CHINA DIARY: I love books and wish I could design more of them. I met Mayna Nance some years ago, and she told about a diary her father had kept when he first lived in China in 1921. Mayna discovered the diary after he died on the eve of his 100th birthday, and she wanted to preserve his remarkable observations for her children and grandchildren. I was honored to be asked to help her, and the result was a hand-built, limited edition book. One copy is now in the Columbia University rare books and manuscripts collection.