Bookstore Press

Small press publisher of poetry, children's books, and cookbooks, in Lenox, Mass.

From the description of Bookstore Press records, 1967-1976. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 28415972

The Bookstore Press began publishing in 1971. The first book published was a collection of poetry by its founder, Gerald Hausman, titled New Marlboro Stage . Working out of Lenox, Massachusetts, Hausman, assisted by his wife Lorry and David Silverstein, published poetry, children's books and cookbooks. Among the children's authors published by the Press were Ruth Krauss, Crockett Johnson and Sami Cornish . Illustrators included Maurice Sendak and Jeanne Johns . Poets included David Kherdian, Paul Metcalf and David Cumberland among others. The Press ceased publication in 1976.

From the guide to the Bookstore Press Records., undated, 1967-1976., (Archives & Special Collections at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center .)