▁Book ▁and ▁Man us cript ▁Library ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁The ▁books ▁form ▁the ▁core ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁arts ▁collection ▁at ▁Columbia . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁an ▁archive ▁of ▁A TF ▁materials ▁in ▁Columbia ' s ▁special ▁collections . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁Nelson ▁cons olid ated ▁casting ▁operations ▁in ▁a ▁purpose - built ▁factory ▁in ▁Jersey ▁City ▁and ▁the ▁branches ▁remained ▁only ▁as ▁distribution ▁cent ers . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁A TF ▁had ▁offices ▁in ▁ 2 7 ▁American ▁cities ▁and ▁V ancouver , ▁British ▁Columbia , ▁where ▁it ▁sold ▁not ▁only ▁type , ▁but ▁press room ▁supplies ▁and ▁printing ▁press es ▁( the ir ▁own ▁Kelly ▁line ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁other ▁manufact ur ers ) ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁It ▁printed ▁large ▁spec imen ▁books , ▁with ▁many ▁examples ▁of ▁good ▁layout ▁as ▁examples ▁for ▁the ▁advert ising ▁market . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁$ 3 0 0 , 0 0 0 , ▁A TF ▁produced ▁its ▁largest ▁and ▁most ▁super l ative ▁type ▁catalog . ▁Si xty ▁thousand ▁of ▁these ▁op ul ent ▁books , ▁printed ▁extens ively ▁in ▁color , ▁were ▁distributed , ▁and ▁to ▁this ▁day ▁they ▁are ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁master pie ces ▁of ▁the ▁art ▁of ▁letter press ▁printing . ▁The ▁first ▁paragraph ▁of ▁its ▁pre face ▁bo asted : ▁ ▁The ▁printing ▁of ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁is ▁greatly ▁superior ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁