The sun., 1890-03-30
HIGHLY INTERES TING TO nook
SHARPS.
The New York Grolier Club
From he Saturday R,rrc

From The Saturday R,rr,c
Nature says the Laureate, is careful OF
the type" The words might. without irrever-
ence, be taken for the motto OF those choice
! issues which, since the date of It's establish
ment In 1884. have been successfully put forth
by the little knot OF book lovers ana book pro-
ducers who constitute the New York Grolier
Club. Swinging at first from an informal
the rapid growth that Indicates both an in Wig
Grating atmosphere and congenial SOIL
it Mr Fs abe9s Se Ne TsS bs5oTs S w
| vinnc. Mr.. A. W. Drake. and other well-known
| transatlantic amaieurs du hrre; and It adopted
Ra ' byEOae O fsS ere Ae4 as Fanse
| whose amiable sinGularty it was to make
treasures, whose misfortune it still is
to be generally, described BY pressmen and
makers the early days 81 tsd
| It's votaries exhibited their specimens OF lie
script and black-letter-and listened to Ice.
lures by. specialists on wood engraving and
etching, on processes and on the arts OF de-
Sign in general. Following it's innate impulse
toward EXPANSION. the club has now built it
street. whore 1t has Just held its first exhibition
Its members now number about three hundred
and include most Of those who in New York
pared with other institutions OF the kind. IL that
1t is not IL mere chance aggregation OF anna
ueDple. but it's Publication Committee Includes
representatives OF almost every crnft con-
imatsd by a genuine ambition 10 achieve the
blue rose OF ltterature,the book indefeasible
irreproachable. typical ideal.
The Groller Clubs first issue was the same
rs that which. twenty, years ago. was such ." II
wonder and az m va desire @ y 70 the early pqr.
Degree OF Stare Chamber concerning Print
ing which he coupled with tIiltons noblo
their reprint all the advantage Of Dutch parer.
@id,itye type, ana @ e9yer Tn m9dsiled at,er that
t'tney seyn; but we have not seno IT,. to quote
Sir John Mnndevillol was Fitzgeralds Omar
khayynm {" FitHGerads. 5" because the last
and It's third Irving's admirable " History OF
New York" an effort which 1t Is impos-
book. For It's frontispleces the club secured
an almost unrivalled artist in this .partic ular
and tail pieces by Messrs. Drake and Howard ward
Pyle are admirable. both for their decorative
aS eS eStnres auon al bs
Hoe s.npon Book binding, "and MIR. De Tinnes
upon Htst0Tlc Types" IsSGl-were next re.
met with: but Mr.. De Ninne's book. together
with The Issues sue for 1887; 1883. and 1889 are now
exceptionally beautiful example OF tvpogra-
lhy, but an invaluable SContributi9n to tho lit
from the same hand. 1t Is reprint from the
Gs"'"T M@1aiH Nor.,0 of paper describing
kias; Ala tho ti%E oi pr!aters.' il IS 2 charm,
oXcelle emily Illustrated with portraits and with
sketches by Joseph Pencil some OF the latter
OF which are effectively printed in tint. The
lectOd) is reprint CT Charles Keades Peg
Wellington" two pretty little volumes on Hol- |
land paper with approPria;e ssighteenth cen;
binding Of delicate gold tracery upon white. |
The reason for the selection OF this particular
classic is not seif-evdent: but Mra. WOning- |
America for tho book was followed shortly |
afterward by Mr.; AuGustin Days magnificent
to that seductive woman and actress.
1t Is In their latest production, however. that
the club have surpassed themselves. This is |
text and new translation Of the famous Phil |
obiblon" OF Richard OF Bury. sometime Bishop
OF Durham The editor and translator who
has also added copious notes. is Prof. Andrew
Fleming West OF Princeton, who in 1875 lee
tured on the book before the club. Tho new
" Phil0biblon" has been three years In prepara-
tion. Immense pnlns have been taken to dis
engage the true text from the varying MSS. TO
render the Bishops eKuberant Latin into
the readers ,at all possible points. The binding
is pure vellum stamped in tho centre with
cory in gold Of ne episcopal seal, which in:
the first volume tho original text Is slngularly
beautiful ~ black Letter @ Tith illuminated iniIas
10 the % chapters' ai S G ho' soM Morra,ss 81 nbcr
rObis srdHlO SerTientes" breaks ont the writer
In rapture: and thero are many such soul
strains" In tho good prrlates CO.
IN book user which is worthy oi La BruyGre.
But i is as beautiful object thar we have hero
which tho world possesses but 800 copies Of
these three are on velum. Tho club retains ono,
and tho remain Ing two were sold by auction to
el34 respectively.