antique book photo engraving letter press printing

ACHIEVEMENT IN PHOTO-ENGRAVING AND LETTERPRESS PRINTING. $400.00 obo
Edited by Louis Flader. Chicago: American Photo-Engraver’s Association,
1927. Thick 488 pages with over 600 illustrations including 297 full-page color & 3 double-page color spreads. Simulated leather, blind-stamped on front and spine and with a red and white eagle stamped on the front cover. A monumental trade publication devoted to every aspect of engraving and printing, demonstrating the state of the art in 1927. Printed inserts, color plates, and displays of processes, including 3- and 4-color process plates are accompanied by detailed technical articles. Additional essays
include: In the Realm of Art by James Montgomery Flagg, Photo Engraving and Motion Pictures by Adolph Zukor, The Artist Printe’s Point of View by Elmer Adler, Paper by N.N. Altman and Modern Printing Inks by J.B. Hawley. Illustrators include Flagg, Parrish, Pyle, Wyeth, Norman Rockwell.

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