page_title: Alfred A. Knopf Sr.
hierarchical_section_title: Alfred A. Knopf Sr.
caption_attribution_description: English: Alfred A. Knopf photo taken by Carl Van Vechten
context_page_description: Alfred Abraham Knopf Sr. was an American publisher of the 20th century, and founder of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. His contemporaries included the likes of Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, and Frank Nelson Doubleday, J. Henry Harper and Henry Holt. Knopf paid special attention to the quality of printing, binding, and design in his books, and earned a reputation as a purist in both content and presentation.
context_section_description: Alfred Abraham Knopf Sr. (September 12, 1892 – August 11, 1984) was an American publisher of the 20th century, and founder of Alfred A. Knopf, Inc. His contemporaries included the likes of Bennett Cerf and Donald Klopfer, and (of the previous generation) Frank Nelson Doubleday, J. Henry Harper and Henry Holt.  Knopf paid special attention to the quality of printing, binding, and design in his books, and earned a reputation as a purist in both content and presentation.
caption: Knopf in 1935, photograph by Carl van Vechten
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