William Edwin Rudge
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William Edwin Rudge is the name of a grandfather, father and son; all publishers/printers; all three of the same name (based on an article in Print, A Quarterly Journal of the Graphic Arts1.)
and W. A. Dwiggins. per John S. Bowman. The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography 1995.
As per The Alexander S. Lawson Archive http://lawsonarchive.com/april-18/:
-A Short Story About A Printer Who Dares To Maintain A Standard Of His Own. Published in 1928, Advertisers Paper Mills (Holyoke, Mass); Contributions: Shapiro Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress) Other titles: Trail blazer of Mount Vernon. Library of Congress: LCCN: 2001560175 LC: Z232.R89 S56 1928
-Frederick Pottle Remembers William Edwin Rudge by Frederick Albert Pottle; Published in 1981, The Typophiles ([New York, N.Y) Library of Congress: LCCN: 98126474 LC: Portfolio 339, no. 16
-William Edwin Rudge by William J. Glick; Published in 1984, Typophiles (New York); Library of Congress: LCCN: 85127324 Dewey: 686.2/092/4, B LC: Z232.R89 G55 1984
"A Brief Account of the Life and Work of William Edwin Rudge" by Melvin Loos, a two-part post at Typocurious, which first appeared in print as a keepsake supplied by Gallery 303 to the participants in the Heritage of the Graphic Arts series in attendance at Melvin Loos’s presentation on 16 December 1965.
Grandfather, William Edwin Rudge (?-?)
Operated a very small shop in New York City. http://lawsonarchive.com/april-18/. There is nothing to suggest that he was much more than an ordinary printer.Father, William Edwin Rudge (1876–1931)
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y. Going to work at age 13 at his father's printing plant, he worked with the aid of such designers such as Frederic GoudyFrederic Goudy
Frederic W. Goudy was a prolific American type designer whose typefaces include Copperplate Gothic, Kennerley, and Goudy Old Style. He also designed, in 1938, University of California Oldstyle, for the sole proprietary use of the University of California Press...
and W. A. Dwiggins. per John S. Bowman. The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography 1995.
As per The Alexander S. Lawson Archive http://lawsonarchive.com/april-18/:
- Due to his father's ill health he left school early and took over the printing business in New York NY.
- Rudge became one of the founders of the Graphics Group.
- in 1920 he entered over a hundred works in the National Arts ClubNational Arts ClubThe National Arts Club is a private club in Gramercy Park, New York City, New York, USA. It was founded in 1898 to "stimulate, foster, and promote public interest in the arts and to educate the American people in the fine arts". Since 1906 the organization has occupied the Samuel J...
Exhibition of that year. Of the thirty-nine medals awarded, his firm won six, with designs commissioned from Frederic W. Goudy, Bruce Rogers, and Elmer Adler. - In 1921 the plant was moved to Mount Vernon. For the next ten years some of the finest printing being produced in America issued from its presses dominated by Bruce Rogers, who designed eighty books for the firm up to 1931.
- Remembrances of Rudge (1876–1931)
-A Short Story About A Printer Who Dares To Maintain A Standard Of His Own. Published in 1928, Advertisers Paper Mills (Holyoke, Mass); Contributions: Shapiro Bruce Rogers Collection (Library of Congress) Other titles: Trail blazer of Mount Vernon. Library of Congress: LCCN: 2001560175 LC: Z232.R89 S56 1928
-Frederick Pottle Remembers William Edwin Rudge by Frederick Albert Pottle; Published in 1981, The Typophiles ([New York, N.Y) Library of Congress: LCCN: 98126474 LC: Portfolio 339, no. 16
-William Edwin Rudge by William J. Glick; Published in 1984, Typophiles (New York); Library of Congress: LCCN: 85127324 Dewey: 686.2/092/4, B LC: Z232.R89 G55 1984
Son, William Edwin Rudge (1908-?)
educated at Haverford, Pa. As at 1943 he had acquired The Elm Tree Press.1 The birth date of 1908 is based on a record in http://www.genealogy.com/users/h/a/z/Walter-Eugene-Hazen/GENE3-0057.html.Grandson, William Edwin Rudge 4th (1939- ?)
There is no information to indicate that the grandson carried on with the publishing business. The birth date of 1939 is based on a record in http://www.genealogy.com/users/h/a/z/Walter-Eugene-Hazen/GENE3-0057.html.Select Publications
- 1921 Slater, John Rothwell. Printing And The Renaissance, A Paper Read Before The Fortnightly Club Of Rochester, New York. New York – published by William Edwin Rudge. As per Oak Knoll Books: First edition, limited to 600 copies. Designed by Bruce Rogers (Warde 149).
- 1925 Adams, Elbridge. Joseph Conrad: The Man. A Burial In Kent By John Sheridan Zelie. Together With Some Bibliographical Notes. New York – published by William Edwin Rudge. As per Oak Knoll Books: First edition, limited to 485 copies. Designed by Bruce Rogers. (Warde no.190). With an engraved portrait of Joseph ConradJoseph ConradJoseph Conrad was a Polish-born English novelist.Conrad is regarded as one of the great novelists in English, although he did not speak the language fluently until he was in his twenties...
by Muirhead BoneMuirhead BoneSir Muirhead Bone was a Scottish etcher, drypoint and watercolour artist.The son of a printer, Bone was born in Glasgow and trained initially as an architect, later going on to study art at Glasgow School of Art. He began printmaking in 1898, and although his first known print was a lithograph, he...
as frontispiece. - 1926 Moore, George. Peronnik The Fool. Mount Vernon – published by William Edwin Rudge. As per Oak Knoll Books: Limited to 785 copies printed by William Edwin Rudge Press. (Warde 130). Designed by Bruce Rogers.
- 1928 Waldman, Milton. America Conquers Death - published by New York William Edwin Rudge Limited to 500 copies. (Agner 28.12).
- 1928 Howell, James. Certain Letters Of James Howell Selected From The Familiar Letters As First Published Between 1645 & 1655 New York - published by William Edwin Rudge. As per Oak Knoll Books: Limited to 1000 copies. Completed as a course project for a course taught by Frederic GoudyFrederic GoudyFrederic W. Goudy was a prolific American type designer whose typefaces include Copperplate Gothic, Kennerley, and Goudy Old Style. He also designed, in 1938, University of California Oldstyle, for the sole proprietary use of the University of California Press...
with typography suggested by him and binding by Edith Diehl. Introduction by Guy Holt. - 1930 Lamb, Charles. New Year's Eve. New York published by William Edwin Rudge. As per Oak Knoll Books: one of Charles LambCharles LambCharles Lamb was an English essayist, best known for his Essays of Elia and for the children's book Tales from Shakespeare, which he produced with his sister, Mary Lamb . Lamb has been referred to by E.V...
's best-known "Elia" essays, a meditation on nostalgia and the passing of time. - 1932 Kennard, Joseph Spencer. The Italian Theatre - New York published by William Edwin Rudge. As per Oak Knoll Books: First edition. The first continuous and complete history of Italian Theatre in any language. All of the theatres of Europe originated in the Italian Theatre and for 1500 years it was the only theatre in Europe. Some of the areas covered are the Christian Church and the Mediaeval Theatre, the Italian Renaissance, MetastasioMetastasioPietro Antonio Domenico Trapassi, better known by his pseudonym of Metastasio, was an Italian poet and librettist, considered the most important writer of opera seria libretti.-Early life:...
's life, some contemporary Italian dramatists and more. It includes numerous illustrations which are chiefly from contemporary sources. - 1933 - Goodrich, Lloyd. Thomas EakinsThomas EakinsThomas Cowperthwait Eakins was an American realist painter, photographer, sculptor, and fine arts educator...
: His Life and Works published under the name William Edwin Rudge Printing House. New York CityNew York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. - 1940 - Print, A Quarterly Journal of the Graphic Arts published under the name William Edwin Rudge, Publisher, Inc. Woodstock, Vermont.
- 1946 - acquired The Print Collector’s Quarterly and later merged it with Print, A Quarterly Journal of the Graphic Arts.
- 1947 Guggenheim, Siegfried. Rudolf Koch, His Work And The Offenbach Workshop - Woodstock, VT - published by William Edwin Rudge . As per Oak Knoll Books: with a tipped-in frontispiece portrait of Rudolf KochRudolf Kochthumb|250px|[[Fraktur]] fonts by Rudolf KochRudolf Koch was a leading German calligrapher, typographic artist and teacher, born in Nuremberg. He was primarily a calligrapher with the Gebr. Klingspor foundry. He created several typefaces, in both fraktur and roman styles...
followed by Guggenheim's article and one by Sven Jansen on his typefaces. Also includes a list of references about Koch.
See also
"A Brief Account of the Life and Work of William Edwin Rudge" by Melvin Loos, a two-part post at Typocurious, which first appeared in print as a keepsake supplied by Gallery 303 to the participants in the Heritage of the Graphic Arts series in attendance at Melvin Loos’s presentation on 16 December 1965.