Wednesday, September 12, 2007

Happy Birthday, Alfred!

Alfred A. Knopf was born today in 1892 in New York City. He's the first publisher to cover his books with brightly colored jackets, and he used pretty typeface and paper to encourage people to buy his books. If you've bought old books, you know the difference...

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