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100 1 _aOrcutt, William Dana,
_d1870-1953
245 1 0 _aIn quest of the perfect book
246 1 _aIn quest of the perfect book : Reminiscences and reflections of a bookman
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2023-09-14
508 _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.)
520 _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.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cBoston: Little, Brown & Co., 1926
653 _aBooks -- History
653 _aPrinting -- History
653 _aPrinters -- United States -- Biography
653 _aOrcutt, William Dana, 1870-1953
653 _aBook design -- History
856 4 _uhttps://archive.org/details/inquestofperfect00orcu/page/n5/mode/2up
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71634
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