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Scope and Contents of the Collection
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| Creator: | Limited Editions Club. |
| Title: | Limited Editions Club Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1929-1968 |
| Quantity: | .75 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Checklists, catalogs, prospectuses from the American publishing company. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
The Limited Editions Club was founded in 1929 by George Macy (1900-1956). It published fine books, usually classics and illustrated by leading artists of the day, for its member/subscribers; membership was limited to 1500. After Macy's death, leadership of the company passed to Macy's wife (1956) and then to his son (1968). In 1970 the Limited Editions Club was purchased by the Boise-Cascade Company and then in 1979 by Sidney Shiff, a Wall Street investor. Shiff focused on enhancing the quality of book design, solicited work from a number of African-American artists, and expanded the firm's offerings to include signed artists' portfolios.
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Limited Editions Club Collection consists of annual prospectuses, monthly letters and special items. Annual prospectuses are the descriptive catalogs distributed each year to members, describing that year's books. Monthly Letter contains more than 200 issues of the monthly newsletter sent to subscribers. Special items include the initial prospectus and description of the club (1929), a sample book from the sixth series (1934), a special wartime prospectus for the general public (1942), and the address by Sir Francis Meynell at the dedication of the George Macy Memorial Collection of books (1957).
Arrangement of the Collection
Items in both series are arranged in chronological order.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Limited Editions Club Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Transfer from Rare Books.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: MRC
Date: 26 Oct 2007
Revision history:
Inventory
| Annual prospectuses | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Annual prospectuses 1933-1939 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Annual prospectuses 1940-1944 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Annual prospectuses 1953 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Annual prospectuses 1960-1968 | ||||||||||
| Newsletter - issues of the Monthly Letter | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | No's 1-51 Jun 1929 - Dec 1933 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | No's 52-103 Jan 1934 - Dec 1937 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | No's 104-117 Jan 1938 - Feb 1939 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | No's 186, 216, 229 Dec 1947, Jul 1950, Apr 1952 | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | No's 323-369 Oct 1960 - Oct 1964 - some missing issues | ||||||||||
| Special items | |||||||||||
| Box 2 | First prospectus 1929 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Sample book for sixth series 1934 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Ten years and William Shakespeare: a survey of the publishing activities of the Limited editions club from October 1929 to October 1940 1940 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | The address by Sir Francis Meynell at the dedication of the George Macy Memorial Collection of books published by the Limited Editions Club, with a list of the titles 14 May 1957 | ||||||||||
| Box 2 | Miscellaneous | ||||||||||