Re: A Dard Hunter Biography

[Paul Melzer <pm@pmbooks.com>]

Hats off to you, Michael. That's gutsy, given today's earlier ultimatum
by the moderator of this list. Not even the perfunctory "do not hit the
reply button." See you in a . . . what was it . . . "a very long time."

PM

Oak Knoll Press wrote:

 Dear EXLIBRIS member,

For Book Art enthusiasts, Oak Knoll Press, a scholarly publisher, has recently published -

"BY HIS OWN LABOR

 The Biography of Dard Hunter"
by Cathleen A. Baker
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Dard Hunter (1883-1966) commenced his remarkable career in the book arts as a craftsman and designer in the American Arts & Crafts Movement. Despite the success of Hunter's avant-garde designs appearing in popular books and decorative arts produced by Elbert Hubbards Roycrofters, Hunter became intrigued by the ancient handcrafts of papermaking, typefounding, and letterpress printing. The philosophy that Hunter aspired to was to make books by hand, striving for the highest craft standards.

In order to attain this type of perfection, Hunter traveled the world between the two world wars collecting tools, equipment, raw materials, paper specimens as well as gathering firsthand knowledge about the making of paper. To this day, Hunter's writings form the cornerstone of our knowledge about paper history, technology, and materials. One of his books in particular is a classic reference "Papermaking: The History and Technique of an Ancient Craft."

With 76 pages of color and black & white illustrations, printed by the renowned Stinehour Press, Baker reveals for the first time the complete dimensions of this pioneering genius. We believe this will be the definitive work on Hunter.

April 2000, hardcover 7.5 x 11 inches , 360 pages, well illustrated
ISBN: 1-58456-020-7 /Order No. 58278-EM / Price $49.95 or £30.00

To view the book cover, read further information on this work, and to order the book
visit http://www.oakknoll.com/pressrel/dard.html.

Available from:
Oak Knoll Press, 310 Delaware Street, New Castle DE 19720 USA
Phone: (302) 328-7232 / Toll-free 1-800-996-2556 / Fax: (302) 328-7274
Email: oakknoll@oakknoll.com / Web: www.oakknoll.comMichael GuessfordPublicity & Marketing Director__________________________________________________________________Oak Knoll Books (ABAA and ILAB) / Oak Knoll Press / St. Paul's Bibliographies310 Delaware Street / New Castle DE 19720Phone (302) 328-7232 / Toll-free 1-800-996-2556 / Fax (302) 328-7274Email: oakknoll@oakknoll.com / Web: http://www.oakknoll.com

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