NF Morningside Press books resurface!

[Mark Lambert Bookbinder]

Hello. I am a hand bookbinder in Phoenix who just bought 2,147 new Morningside Press books. These are printed and sewn book blocks that were waiting for covers when Bob Younger died. I'm the third person to own the inventory - 10 titles in all - but the first person with a plan to finish them!
Question: Would you rather have high quality (sewn bindings) paperbacks in the $25 dollar range, or handsome, hardback books in covered in top grade cloth for $39 - $49?

 

[George Thomas]

For me personally, it depends on the title. If it is a title I am really interested in and will be studying carefully, I opt for hardcover. If it is a title of more marginal interest to me, I settle for the paperback. Please keep us posted on the project, I own several of the Morningside titles (e.g., the Bachelder papers, which were beautifully done in hard cover). Good luck with the project!

 

[Andy Cardinal]

I would be interested in either

 

[alan polk]

Are Ed Bearss' Vicksburg books among the titles?

 

[Iain]

Hardback would be my preference but paperback would also be good.

 

[James Brenner]

What are the titles of the ten books, please? That could affect what the recommendation is.

 

[James S.]

I prefer hardback.

 

[Mark Lambert Bookbinder]

Are Ed Bearss' Vicksburg books among the titles?

No, sorry.

 

[Mark Lambert Bookbinder]

What are the titles of the ten books, please? That could affect what the recommendation is.

I will send them later today. The one I'm going to do first is History of the Bucktails. I have fewer than 60 of these. Next will be The Artillerist's Manual. Smartly designed hardcovers with gold titles and black reading ribbons!

 

[Mark Lambert Bookbinder]

For me personally, it depends on the title. If it is a title I am really interested in and will be studying carefully, I opt for hardcover. If it is a title of more marginal interest to me, I settle for the paperback. Please keep us posted on the project, I own several of the Morningside titles (e.g., the Bachelder papers, which were beautifully done in hard cover). Good luck with the project!

Thank you! I'm looking forward to starting this afternoon on History of the Bucktails!

 

[Bradley]

I'm on a very tight budget but would rather have one hardcover than two paperbacks, as a rule. Even with gentle use, paperbacks tend to look worn out after a single read-through in my opinion.

Interested in the titles you have, wish that Bearss Vicksburg titles had been part of that.

 

[Ole Miss]

Looking forward to your books!
Regards
David

 

[Mrs. V]

As a librarian, I can definitely vote for hardcover. They just wear better. That's not to say that we don't have paperbacks in our collections though. If it were me, I would be maybe 1/3 in paper and the rest in hardcover.

 

[Eric Wittenberg]

Can you please list the titles for us? That would be really helpful. Thank you.

 

[Texas Johnny]

I vote for hardcover, I am also interested in what titles will be available.

 

[Mark Lambert Bookbinder]

I am working on a list. I will send it a little later today. Thanks everyone!

 

[Mark Lambert Bookbinder]

Here is the list of Morningside unbound books that I bought - 2,147 of them! Quantities differ by title.


JOHNSON, O.R. AND RAUCH, WILLIAM H., History of the Bucktails: Kane Rifle Regiment of the Pennsylvania Reserve Corps (13th Pennsylvania Reserves 42nd of the Line), 2001, Dayton, Ohio: Morningside Press.

SWORD, WILEY, Shiloh: Bloody April, 1999, Dayton, Ohio: Morningside Press.

DAWSON, JOHN HARPER, Wildcat Cavalry: A Synoptic History of the Seventeenth Virginia Cavalry Regiment of the Jenkins-McCausland Brigade in the War Between the States, 1982, Dayton, Ohio: Morningside Press.

JONES, REV. J. WILLIAM, D.D., Army of Northern Virginia, Memorial Volume. 1976, Dayton, Ohio: Morningside Press.

GIBBON, BRIGADIER GENERAL JOHN, Artillerist's Manual, Compiled from Various Sources and Adapted to the Service of the United States. Illustrated by Engravings, 1991, Dayton, Ohio: Morningside Press.

BENNETT, BRIAN A., Sons of Old Monroe: A Regimental History of Patrick O'Rorke's 140th New York Volunteer Infantry, 1999, Dayton, Ohio: Morningside Press.

TUCKER, GLENN, Chickamauga: Bloody Battle in the West, 1992, Dayton, Ohio: Morningside Press.

WAYLAND, JOHN W., Stonewall Jackson's Way: Route, Method, Achievement, 1996, Dayton, Ohio: Morningside Press.

COGLEY, THOMAS S., HISTORY OF THE SEVENTH INDIANA CAVALRY VOLUNTEERS, 1991, Dayton, Ohio: Morningside Press.

WILLIAMS, T.P., The Mississippi Brigade of Brigadier General Joseph R. Davis: A Geographical Account of Its Campaigns and a Biographical Account of Its Personalities, 1861-1865, 1999, Dayton, Ohio: Morningside Press.

The first book I am binding for resale is Bucktails. It is in a hardcover in a rich, black cotton cloth, made to resemble period leather bindings. It will have titles stamped in gold on the spine and a black reading ribbon. This is the uniform binding that all of the books will be in.

 

[Eric Wittenberg]

Thanks for the list! I appreciate it.

 

[Ole Miss]

I am down for
The Mississippi Brigade of Brigadier General Joseph R. Davis: A Geographical Account of Its Campaigns and a Biographical Account of Its Personalities, 1861-1865
Regards
David

 

[General Casey]

I'm down for the 140th NY book