The Spell Illustrated

By: Orcutt, William Dana

William Dana Orcutt was an important book and typeface designer in Boston, an important printing and bookmaking center, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Orcutt graduated from Harvard University in 1892, 1] and subsequently worked for John Wilson, proprietor of The University Press of Cambridge, Massachusetts (a forerunner of the Harvard University Press). Through his role at the University Press, Orcutt made contact with prominent authors such as Mary Baker Eddy, whose books he continued to publish throughout her career. 2] Along with several other important designers and printers such as Daniel Berkeley Updike and Bruce Rogers, Orcutt helped found the Boston Society of Printers in 1905. Orcutt was elected the first president of the Society, an organization inspired by the principles of the Arts and Crafts movement

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B083XNNVQ4
• ISBN13: 9798600507753
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"