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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Westvaco Edition George Ade Fables in Slang Christmas 1972 Hardcover slipcase
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Listen! The Wind Anne Morrow Lindbergh Slipcase Limited Edition 1991 Westvaco
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Privately Published Book By Westvaco, 1988:American Treasury Excellence/vintage
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Frank Forester’s Complete Manual for Young Sportsmen Limited Ed. 1993 Westvaco
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1969 WESTVACO SAILING AROUND THE WORLD 1895-1898 SLOCUM SLIPCASE EUC
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Westvaco Inspirations for Printers 1934-35, issues 85-96, hc w/ art deco illust.
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Westvaco Anthology 50 Classics 50 Authors Hardcover With Cover
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Anthology of American Classics Westvaco 1982 Limited Edition w/ Slipcase
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An Anthology of American Classics. Westvaco Limited in Slipcase 1982. Fine copy
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c1920s Westvaco Inspirations for Printers No 38 Design Book Renaissance Sanford
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Jack London Farther North Hardcover w/Slipcase Westvaco Christmas 1989
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A Treasury of American Humor, Westvaco, Hardcover in Slipcover 1996 NEW
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The Great Gatsby (with Louis Armstrong CD) (Westvaco Series) (Ltd Ed)
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THE FEDERALIST PAPERS by Alexander Hamilton Westvaco Limited Edition 1995 HC
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Farther North, Jack London, Westvaco Edition w/ Slipcase, 1989
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c1920s Westvaco Inspirations for Printers No 35 Design Book Maxfield Parrish
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Lot of 2 Westvaco Books INNOVATION & ACHIEVEMENT 1987 American Classics 1982
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Collection Of Westvaco Christmas Limited Edition Releases
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westvaco inspirations for printers 1946 1947
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Excellence An American Treasury Westvaco Limited in Slipcase 1988. Fine copy
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EXCELLENCE: AN AMERICAN TREASURY by Westvaco Corporation c1988 HC w Sleeve
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A Treasury of American Humor Limited Special Edition Westvaco 1996 - 3 Avail
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Westvaco Corp Limited Edition Christmas Books in 11 volumes
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Chapters from the Writings of James Fenimore Cooper, Westvaco 1986 HC w/Slipcase
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4 Westvaco Hardcover Books slipcases Private Christmas Editions VGC-Like New
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Voices from an Earlier America Westvaco 1980 Limited Edition Hardcover Slipcase
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JAMES FENIMORE COOPER “Chapters” 1986 HC Slipcase Book Westvaco Limited Edition
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Complete Manual For Young Sportsmen, Frank Forester, Westvaco 1993, Slipcase
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Travels with Charley in Search of America (Westvaco American Classics Series N..
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In Our Time ERNEST HEMINGWAY Limited Edition 1998 Westvaco vintage w/slipcase
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You Know Me Al A Busher's Letters Ring Lardner 1994 Christmas Edi BASEBALL BOOK
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FARTHER NORTH by Jack London (Hardcover) Slipcase Westvaco Limited Edition
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INNOVATION AND ACHIEVEMENT Westvaco Slipcase Ltd Ed Christmas 1987
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50 CLASSICS A MEAD WESTVACO ANTHOLOGY 50TH COMMEMORATIVE LIMITED EDITION W/ CASE
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