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The California governmental seals / [written by Kenneth M. Johnson ; edited by Oscar Lewis and John A. Hussey].
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LIBRA Vilain-Wieck Collection Book Club of California 153
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Johnson, Kenneth M., author.
- Series:
- Keepsake series (Book Club of California) ; 1963.
- 1963 Keepsakes of the Book Club of California
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Emblems, National--California.
- Emblems, National.
- Seals (Numismatics)--California.
- Seals (Numismatics).
- California.
- Genre:
- Private press books (Printing)
- Printing in multiple colors (Printing)
- Slipcases (Binding)
- Keepsakes.
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 1 portfolio (12 folders) : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- Manufacture:
- [Place of printing not identified] : Castle Press.
- Place of Publication:
- [San Francisco, California] : The Book Club of California, [1963]
- Contents:
- No. 1. The Spanish and Mexican periods, 1769-1846.
- no. 2. The seals of the States.
- no. 3. The California Supreme Court.
- no. 4. The city of Los Angeles.
- no. 5. The city of Monterey.
- no. 6. The city of Sacramento.
- no. 7. The city of San Diego.
- no. 8. The city of San Francisco.
- no. 9. The city of San Jose.
- no. 10. The city of Santa Barbara.
- no. 11. The city of Stockton.
- no. 12. The city of Pasadena.
- Notes:
- "This series of Keepsakes consists of twelve folders, issued during 1963 to its members by The Book Club of California. The series was written by Kenneth M. Johnson, who also did the research for it. It was edited by Oscar Lewis and John A. Hussey, and printed by Grant Dahlstrom at the Castle Press. In those instances where printed copies of the seals were unavailable, line drawings from impressions on paper were made by Chock Jong."--Colophon of each folder.
- Issued in a slipcase.
- Local Notes:
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has manuscript note in pencil ("NN C1303") on page [1] of folder number 1.
- Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2017.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy: slip case retained. Slip case has label ("R.L. Bruckman, Binder ... Inverness, California") on inner portion.
- Contains:
- The Spanish and Mexican periods 1769-1846. 1
- The seals of the state. 2
- The California supreme court. 3
- The city of Los Angeles. 4
- The city of Monterey. 5
- The city of Sacramento. 6
- The city of San Diego. 7
- The city of San Francisco. 8
- The city of San Jose. 9
- The city of Santa Barbara. 10
- The city of Stockton. 11
- The city of Pasadena. 12
- OCLC:
- 4206311
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