Many of our limited editions have explored interesting chapters in the history of American, printing, publishing and design and this one goes deep (and sideways) into just such a story. In 1943, the U.S. government and the American publishing industry collaborated to create what came to be known as the “Armed Services Editions.” Over the next few years, more than 120 million books representing over 1,200 titles were printed and distributed to overseas troops during the Second World War. T 01. Proudly printed by the good people of The Graphic Arts Studio, LLC, Barrington, Ill. 02. Cover: West Rock Tango 12pt C1S “White,” with a thick, brute force, 4-color application of “1943 Magazine Press Primaries” soy-based Superior inks. 03. Innards: Domtar Cougar 60#T “Natural,” with a 1-color application of “Aged Newsprint” soy-based Superior ink. 04. Cover and innards printed on a Heidelberg Speedmaster CD 102S six-color printing press. 05. Bound with a Muller Martini 6-pocket saddle stitcher with cover feeder/scorer, with appreciation to Samuel Slocum, George W. McGill, and William J. Brown, the “Founding Fathers of the Staple.” 06. Corners precisely rounded to a 3/8" (9.5mm) radius with a Challenge DCM double round-corner machine. 07. Graph grid: 3/16" × 3/16" (4.7mm × 4.7mm). 08. Memo book dimensions are 5-1/2" × 3-1/2" (140mm × 89mm). 09. FIELD NOTES uses only the Futura typeface family (Paul Renner, 1927), in collaboration with Monotype. 10. All FIELD NOTES memo books are printed and manufactured in the U.S.A. 11. Limited Edition of 25,000 3-Packs.
