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Printer's choice : a selection of American press books, 1968-1978 : catalogue of an exhibition held at the Grolier Club, New York, December 19, 1978-February 3, 1979 / selection of books and press histories by Ruth E. Fine and William Matheson ; bibliographical descriptions and notes by W. Thomas Taylor.
LIBRA Vilain-Wieck Collection Misc 1882
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fine, Ruth, 1941- editor.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Printing--United States--History--20th century--Bibliography--Exhibitions.
- Printing.
- Book design--Bibliography--Exhibitions.
- Book design.
- United States--Imprints--Exhibitions.
- United States.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies
- Exhibition catalogs
- History
- Private press books (Printing)
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Spectrum.
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Weiss.
- Rives Heavyweight (Paper).
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 67 pages, [28] pages of plates : illustrations, samples, portraits ; 37 cm
- Manufacture:
- [Austin] : Printed by David Holman at the Wind River Press
- Place of Publication:
- Austin : W. Thomas Taylor, 1983.
- Contents:
- Abattoir Editions
- The Adagio Press
- The Allen Press
- Amaranth Press
- The Anvil Press
- Arion Press
- The Banyan Press
- Roger Beacham, Publisher
- Bird & Bull Press
- Cherryburn Press
- The Corvine Press
- Cranium Press
- Cummington Press
- The Finial Press
- Five Trees Press
- Gehenna Press
- David R. Godine
- The Grace Hoper Press
- The Greenwood Press
- The Heron Press
- Janus Press
- King Library Press
- Printers at their work
- Labyrinth Editions
- Laguna Verde Imprenta
- Lime Kiln Press
- Mason Hill Press
- Meadow Press
- Pennyroyal Press
- The Penumbra Press
- The Perishable Press Limited
- The Plantin Press
- Poltroon Press
- Poythress Press
- The Press in Tuscany Alley
- The Press of the Nightowl
- The Printery
- Sea Pen Press & Paper Mill
- Stone Wall Press
- Warwick Press
- Windhover Press
- Zephyrus Image.
- Notes:
- Limited edition of 325 copies.
- Designed & printed by David Holman utilizing Spectrum & Weiss types on Rives Heavyweight paper.
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Jean-François Vilain and Roger Wieck.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has number 197.
- OCLC:
- 13423249
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