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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...exhibition in the display cases in the Treasure Room of the Widener Library for the remainder of the year are copies of most of the 50 books recently selected by the American Institute of Graphic Arts as the best examples of the art of printing published in 1924. Five of the volumes on display were published by the Harvard University Press...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: PRIZE WINNING BOOKS ON EXHIBITION AT WIDENER | 6/11/1924 | See Source »

...University Press entered five books in a recent exhibition held by the Ameri- Institute of Graphic Arts in New York City for trade editions. One of these, "Dr. Johnson", a study in eighteenth century humanism by Percy H. Houston G'06, Assistant Professor of English at the University of California, was awarded a medal for excellence in the general quality of the edition. A similar exhibition has been held for several years as part of the society's endeavor to cultivate printing by bringing together and comparing all the trade edition books of the year that claim distinction. Books which...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: UNIVERSITY PRINTERS TURN OUT PRIZE BOOK | 5/8/1924 | See Source »

...represents to the world a graphic illustration of that spirit of free and tolerant cooperation which inspired peoples of different races, creeds and ways of thought to unite in a single commonwealth and contribute their varying national gifts to one great...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: At Wembley | 5/5/1924 | See Source »

...obvious thing to do is to tap the offender over the head with an iron stave instead of becoming involved in pages of metaphysical argument. There is such a breezy directness about these murderers, such an innocuous naivete about their mental processes, that much may be forgiven them. Stories, graphic, succinct, powerful, well-told?quite without sentimentality, sweetness or light...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Anthony Dare* | 5/5/1924 | See Source »

Looking at the story as a unit, I can commend the author for daring to lot description hold his action back for so long at the beginning. All through the book the very graphic word picture of life in the Long Island smart set is drawn with fascinating dexterity and every situation is handled with unusual finesse. Mr. Towne's evident delight in character, delincation and even in ordinary description tend to minimize the importance of the conventional plot--the old eternal triangle, although when he changes his scene of action to France during the war, omitting...

Author: By R. H. J., | Title: A STORY THAT DELIGHTS WITHOUT OFFENDING | 4/4/1924 | See Source »

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