Wood block prints and printing specimens, 1973-1990.

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Wood block prints and printing specimens, 1973-1990.

Printer specimens (pamphlets, broadsides, and miscellany) printed by Blackwood Press (1979-1990); wood block prints (1973-1988) by Simpson. Among the printer specimens are pamphlets printed for joint meetings of the Zamorano Club of Los Angeles and the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco.

47 items (.5 linear ft.)

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Simpson, Edmund E.

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Physician and printer. Practiced medicine in Sacramento and Davis, CA, from 1943-1977; founded Blackwood Press in 1956; died in 1990. From the description of Wood block prints and printing specimens, 1973-1990. (Oregon Health & Science University Library). WorldCat record id: 38847781 (Courtesy of the Special Collections Dept., University of California, Davis Library.) Dr. Edmund Simpson was born in San Francisco in 1912...

Roxburghe Club of San Francisco

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History The Roxburghe Club was formed in San Francisco on April 3, 1928 and was named in honor of the original Roxburghe Club of England, a renowned bibliophilic society (itself named after the Duke of Roxburghe). Both the San Francisco and English clubs continue to be active. Much of the impetus for creating the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco was provided by Carl I. Wheat, historian, lawyer, and book collector. The purpose of th...

Zamorano Club

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The Zamorano Club is a Southern Californian organization for bibliophiles and manuscript collectors. It was founded in 1928, and sponsors lectures and publications on book-related topics. From the description of Zamorano Club Collection, 1920-1900. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 426499660 Biography The Zamorano Club is a Southern Californian organization for bibliophiles and manuscript collec...

Blackwood Press

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Founded in 1956 by Edmund Simpson, M.D., of Placervile, California. From the description of Blackwood Press collection, 1968-1984. (University of California, Davis). WorldCat record id: 506020223 ...