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Condition
Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
ISBN
1567926762
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject Area
Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines, Antiques & Collectibles
Publication Name
Godine at Fifty : a Retrospective of Five Decades in the Life of an Independent Publisher
Author
David R. Godine
Publisher
Godine Publisher, David R.
Subject
Bibliographies & Indexes, Communication Studies, Publishing, Books
Item Weight
0 Oz
Number of Pages
292 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Godine Publisher, David R.
ISBN-10
1567926762
ISBN-13
9781567926767
eBay Product ID (ePID)
25038421163

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
292 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Godine at Fifty : a Retrospective of Five Decades in the Life of an Independent Publisher
Subject
Bibliographies & Indexes, Communication Studies, Publishing, Books
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Référence, Language Arts & Disciplines, Antiques & Collectibles
Author
David R. Godine
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight
0 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2021-004503
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
" Godine at Fifty amounts to an autobiography of sorts, the story of a book-making life, and also an elegy for a kind of publishing--beginning back when books were signed up by companies that were not part of huge conglomerates, still printed with hot metal and sold almost exclusively in brick-and-mortar stores--that is no longer possible." -- New York Times "The lovely colors, tasteful art and elegant typography are an abiding reminder to a hurried world that some gifts of grace endure. That promise is realized in Godine's books, the gold standard of commercial bookmaking." -- Wall Street Journal "That a Godine book is beautifully designed and printed is a given, but this richly illustrated volume has something more going for it: Incisive short essays by David Godine himself, recalling how he came to publish each of the many titles listed and pictured." -- Washington Post "A book-buyer's wish-list and a welcome history...all very much in keeping with what we have come to expect from this uniquely independent publisher." -- New Criterion "This is a book about books for book lovers. It is also a piece of history and a guide to some of the best books published in the last half-century." -- Spectator, Godine at Fifty amounts to an autobiography of sorts, the story of a book-making life, and also an elegy for a kind of publishing--beginning back when books were signed up by companies that were not part of huge conglomerates, still printed with hot metal and sold almost exclusively in brick-and-mortar stores--that is no longer possible." -- The New York Times "That a Godine book is beautifully designed and printed is a given, but this richly illustrated volume has something more going for it: Incisive short essays by David Godine himself, recalling how he came to publish each of the many titles listed and pictured." -- The Washington Post "A book-buyer's wish-list and a welcome history...all very much in keeping with what we have come to expect from this uniquely independent publisher." -- The New Criterion "This is a book about books for book lovers. It is also a piece of history and a guide to some of the best books published in the last half-century." -- The Spectator, " Godine at Fifty amounts to an autobiography of sorts, the story of a book-making life, and also an elegy for a kind of publishing--beginning back when books were signed up by companies that were not part of huge conglomerates, still printed with hot metal and sold almost exclusively in brick-and-mortar stores--that is no longer possible." -- New York Times "The lovely colors, tasteful art and elegant typography are an abiding reminder to a hurried world that some gifts of grace endure. That promise is realized in Godine's books, the gold standard of commercial bookmaking." -- Wall Street Journal "Godine's aim from the outset wasn't to crank out crowd-pleasers, but to publish 'books that matter for people who care,' paying special attention to paper quality, bindings, typeface, and design to produce an eclectic array of books that were often beautiful to behold." -- Boston Globe "That a Godine book is beautifully designed and printed is a given, but this richly illustrated volume has something more going for it: Incisive short essays by David Godine himself, recalling how he came to publish each of the many titles listed and pictured." -- Washington Post "A book-buyer's wish-list and a welcome history...all very much in keeping with what we have come to expect from this uniquely independent publisher." -- New Criterion "This is a book about books for book lovers. It is also a piece of history and a guide to some of the best books published in the last half-century." -- Spectator, Praise for David R. Godine, Publisher "David Godine is a remarkable publisher.... He is determined to prove that the day of elegant books has not vanished. And he does prove it. Elegantly." -- The New York Times "Godine books are not 'beautiful' in the glossy fashion of the coffee-table books that flood the market at Christmastime. They are instead flawlessly produced examples of the arts of printing and bookbinding, exquisitely understated." -- Newsweek "David Godine may be a small publisher, but the books he issues are timeless in quality and feature the highest standards of production. He maintains a list of titles which continuously appeal to discriminating readers. Long live Godine Press!" -- Bob Contant, former owner of St. Mark's Bookshop
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
015.73
Table Of Content
Table of Contents Introduction & Brief History of the Press 1. Early Letterpress & Fine Printing 2. Wood Cut & Wood Engraving 3. Fiction 4. Short Stories 5. Literature in Translation 6. Poetry 7. Essay and Criticism 8. Words, Language and Usage 9. Biography & Autobiography 10. History 11. Photography 12. Art 13. Architecture 14. Children's Books 15. Nautical & Maritime 16. Music 17. Gardening 18. Cooking and Cuisine 19. Typography 20. Calligraphy 21. Natural History 22. Humor 23. The Sporting Life 24. Outliers & Other Works of Unclassifiable but Undeniable Genius Posters Ephemera Bindings Typographers, Calligraphers, & Designers Index
Synopsis
"The story of a book-making life."-- New York Times "The lovely colors, tasteful art and elegant typography are an abiding reminder to a hurried world that some gifts of grace endure. That promise is realized in Godine's books, the gold standard of commercial bookmaking."-- Wall Street Journal David R. Godine, the retired founder of the press, conducts a personal tour of the most memorable books he published during his 50-year career. From his earliest days as a letterpress printer to the present digital era, Godine managed to survive, and sporadically thrive, against all odds and challenges. For more than fifty years, this publishing house tried to make good on the founder's claim to "Publish books that matter for people who care." Books that might, and often did, make a difference. In fiction and nonfiction, biography, photography, art and architecture, the graphic arts, children's books, and more, the company maintained an open door policy, attempting to discover and nurture new talent, rediscovering and reprinting older and unjustly neglected classics. Its program includes first American editions of such acclaimed authors as John Banville, Richard Rodriguez, Noel Perrin, Andre Dubus, Janet Malcolm, and Georges Perec. Its photographers have included Sally Mann, Paul Caponigro, Yousuf Karsh, Nicholas Nixon, George Tice, Rosamond Purcell, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, and Julia Margaret Cameron, among others. Its list of children's books, with authors and illustrators as diverse as Mary Azarian, Dylan Thomas, Barbara McClintock, Andrea Wisnewski, Edward Ardizzone, William Steig, Daniel C. Beard, Saki, and Frances Hodgson Burnett, have been embraced by reviewers, bookstores, and the public for two generations. Among many others, the Nonpareil list has reprinted the work of Edmund Wilson, George Orwell, Donald Hall,Iris Origo, Paul Horgan, William Gass, Will Cuppy, Ludwig Bemelmans, William Maxwell, Wright Morris, and Paula Fox. The Verba Mundi series introduced American readers to classics of foreign literature by Aharon Appelfeld, Dino Buzzati, Robert Musil, José Donoso, and two Nobel Laureates, J.M.G. Le Clézio and Patrick Modiano. As publishing history, Godine at Fifty presents a record of an era that began in 1970 as the reign of hot metal type that had endured for almost 500 years was coming to an end, when retailers were mostly brick-and-mortar stores, when small publishers thrived, when library purchases were primarily books, and when correspondence was carried on through letters and the telephone. It was an industry that had not substantially changed for a century. So this is, as well, the story of a sea change--in publishing practices, in technology, in retailing, and in corporate structures. Divided into twenty-four chapters and describing almost 300 titles, it remains primarily a personal story--the record, told through the books themselves, of a staunchly independent publisher who pursued his own interests, expanded on his own passions, and took the unconventional position that somewhere out there were probably enough readers that shared his peculiar obsessions to insure his survival. It is also the back story of books and authors, some famous, some little known, who had a story to tell, and what was required to bring that story, through the many and complex dimensions of the publishing process, to the attention of the world., "The story of a book-making life."-- New York Times David R. Godine, founder of the press, conducts a personal tour of the most memorable books he published during his 50-year career. From his earliest days as a letterpress printer to the present digital era, Godine managed to survive, and sporadically thrive, against all odds and challenges. For more than fifty years, this publishing house tried to make good on the founder's claim to "Publish books that matter for people who care." Books that might, and often did, make a difference. In fiction and nonfiction, biography, photography, art and architecture, the graphic arts, children's books, and more, the company maintained an open door policy, attempting to discover and nurture new talent, rediscovering and reprinting older and unjustly neglected classics. Its program includes first American editions of such acclaimed authors as John Banville, Richard Rodriguez, Noel Perrin, Andre Dubus, Janet Malcolm, and Georges Perec. Its photographers have included Sally Mann, Paul Caponigro, Yousuf Karsh, Nicholas Nixon, George Tice, Rosamond Purcell, Manuel Álvarez Bravo, and Julia Margaret Cameron, among others. Its list of children's books, with authors and illustrators as diverse as Mary Azarian, Dylan Thomas, Barbara McClintock, Andrea Wisnewski, Edward Ardizzone, William Steig, Daniel C. Beard, Saki, and Frances Hodgson Burnett, have been embraced by reviewers, bookstores, and the public for two generations. Among many others, the Nonpareil list has reprinted the work of Edmund Wilson, George Orwell, Donald Hall, Iris Origo, Paul Horgan, William Gass, Will Cuppy, Ludwig Bemelmans, William Maxwell, Wright Morris, and Paula Fox. The Verba Mundi series introduced American readers to classics of foreign literature by Aharon Appelfeld, Dino Buzzati, Robert Musil, José Donoso, and two Nobel Laureates, J.M.G. Le Clézio and Patrick Modiano. As publishing history, Godine at Fifty presents a record of an era that began in 1970 as the reign of hot metal type that had endured for almost 500 years was coming to an end, when retailers were mostly brick-and-mortar stores, when small publishers thrived, when library purchases were primarily books, and when correspondence was carried on through letters and the telephone. It was an industry that had not substantially changed for a century. So this is, as well, the story of a sea change--in publishing practices, in technology, in retailing, and in corporate structures. Divided into twenty-four chapters and describing almost 300 titles, it remains primarily a personal story--the record, told through the books themselves, of a staunchly independent publisher who pursued his own interests, expanded on his own passions, and took the unconventional position that somewhere out there were probably enough readers that shared his peculiar obsessions to insure his survival. It is also the back story of books and authors, some famous, some little known, who had a story to tell, and what was required to bring that story, through the many and complex dimensions of the publishing process, to the attention of the world., David R. Godine, Publisher's founder and namesake tells the story behind the 200 books he loved the most over the past 50 years. This a personal, opinionated, and passionate story of an independent publisher who survived all challenges and whose history spans the reign of hot metal type to the present digital era.
LC Classification Number
Z1217.D38G63 2021

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