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Softcover. Zustand: Fine. Volume 15, Number 3. Quarto. 23pp. Illustrated. Printed wrappers. Fine. An issue memorializing Blanche W. Knopf (1894-1966), filled with remembrances from dozens of friends and colleagues, and many photographs of her throughout the years. Bound in is printed note from Alfred A. Knopf, noting that, while several of the reminiscences contain errors, he had decided against editing them. Alfred A. and Blanche W. Knopf started the publishing firm in 1915. Uncommon.…

First edition of this commemorative volume that showcases the publishing house's first decade. Octavo, publisher's original cream half-cloth over marbled boards, Borzoi Books logo with Russian Wolfhound endpapers, title page vignette, illustrated with portraits of Alfred A. Knopf, Blanche W. Knopf, and of the contributing authors. Presentation copy, inscribed by Alfred A. Knopf, Blanche W. Knopf, and another on the half-title page, "To Benjamin Silbermain From - Blanche W. Knopf Alfred A. Knopf." In near fine condition. The Borzoi 1925: Being a Sort of Record of Ten Years of Publishing by Alfred A. Knopf is a commemorative volume produced to mark the first decade of the Knopf publishing house, reflecting both the firmâs achievements and its cultivated identity within American literary culture. Designed with the elegance and typographic sophistication that became the companyâs hallmark, the book catalogues notable authors, titles, and design innovations that distinguished Knopfâs list between 1915 and 1925. More than a mere anniversary record, The Borzoi 1925 functioned as a statement of Knopfâs philosophy: a commitment to internationalism, high literary standards, and bookmaking as an art form. …