Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1931-1971, n.d.

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Correspondence with Carl Zigrosser, 1931-1971, n.d.

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Joseph Blumenthal ran the Spiral Press, a small, first-quality book printing companyin Croton Falls, New York. Most of the correspondence concerns the printing of small "vanity press" books for authors, including Casa Manana and Multum in Parvo.

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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