Small press collection, 1901-1975 (bulk 1960-1975).

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Roxburghe Club of San Francisco. Small press collection, 1901-1975 (bulk 1960-1975).

Small press collection, 1901-1975 (bulk 1960-1975).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48102303

The subject matter of the printed products is broad, and includes type samples, poetry, woodcuts or linoleum block prints, recipes, cards, and announcements and invitations. There are also business cards, bookmarks, wine and other labels, announcements, engraved napkins, and calendars. These items reflect the "keepsakes" made by members of the various printing societies as well as the commercial side of printing. Minutes of these clubs and rosters naming the members abound in the collection. Given that most of the small presses represented in the collection are located in California (and, specifically, the San Francisco Bay Area), lore of that region is a common topic for printed items. A lengthy series printed by various presses for the Book Club of California, titled "Coast and Valley Towns of Early California," provides portraits of various individual California cities. Other items in the collection include numerous chapbooks and printed pieces about printing, its history, and small presses, in general. Numerous magazine articles about these presses as well as correspondence to Roger Levenson are also included in the collection. Printing societies such as the Roxburghe Club, the Zamorano Club, the Moxon Chappel, the Rounce and Coffin Club, and the Book Club of California also have entries. Some items are unidentified by press or printer, and these are filed as miscellaneous items. Most presses are from California, but others from across the country are also represented, as are a few international small presses.

13 boxes (11 cu. ft.) + 1 oversize folder.

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spa,

dut,

ger,

jpn,

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