Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-30

binding and llnings Of satln IN burnt
orange. Both are gems Of workman
ship and the fact that these and other
books are gotten out In even more
elaborate style, should open up mines
of resource 70 desperate gift ecckcrp at
Christmas times.
The "Roycroftcru." rs the arm etyie
themselves, are the fret American pub
fishing company 20 follow after the pat
tern " the great Kelmaoott institution
originated by william Morris In Eng
land. ana the work done by them In
upon the same order OF perfection. re-
gardlcss of cost or prodt-that underlie
former and artist.
The result Ia that the classics of lite
raturo are selected for publication, and
are printed and bound In a manner that
makes the form Of each book form a
hitting temple Tor the theme. aa Il seen
sometimes In physical connection OF soul
and body.
Tho advertising announcements and
all bualnora methods OF the '1toycroft-
crs' are IN line with the other unique
things connected with the enterprise.
They have no dealings with agents or
book sellers. but deal direct with tho
buyer. Books as quoted from thclr
quaint announcement-'will DO sont to
the Elect on suspicion" 40 that any ono
wishing to inspect them for publication
may have their HalcctinnA sent on APP
proval, direct from ''yc shop without
the Intervention OF the "middlemon."
"A Persian Pearl" ~ announced na
written by Clarence barrow, a Chicago
lawyer. but who. Mr.. Ebert Hubbard
says ~ nevertheless n good sort OF
man" II has Illuminated initials which
are did by handc by yc First tadloa Of
East Aurora at a Bee where ye Ladies
were kindly supervised by Deacon
pensiow. Done into n book by ye AIer-
rio Roycrofteru OF ye Royoroft shop. at
yc sign ~ 20 Hippocampua adjacent 10
20 Deestrick Academy Tor yc younge.
which u IA East Aurora, York state.
The Roycroftcrp Also publish the
magazine called the Little Phillsunc''
a periodical MS distinct In make up and
| literary material ns all other things
touched by the gifted spirits who have
promoted tho new departure In book
a concise history OF the firm. H.
/ ideals, methods and work d given
In tho following article BY
Margoret bancroft and cannot but be
| Of interest 20 book lovers, ana those In
| tor~atcd IN efforts TO make art for
/ arts sake, n practicable demonstration
IN our axe Of civilization.
g
Thine was when book-mnking was a
/ labor OF love. In those days whom the
patient hearted monk ~ the middle
/ age was willing 70 spend n decade In
| the creation and nnectlonnte cmbelliHh-
mcut OF one precious volume or even
| one tiny portion OF volume, tho maxi
| Ing OF a book or a miaaal was a serious
| and holy task. A. Austin Dohapn has
| naid. the very spirit q the man was "a
| be found In the book he hal made
| Later. too, came those early Venetian
| printers, who, with unhurrying and
| loving hands, carved their wooden
/ blocks, Chaptcred, inltlnllEDd and ruhri-
| Gated their clhn decorated pugca and
| left strange old volumes for which thg
| IN de slcclo collector now hcoura all
/ Europe,
Nowadays. however. our huge steam
l presses pound out their ten thousand
/ volumes and the machine made thina
/ 81 paper and cloth N looked upon much
| the same ~ "a Rolntino capsule holding
together few grains ot thought dust
/ The principle Of the Venetian printer q
/ out Of date and his manner OF book.
! making almost a lost art
! In tho village Of East Aurora, IN The
State Of New York. however. there livei
| "A book maker who has a gopi deal al
the medieval monk about him. The
/ mans name ~ Ebert Hubbard, and Z,
say that he Is the William Morris cl
/ America would make tho shade 90 The
/ poet publisher who once operated Tho
| Krlmaoott press hug his golden harf
| with pleasure, Tor n there ls man who
Deserves "a harp u IL he who has la
b1rrl not Tor gold and position and
praise, but b., .aa Kipllng sings, whC
| has luhorcd for the sake uf the th,nF tt
/ be- done This rs the doctrine which q
/ preached by Ebert Hubbard, and what
the pastor Of the Society Of Phlustluei
breaches he also practices. ~ Emerson
. once said, 10 a man shall do q
piece OF work iucOmpuubly bot
Ter than HE frllpwH The
world Will mako u pathway 10 his door
though he live IN q forest Aud Of
| late the people NJ AmHricu-nnd Europe
! too, Tor that matter seem To be ind,
Ing their way Ca the little village Of
East Aurora. whore stands that quaint
chapel like building known as the Roy.
croft shop This shop" N the head,
| quarters ~ the Society OF philiatincs
and from 10 10 issued every little
while" that most eccentric and Interest,
Ing little monthly known ns the Phil,
iatlne Magazine. hut II ia for It's beau,
tlful books that East Aurora has be,
come fnmout,for nowhere else IN Amer,
lea are such creations In book-maklnf
produced.
The output Of the shop" Is not large
FOR tho work Is all hand work, but tn,
volumes that SO forth from the Roy,
croft all have on them the stamp OF
delicate and afffctionate workmanship
This little country town printing plant
gives free instructions TO the natives
In water colors, erayon drawing and
hand illuminating, and whenever
young tuun or woman on probation
shows that his or her work Is valuabl,
the shop at onte hired the new artist