Fables in Slang Limited Printing

Fables in Slang Limited Printing

George Ade

Westvaco Corporation

1972 Limited Printing

26 selected fables authored by George Ade, each fable is preceded by a different ornamental design by Chicago Architect Louis H. Sullivan.

This Limited Edition of George Ade, Fables in Slang, is published by Westvaco Corporation. It is designed by Bradbury Thompson. The Foreword is by Jean A. Bradnick. The type face is Goudy Old Style, Monotype No. 394, designed by Frederic William Goudy. The ornamental designs are by Louis Henry Sullivan from A System of Architectural Ornament, copyright 1924 by the American Institute of Architects, in the Art and Architecture Library of Yale University. The text pages are Pinnacle Book Offset, English finish, natural. The printing in offset lithography and the binding are by Kingsport Press. The typesetting is by Wesco-Triangle, Inc. The bookcloth, with front cover embossed and spine stamped, is by Arkwright-Interlaken.

Ben Greer