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| In 1956, as the world celebrated the 500th anniversary of the printing of the Gutenberg Bible, the directors of Cooper Square Publishers set out to recreate the 42-line Bible as a lasting tribute to those who gave western civilization a new art form. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
The real beginning of this endeavor started some ten years earlier when Sidney Solomon and Henry "Chip" Chafetz founded Pageant Book Shop. Pageant Books sold used and rare books and was located on Fourth Avenue in New York City. |
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In addition, Solomon and Chafetz introduced other items of interest such as prints and maps and created Cooper Square Publishers for reprinting scholarly writings and other important works. However, there can be little doubt that their crowning achievement was the printing of the award-winning Cooper Square/Pageant Facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible. |
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When approaching such an ambitious printing project as the re-creation of the book of books, Solomon and Chafetz began the painstaking quest of searching for the finest and most enduring modern processes of printing and engraving available. Wanting to produce an American facsimile, the men sought the talents and efforts of the very best of America’s craftsmen. Solomon and Chafetz assembled a team, and the group devoted themselves tirelessly for more than five years to complete the vast undertaking. |
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The Lost Gutenbergs |
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