Michael C. Bussacco
An Annotative Biography of the Heritage Press Authors A-D Volume One
This annotative bibliography lists approximately 330 Heritage Press books. The information given includes a complete description of the book, the illustrator, designer, copyright date, number of pages, and illustrations. It also includes the printer, the type used, the size of the book, the number of the Sandglass, the month and year when that particular book was issued, and my bibliography catalog number for that book. This bibliography will help used book dealers, book collectors in general, Heritage Press book collectors, librarians in high school and colleges by making them aware of the fine quality of Heritage Press books. Each book was illustrated by the finest painters, engravers, and artists in the world. Many illustrations were hand colored and were examples of museum quality prints. Each book was printed on paper especially selected for the book and was designed by masters of printing, binding, and typography.
I wrote this book because I could not find any book, magazine article, or any scholarly journal that addressed itself to Heritage Press books. Since I have the largest Heriatge Press book collection in the United States, I decided that I would write an annotative bibliography using my book collection as the source. I have approximately 1,000 Heritage Press books which include many Heritage Press Ephemera consisting of Sandglasses, Prospectuses, Newsletters, Collotypes, Art Prints, Paintings, advertising material, ballots, and membership slips.
Michael C. Bussacco has a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Elementary Education from Bloomsburg University in Bloomsburg, Pa. He is a retired school teacher having taught for thirty four years in the Scranton School District, Scranton, Pa. He educated gifted students in grades K-5. This included teaching one year at the University School at Indiana University of Pa. while pursuing a Doctor of Education degree.
Mr. Bussacco has done additional graduate work at Marywood College and at the University of Scranton. He has taught Boating Safety classes under the auspices of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary at the University of Scranton and attained the rank of Flotilla Commander of Division 14 Flotilla 4 of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Mr. Bussacco has memberships in Phi Sigma Pi Natiional Honor Fraternity and Phi Delta Kappa National Education Fraternity.
His publications include:
The Heritage Press Newsletter Volumes 1-8 September 1992 to April 1993
The Heritage Press: Then and Now Published by the National Book Collector Vol. 1 Issue #4 September-October 1990 pp.5-12
Heritage Press Catalog and Checklist November 1935 to May 1992 Library of Congress Copyright Number TX 6-327-212
An Annotative Bibliography of the Heritage Press:
Authors A-D L.C. Copyright Number TX-2-652-643
Authors E-K L.C. Copyright Number TX-2-683-557
Authors L-R L.C. Copyright Number TX- 2-907-922
Authors S-Z L.C. Copyright Number TX-3-161-577
An Annotative Bibliography of the Heritage Press Authors A-D Volume One Second Edition Library of Congress Copyright Number TX-6-500-954
AUTHOR- Adams, Henry
BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NUMBER- BHP-22-1
TITLE- Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartes
SELECTION- June 1957
ILLUSTRATOR- Samuel Chamberlain
DESIGNER- Thomas M. Cleland
INTRODUCTION- Francis Henry Taylor
PREFACE- Henry Adams
TRANSLATOR-
EDITOR-
DATE- 1957 GMC
PAGES- xx + 348
ILLUSTRATIONS- 59
SIZE- 7 by 10
PRINTER- A. Colish, Inc. printed the text and Photogravure and Color Co. printed the illustrations
TYPE- 13 point Poliphilus 24 point Priority Text 72 point A.T.F. Calligraphic
SANDGLASS- Number I:22
COLOPHON- no
RANSOM NUMBER-
DESCRIPTION- This edition has a blue linen cloth cover with a gold stamped title and designs on the spine and a gold slipcase.
