[Rarebooks] FS: Club of Odd Volumes History -1/161 Stinehour Press

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: “Social History of the Club of Odd Volumes 1887-1967”

By Alexander Whiteside Williams.
Published in Boston in 1969.
Printed for The Club by the Stinehour Press and The Meriden Gravure
Company in an edition of 161 copies.

DISCUSSION: The Club of Odd Volumes was founded in 1887 as a private
social club and society of bibliophiles, the term “odd-volumes” meaning a
varied or unmatched set. “Members in the Club of Odd Volumes are often
associated with Boston's publishing business or universities. They often
include printers and typophiles. The club continues to offer exhibitions
on the printing arts, typography, and antiquarian books. The club has
hosted authors, book designers, artists, politicians, and printers.
Notable members and guests include Winston Churchill, Theodore L. de
Vinne, William Addison Dwiggins, Frederic Goudy, Rockwell Kent, Bruce
Rogers, Rudolf Ruzicka, Daniel Berkeley Updike and Walter Muir Whitehill”.

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 5.5”x8.75”, 75 pages, black & white illustrations,
2 facsimile invitations.

CONDITION NOTES: Small smudge on the cover, minor wear, but otherwise
clean and nice, with a tight binding.

PRICE: $250.00

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