Floating Island Publications records. 1972-1998, bulk 1976-1997

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Floating Island Publications records. 1972-1998, bulk 1976-1997

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The Floating Island Publications Records document the works published by this small press, which was located in Point Reyes Station, CA, from 1976-1996.

Number of containers: 18 cartons, 13 oversize boxes; Linear feet: 35.75

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Sykes, Michael

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Biographical Information Michael Sykes awoke one morning in June 1975 with the idea to begin publishing an occasional gathering of material and to call it Floating Island. He had given the idea some consideration before, over the years 1969-1974, while he owned and operated a bookstore in Point Reyes Station, CA. The main inspiration for the name Floating Island comes from the geological fact that the ground on which Sykes stood, the Point Re...