The Kingdom of Books by William Dana Orcutt

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+, Dust Jacket: Very Good. 1927. Little, Brown and Company. 1st impression of the Trade Edition. Illustrated.

William Dana Orcutt (1870-1953) was an American book and typeface designer, historian, and book author. Living and working in Boston, Orcutt helped found the Boston Society of Printers in 1905 and was elected the first president of the Society. In addition to printing and book design, Orcutt also published several novels, books on the history of printing and book making, and is credited for advancing printing as an art form. He served as vice-president and general manager of University Press in Cambridge, Massachusetts and later in a similar capacity with Plimpton Press in Norwood, Massachusetts. A self-described "bookman," Orcutt wrote and reviewed articles for The Atlantic Monthly, The Christian Science Monitor, and The Boston Globe. The Kingdom of Books includes nearly 100 illustrations and serves as a follow-up to his previous book, In Quest of the Perfect Book (1926, Little, Brown and Company). It includes the chapters “Modern Masters of Typography,” “Books in the Cradle,” and “The Clothing of Books”.