Announcements from The Legacy Press – Books about the Printing, Paper, and Bookbinding Arts
*Yours Respectfully, William Berwick: Paper Conservation in the **United States and Western Europe, 1800 to 1935* by Christine A. Smith Just published, this monumental book – nearly 700 pages – is the first comprehensive reference about this complex topic. Please visit the webpage for a description of the contents: <http://www.thelegacypress.com/william-berwick.html> http://www.thelegacypress.com/william-berwick.html Also note that 50 Special Copies of this book include a piece of the silk crepeline that William Berwick used to conserve George Washington's *Last Will and Testament*. The special copies can only be purchased through the publisher by emailing: [email protected] _________________ *Suave Mechanicals: Essays on the History of Bookbinding**. *Vol. 3, edited by Julia Miller Vol. 3 in the highly acclaimed series is now available. Please visit the webpage for the titles and authors of 9 new essays: http://www.thelegacypress.com/suave-mechanicals-vol-3.html __________________ The 50-year anniversary of the Florence Flood was a few days ago, and *Waters Rising: Letters from Florence* by Sheila Waters, was reviewed by Michael Dirda in *The Washington Post.* Click here to read the review: http://www.thelegacypress.com/waters-rising.html __________________ You can help ensure that the efforts of The Legacy Press continue by downloading a list of titles to give/send to libraries, institutions, and friends from the website. And if you or your institution is interested in automatically receiving each The Legacy Press title at a 10% discount, please consider setting up a Standing Order. Thank you! Cathleen A. Baker The Legacy Press 1513 Long Meadow Trl Ann Arbor MI 48108-9633 [email protected] • www.thelegacypress.com/ ****** Unsubscribe by sending a message to [email protected] Archives through August 2016 at http://cool.conservation-us.org/byform/mailing-lists/cdl/ Archives from September 2016 onward at https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
