[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]

Quarto-Millenary

New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959. Item #02494

The Definitive Record of the Limited Editions Club’s Formative Quarter-Century

[LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB]. Quarto-Millenary. The First 250 Publications and the First 25 Years 1929-1954 of the Limited Editions Club. A Critique. A Conspectus. A Bibliography. Indexes. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1959.

Limited to 2250 numbered copies, this being copy no. 1180. Large quarto. xiii, [2], 295, [3] pp.

Publisher's quarter black Niger morocco over red cloth on beveled boards with central black medallion. A very fine copy. Housed in the publisher's slipcase.

The definitive record of the Limited Editions Club’s formative quarter-century, documenting in meticulous detail the first 250 titles issued between 1929 and 1954. Combining critical essays, descriptive bibliography, and comprehensive indexes, Quarto-Millenary provides an indispensable overview of one of the most ambitious and influential publishing enterprises of the twentieth century.

Beyond a simple checklist, the volume examines editorial philosophy, typographic standards, illustration programs, and production methods, illuminating the Club’s collaborations with leading artists, printers, and binders of the period. Long regarded as the standard reference work for the Club, it remains essential for collectors seeking to understand editions, issue points, and the broader historical context of LEC publishing.

Elegantly produced to the Club’s own exacting standards, this volume stands as both a reference tool and a fitting monument to the achievement it chronicles - an indispensable companion to any serious Limited Editions Club collection.

Price: $250.00