Pynson Printers (New York, N.Y.)

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Pynson Printers, founded in 1922 in New York by typographer Elmer Adler, was a private press that produced many limited edition books.

In 1930 Adler began publishing The Colophon, a quarterly for book collectors. Both Pynson Printers and The Colophon ceased operations in 1940.

From the description of Pynson Printers records, 1927-1933. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122580505

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creatorOf Pynson Printers records, 1927-1933. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
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associatedWith Adler, Elmer, 1884-1962. person
associatedWith Cerf, Bennett, 1898-1971. person
associatedWith Cleland, T. M. 1880-1964. person
associatedWith Douglas, Norman, 1868-1952. person
associatedWith Dwiggins, W. A. 1880-1956. person
associatedWith Emmett, Burton, 1871-1935. person
associatedWith Hunter, Dard, 1883-1966. person
associatedWith Kennerley, Mitchell, 1878-1950. person
associatedWith Kent, Rockwell, 1882-1971. person
associatedWith Kittredge, William A. 1891-1945. person
associatedWith Klopfer, Donald, 1902-1986. person
associatedWith Knopf, Alfred A., 1892-1984. person
associatedWith Melcher, Frederic Gershom, 1879-1963. person
associatedWith Mencken, H. L. 1880-1956. person
associatedWith Merrill, Charles. person
associatedWith Meynell, Francis, 1891-1975. person
associatedWith Morison, Stanley, 1889-1967. person
associatedWith Nonesuch Press. corporateBody
associatedWith Orton, Vrest, 1897-1986. person
associatedWith Random House (Firm) corporateBody
associatedWith Ross, Harold Wallace, 1892-1951. person
associatedWith Rudge, William Edwin, 1876-1931. person
associatedWith Updike, Daniel Berkeley, 1860-1941. person
associatedWith Van Doren, Irita, 1891-1966. person
associatedWith Warde, Frederic, 1894-1939. person
associatedWith Winterich, John Tracy, 1891-1970. person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (State)--New York
England--London
Subject
Printing
Publishers and publishing
Book collecting
Private presses
Occupation
Activity

Corporate Body

Active 1927

Active 1933

German,

English

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