Recommended to us by Marcy Wegiel, this is a treasure trove of invitations, announcements, place settings and menus that graced presidential worlds from Washington thru Lincoln, McKinley and Roosevelt and on to the Kennedy, Clinton and Bush eras. Landau’s text is a rich social history of personalities and events complementing this fascinating tour of hand lettering, engraving and graphic design styles –particularly irresistible to pointed pen & engrossing fans. You’ll find an 1892 hand-drawn & lettered engrossed invitation prepared by Tiffany’s James Parsons, many glorious variations of formal pointed pen hands and elaborate art deco lettering. Hard to put this one down!  9.5”x12”, 294 pp., hb.