James Mason Hutchings of Yo Semite : a biography and bibliography / Dennis Kruska.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kruska, Dennis G., author.

Contributor:

Blau, Mariana, binder.

Book Club of California, publisher.

Castle Press, book designer, printer.

A-1 Bookbinders, binder.

Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc., papermaker.

Jean-François Vilain and Roger S. Wieck Collection of Private Presses, Ephemera, & Related References (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Publication (Book Club of California) ; no. 225.

The Book Club of California publication ; 225

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hutchings, J. M. (James Mason), 1820-1902--Biography.

Hutchings, J. M.

Hutchings, J. M. (James Mason), 1820-1902--Bibliography.

Hutchings, J. M. (James Mason), 1820-1902.

Publishers and publishing--California--Biography.

Publishers and publishing.

Private press books.

Printing--Specimens.

Printing.

Small presses--California.

Small presses.

Yosemite Valley (Calif.)--History.

Yosemite Valley (Calif.).

Yosemite National Park (Calif.)--History.

Yosemite National Park (Calif.).

California.

California--Yosemite National Park.

California--Yosemite Valley.

Genre:

Bibliographies.

Biographies.

History.

Specimens.

Private press books (Printing)

Printing in multiple colors (Printing)

Limitation statements (Publishing)

Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Van Dijck.

Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Old Thunder.

Publishers' cloth bindings (Binding)

Publishers’ advertisements.

Penn Provenance:

Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)

Physical Description:

XV, [1], 324, [4] pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 34 cm

Manufacture:

Pasadena, California : [P]rinted ...at The Castle Press.

Other Title:

James Mason Hutchings of Yosemite

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : The Book Club of California, 2009.

Summary:

A detailed, illustrated examination of Hutchings' life, his ongoing methods of promoting Yosemite and his influence on nineteenth century California literature. The biography includes much new material on Hutchings' hotel-keeping activities, his travels, and his legal fight to preserve his Yosemite land claims. The annotated bibliography lists all known publications by Hutchings and well as those he influenced.

Notes:

"James Mason Hutchings of Yo Semite a biography and bibliography was designed and printed using stochastic screening at The Castle Press, Pasadena, California and bound by Mariana Blau of A-1 Bookbinding, Los Angeles, California. The typefaces used are Van Dijck and Old Thunder. The paper for the work is archival-quality Mohawk Superfine. Edition limited to 500 copies."--Colophon.

"Printed in a limited edition of 500 copies, the book has been designed and printed in a 4-color lithographic process by The Castle Press using Van Dijck typefaces on Mohawk Superfine paper. The three-piece binding is by Mariana Blau of A-1 Bookbinding. The book measures 13 X 9 inches and consists of 344 pages of text and 208 illustrations"--Prospectus [p. 4].

Binding: quarter black cloth over green cloth boards; color-printed and -illustrated paper title label on left board; title and author stamped in gold on spine; color-illustrated endpapers.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-310) and index.

Local Notes:

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has manuscript note ("C 1516 NRC") in pencil on page [I].

Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2017.

Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has publisher's prospectus for this edition laid in.

Cited in:

Book Club of California. A bibliography of the books published by The Book Club of California 1993–2009 http://www.bccbooks.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/2010Supplement.pdf 225 (pages 13-14)

ISBN:

9780981959719

0981959717

OCLC:

461317451