Many thanks go to the ARLIS librarians who expressed interest in
acquiring the collection of American Decorated Publishers' Bindings
1872-1929. For those who have not yet contacted me and are
investigating funding possibilities, this collection is no longer available.
Several institutions presented compelling reasons for their
acquisition of it, and the decision went to the University of
Alabama. In addition to a library school with a MLIS program
http://www.slis.ua.edu/ it has one of the best MFA in Book Arts
programs http://www.bookarts.ua.edu/
They also have created the Publishers' Bindings Online project to
promote the appreciation and study of publishers' bindings ca.
1815-1930, http://bindings.lib.ua.edu and are building on an existing
collection strength on this subject to develop a major research
collection pertaining to publishers' bindings.
If you have purchased the catalog and wish to study the actual books
therein, the U of A will be retaining the separate and distinct
identity of this collection within their special collections as the
Minsky Collection. If you have not yet purchased the catalog, and
would like to acquire a copy, there are still 40 copies of the
Limited Edition and 12 copies of the Deluxe Edition available, as
well as the CD-ROM edition. Information is at
http://minsky.com/orderform-subscription1.htm
I am continuing to build collections in this area, and will stay in
touch with those who wished to acquire this one. If you are
interested in developing a collection of this type for your
institution, please do contact me.
Best regards,
Richard
http://minsky.com
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