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Grolier

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

adjective

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


Grolier British  
/ ɡrɔlje, ˈɡrəʊlɪə /

adjective

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Grolier

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

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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

But some marquee female writers are represented at the Grolier.

From New York Times Jan. 16, 2020

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

Note Books of Thomas Carlyle from 23d March 1822 to 16th May 1832. edited by Charles Eliot Norton   New York   The Grolier Club   MDCCCXCVIII. 8vo, half morocco, gilt top, uncut edges.

From A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 1 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe by Various

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