Porter Garnett
Subtitle: philosophical writings on the ideal book
By: compiled by Jack W. Stauffacher
Series: Publication / Book Club of California -- no. 203; Publication (Book Club of California) -- no. 203
Publisher: Book Club of California
Published: 1994
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
Subjects: Book design; Printers; Biography; Printing; History; Laboratory Press
Other titles: Porter Garnett :
Notes: "Design by Jack W. Stauffacher of the Greenwood Press, San Francisco. Typesetting by Francesca Stauffacher. Printed on Mohawk Superfine and set in Cycles types, designed by Sumner Stone. Printing by Phelps/Schaefer, Brisbane, California. Binding by Cardoza-James Binding Company, San Francisco"--Colophon.

"Edition is limited to 450 copies"--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-247).

"List of books and pamphlets by the Laboratory Press, 1924-1934": p. 248.
Table of contents: title: Chronology of Porter Garnett's life; title: Beaumanence : the philosophy of a man of literature and art / with a preface and introduction by Bror Zachrisson; title: The fine book and the hand-press; title: The ideal book; title: The story of the catalogue of the Frick Collection; title: A conspectus of type design : from 1454 to the present day / compiled by Porter Garnett; title: What is it? : an aesthetical investigation; title: Appendices : miscellaneous writings. Reviews / by Porter Garnett; title: Reflections on Porter Garnett; title: Garnett's credo : two essays on the book. The two merits of a book / by Paul Valéry ; Printing as architecture / by Henri Focillon.