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When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Dana, John Cotton, The Printed Book: The Materials and Features of a Printed Book, Crerar Ms 288, Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
This is an exhibit that illustrates the art of bookmaking. Each page contains a samples from old and modern bookmaking including book plates, painting inks, type pages, etchings, various types of engravings, book covers, title pages, engravings, and cover papers. This exhibit was created by Librarian, John Cotton Dana, Newark, New Jersey, June 1909.