There is a high likelihood of variants in the 1st and 2nd editions. Any hand printed project of this magnitude can easily result in some pages out of order, upside down, or sideways. The 1939 and 1940 editions of White Collar (160 and 300 copies respectively) were published by the artist, at home, with the […]

The first three editions of White Collar were published without a publication date or edition size causing some confusion. However the following information can be relied on with some confidence: 1st Edition 2nd Edition 3rd Edition (Trade) Ott, John: Ott, John; Graphic Consciousness: The Visual Cultures of Integrated Industrial Unions at Midcentury American Quarterly Vol. […]

Given the scarcity of the first three editions, there has been some confusion as to how they were bound. I have confidence in the following observations but I invite collectors to comment. 1st Edition Binding 1939 – white enamelled metal comb 2nd Edition Binding 1940 – wire loop The wire, often referred to as wire-o, […]

Is your early copy of White Collar missing the John Lewis epilogue? Dealers, when listing White Collar, will sometimes indicate whether their copy has (or lacks) the Lewis epilogue. The reason for raising this is not always clear. The rationale given to me is that the 1st edition of White Collar was bound with a […]