Arts & Crafts Essays — The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard (1927) — Wm. H. Wise & Co. | Decorative Plates, Aphorisms, Arts & Crafts
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A 1927 hardcover of The Note Book of Elbert Hubbard, a lively mix of aphorisms, epigrams, and short essays from the Roycroft founder. This edition showcases period typography with illuminated initials and ornamental pages, plus pictorial endpapers of the Roycroft campus.
The dust jacket survives only in pieces, but the green cloth binding remains presentable for shelf display. A quotable, giftable snapshot of the American Arts & Crafts movement.
Quick Specs
- Item Type: Hardcover book with partial/fragmented dust jacket
- Size: 9 × 6.5 × 1 inches
- Material: Cloth boards; paper text block
- Color: Green cloth with black stamping; cream pages with orange/black decorations
- Origin or Maker: Wm. H. Wise & Co., New York; printed by American Book-Stratford Press, New York (title/copyright pages)
- Year or Era: 1927 (copyright page)
- GENRE: Arts & Crafts / Essays & Aphorisms
- Language / Pages: English / 208 pages
- Identifiers: Copyright 1927 by Wm. H. Wise & Co., Inc.; Printed in U.S.A.; ISBN/other IDs Not provided
Edition & Features
- Dust Jacket: Present but in pieces (severe chipping/fragmentation; see photos)
- Illustrations/Maps/Plates: Decorative title page; illuminated motto pages in two colors; pictorial endpapers of Roycroft shops/statue
- Extras: Period advertising/intro leaf for the Scrap Book & Note Book laid in (shown)
Condition Grade: Good (book) / Fair-Poor (dust jacket fragments)
Notes: Jacket is brittle with losses, tears, and edge chipping; multiple pieces retained. Green cloth shows light rubbing and a few specks; corners softly bumped. Text block evenly toned; occasional light handling to margins; binding square and sound.
See all photos for detail, sold as pictured.
This 1927 hardcover with decorative pages suits an Arts and Crafts book shelf. If it's the right copy for you, it's ready to come home.
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- Fair: Heavy wear or damage, named above. A reading or working copy, not a display piece.
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