions that contribute to what he considers the "perfect book."   The opening of the book sets the stage for a philosophical exploration of not only the beauty of books but also the craftsmanship behind them. Orcutt begins with a dialogue about a rare volume that his friend has acquired without truly understanding its artistic significance. This anecdote leads into a deeper examination of printing as an art form, history, and the quest to find a harmonious balance between text, typography, and design. Through personal reflections and encounters with notable figures in bookmaking, Orcutt embarks on a journey that reveals the complexities and joys of creating beautiful books, thus inviting readers to appreciate the craft of printing and the stories behind the printed page. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cBoston: Little, Brown & Co., 1926  aBooks -- History  aPrinting -- History  aPrinters -- United States -- Biography  aOrcutt, William Dana, 1870-1953  aBook design -- History4 uhttps://archive.org/details/inquestofperfect00orcu/page/n5/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71634  c112360d112360