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FOREWORD
ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION
PART ONE WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR THE BORZOI 1920
PART TWO A BRIEF WHO’S WHO OF WRITERS PARTICULARLY IDENTIFIED WITH THE BORZOI
PART THREE SELECTED PASSAGES FROM BORZOI BOOKS
PART FOUR A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF ALL BORZOI BOOKS PUBLISHED FROM 25 SEPTEMBER, 1915 TO 25 SEPTEMBER, 1920
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTES
This volume serves as a lively snapshot of a young publisher’s first half‑decade, assembling the titles, authors, and illustrations that defined its early catalog. In a warm foreword, the founder thanks the writers, booksellers, critics, and readers whose enthusiasm turned a modest venture into a cultural touchstone. The book is organized as a practical reference, offering concise bibliographies, a Who’s Who of contributors, and brief notes intended for librarians and collectors alike.
Readers will find entries from a remarkable roster of early twentieth‑century voices—Willa Cather, H. L. Mencken, Max Beerbohm, and many others—each accompanied by a short excerpt or a charming illustration. The selected passages range from poetic musings to incisive essays, providing a taste of the literary diversity that the press championed. For anyone interested in the emergence of modernist thought and the network of writers who shaped it, this compilation offers an engaging, compact window into a formative moment of American and international letters.
Language
en
Duration
~3 hours (206K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2017-01-17
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

Built one of American publishing's most admired imprints, with a reputation for literary quality and a distinctive Borzoi colophon. The house, founded in 1915, became known for bringing international writers to U.S. readers as well as championing major American authors.
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