The Daily Heller: Kelly’s Type Book Canon
For those who are typophiles, bibliophiles, typo-bibliophiles or just interested in many of the important books about the typographic canon and overall history of type, the eminent curator, author, historian and printer Jerry Kelly has organized an exhibition and authored a catalog,
Hot Type Books Go Wild) but will go down in history as the preeminent scholarly work. A must-have. Drawing on his extensive knowledge and impeccable research talent, Kelly, aided by a hand-picked committee of 10 consultants (including me), assembled an annotated top 100 that covers Western typographic achievement.
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Grolier Club exhibit (May 22–July 31) was inspired by the Grolier s 1902
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The most expensive books and manuscripts in history
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The most expensive books and manuscripts in history
In 1978, one of only 48 copies of the
Gutenberg Bible, the first large printed book, was sold to a library in Germany for over US$2 million, making history as the first book or manuscript to sell for over $1 million. Today, however, that sale doesn’t even make the top 20. Here are the most expensive books and manuscripts in history. © James Veysey / Shutterstock