Westvaco Corporation Books
Westvaco Corporation produced a collectible series of books known as the Westvaco Christmas Classics, later renamed the Westvaco American Classics Series and eventually the MeadWestvaco American Classics Series. These were limited edition volumes published annually from 1958 to 2007, each showcasing a classic work of American literature or historical writing. These books were originally created as holiday gifts for clients and publishing partners, the books were designed to demonstrate Westvaco’s high-quality printing papers and graphic design capabilities.
These were high-quality, hardcover books focusing on American literary classics by authors like Benjamin Franklin, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, and Langston Hughes. Each volume, typically octavo-sized (around 9″ x 5.5″), featured artful bindings, custom-illustrated slipcases, and, in later years, extras like DVDs or music CDs. The series is notable for its fine craftsmanship, with designs by figures like Bradbury Thompson and Karen M. Bloom, and printing using high-quality typefaces like Baskerville or Bodoni.
Popular Westvaco Books
America: An Affirmation of Faith
An Anthology of American Classics
Fables in Slang by George Ade
In Our Time by Ernest Hemingway
Letters of John and Abigail Adams
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
The Autocrat of the Breakfast Table by Oliver Wendell Holmes
The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain
The Prairie Traveler by Randolph B. Marcy
Voices from an Earlier America – an anthology of 17th to 19th century poetry
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Thomas Jefferson Monticello HC Illustrated Slipcase Westvaco 1975 Virginia
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Westvaco Edition Sailing Around the World Christmas 1969 Hardcover slipcase
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Two Years Before The Mast Richard Henry Dana Westvaco 1992 Ltd Edition Slipcase
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O' Pioneers by Willa Cather Westvaco Edition 2000 Hardcover in Slipcase
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Democracy in America Alexis de Tocqueville Westvaco 1999 Ltd Ed HC Slipcase
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The Complete Manual for Young Sportsmen Westvaco 1993 Frank Forester Slip Cover
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Innovation and Achievement by Westvaco 1987 HC
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American Notes: Charles Dickens. American Classics Westvaco
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Dickens American Notes 1970 Westvaco Limited Edition Christmas Book HC Slipcase
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An Anthology of American Classics - 1982 - Westvaco Limited Edition - FINE
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Frank Forester "Complete Manual for Young Sportsmen" Westvaco Ltd Ed Xmas 1993
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Westvaco Limited Edition Slipcase Hardcovers America Faith Patriot (Lot of 4)
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Listen! The Wind by Anne Morrow Lindberg HB 1990 Westvaco slipcover
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Henry James: Daisy Miller Limited Edition in Slipcase by Westvaco Christmas 1974
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In our time (Westvaco's American classics series) by Ernest Hemingway
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WESTVACO Sailing Alone around the World 1969 Limited Christmas Edition
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Vintage 1926 Westvaco Inspirations for Printers No 15 Art Deco Advertising Book
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O PIONEERS WILA CATHER LIMITED EDITION SLIPCASE HC BOOK WESTVACO CORPORATION
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An Anthology of American Classics Westvaco Christmas 1982 Illustrated Slipcase
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Westvaco Limited Edition Slipcase Hardcovers Hawthorne Anthology (Lot of 3)
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Westvaco Limited Edition “A Brief Description Of New York”  Christmas 1973
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Captain Joshua Slocum Sailing Alone Around The World VTG 1969 Westvaco
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Westvaco Edition Franklin Healthy Wealthy Wise Christmas 1971 Hardcover slipcase
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Washington and His Generals by J.T. Headley 1991 Westvaco Hardbound Slipcase VG
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1927 Hardback Book "Westvaco Inspirations for Printers" Lots of Graphics *
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Westvaco Inspirations for Printers 1944-1945 Hardcover Graphic Design Art Book
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A Treasury of American Humor 1996 HC Slipcase Limited Edition Westvaco
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An Anthology of 24 AMERICAN CLASSICS. Westvaco Christmas Classics. 1958-1982
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Westvaco Limited Bullet Hole Edition 1968 The Red Badge of Courage Stephen Crane
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American Notes by Charles Dickens First 1st Edition VG HC 1970
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Jack London Farther North 1989 Limited Ed Slipcase Westvaco Fine Press
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EXCELLENCE: AN AMERICAN TREASURY by Westvaco Corporation c1988 HC w Sleeve
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Westvaco American Classics Series Christmas Book Lot Almanac Anthology Hawthorne
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Henry James: Daisy Miller Limited Edition in Slipcase by Westvaco Christmas 1974
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A Treasury of American Humor 1996 HC Slipcase Limited Edition Westvaco
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Listen! The Wind by: Anne Morrow Lindbergh (1990, Westvaco, Hardcover, Very Good
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American Notes by Charles Dickens (1970, Vintage Hardcover, Slip Case)
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Washington & His Generals by J.T. Headley 1991 Westvaco Limited Edit HC Slipcase
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A Typographic Quest, Number Four 4 (West Virginia Paper and Pulp, 1966) Westvaco
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Westvaco Ed. Denton Brief Description of NY Christmas 1973 Hardcover slipcase
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The Federalist Papers Westvaco Corporation Limited Edition NICE!
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American Notes by Charles Dickens (1970, Vintage Hardcover, Slip Case)
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Sailing Alone Around The World- Captain Joshua Slocum-Westvaco Limited Edition
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