The history of the American Arts and Crafts movement is embodied in the Roycroft community. Founded by Elbert Green Hubbard, the Roycroft is more than just a National Historic Landmark in the charming village of East Aurora, New York. Roycroft's artisans and craftspersons ?ourished from 1898 to 1938, producing some of America's best and most important crafts, furniture, and books. This visual history through postcards and motto cards produced by the Roycrofters' presses shares the story and philosophy of their movement. Here, the 1898 postcards featuring "the Characters of the place" and the years of the "Roycroft Renaissance" show the growth and continuity.

Head, Heart and Hand is published to accompany the exhibition of the same name, the first major assemblage of objects produced at the Roycroft community in upstate New York under the leadership of the charismatic Elbert Hubbard. A consummate entrepreneur, Hubbard successfully married capitalism with basic tenets of the Arts and Crafts ideology. Although clearly influenced by the work of European designers, the Roycrofters sought to personify the best aspects of American character in their work, which is strong, spare, and often surprisingly refined.

Reprint of rare catalog advertises hand-hammered bowls, vases, bookends, and other articles of copper and bronze; beautifully tooled and carved leather handbags, billfolds, and desk sets, leather-bound books, and other items. 260 black-and-white photographs.

This vintage book contains a catalogue of leather goods hand-made by Roycroft artists in the early twentieth century. Roycroft was a reformist community of craft workers and artists which formed part of the Arts and Crafts movement in the United States. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in leather work and the historical work of the famous Roycroft artists. Contents include: "Modelled Leather", "Terms", "The Leather-Book", "Bill-Books", "Cigar-Cases", "Card-Cases", "Photograph-Cases", "Standing Photograph-Frames", "Scissors and Knife Cases", "Suit-Case Plain Leather", "Watch-Fobs", "Book-Marks", "Napkin-Rings", "Jewel-Boxes", "Glove-Cases", "Bags", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction. First published in 1909.