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Early American Printing

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IMAGINARY BOOKS
LOST, UNFINISHED, AND FICTIVE WORKS FOUND ONLY IN OTHER BOOKS
by Reid Byers

Published in conjunction with an exhibition at
The Grolier Club in New York City
December 5, 2024 - February 15, 2025
Exhibition information here.

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Announcing Special Catalogue #34:

The Herbert H. Johnson Collection of Book Design and Typography

Featuring titles from Bruce Rogers, Giambattista Bodoni, a variety of type specimens, and more!

Part 2

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About Herbert H. Johnson...

Herbert H. Johnson (1936 - 2021) always had an eye for fine book design. After graduating with honors from the School of Printing at Rochester Institute of Technology in 1962, Herb started his career in New York City working at Alfred A. Knopf, The MacMillan Company, and finally the Teachers College Press at Columbia University. After his time in New York City, he returned to his alma mater and was appointed Melbert C. Cary, Jr. Professor in Graphic Arts at RIT, where he worked closely with Alexander S. Lawson and Hermann Zapf.

He was a member of The Grolier Club, as well as a founding member of The American Printing History Association (1974). He was also a member of the board of directors of Publishers Cope, New York City, which was an anti-poverty group responsible for training and upgrading minority group members for jobs in the publishing industry.

Herb’s private collection focused on the art of fine book design and typography. His collection of books designed by Bruce Rogers was one of the most extensive in the world, which Oak Knoll is honored to feature in a series of virtual catalogues. We hope that you have as much fun browsing his collection as we did cataloguing it.

- Rob Fleck, Director