Grolier

American  

[groh-lee-er, graw-lyey] / ˈgroʊ li ər, grɔˈlyeɪ /

adjective

1. pertaining to a decorative design Grolier design in bookbinding, consisting of bands interlaced in geometric forms.

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Grolier British  

/ ɡrɔlje, ˈɡrəʊlɪə /

adjective

1. relating to or denoting a decorative style of bookbinding using interlaced leather straps, gilded ornamental scrolls, etc

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Etymology

Origin of Grolier

First recorded in 1820–30; named after J. Grolier de Servières ( def. )

Example Sentences

This, along with physical representations of more than 100 books that have been lost, unfinished or dreamed up by other writers, will be on display at the Grolier Club, from Thursday through Feb. 15.

From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2024

Through Dec. 18 at the Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, Manhattan. 212-838-6690; grolierclub.org.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021

If you stop by New York’s Morgan Library this spring for the Tolkien exhibition, be sure to swing by the Grolier Club as well.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2019

Many of the other books on display at the Grolier are similarly special: novelist Larry McMurtry’s copy of H.G.

From Washington Post • Jan. 23, 2018

On an embossed shield was the title of the work, and underneath, that inscription afterwards imitated by Grolier, "Tho Maioli et Amicorum".

From Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs by Slater, J. Herbert (John Herbert)