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An essay by Gary F. Kurutz on A bibliography of California and the Pacific West, 1510-1906 by Robert E. Cowan : with an original leaf from the Club's 1914 first edition.
LIBRA - Vilain-Wieck Collection Book Club of California 34
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Kurutz, Gary F., author.
- Series:
- Publication (Book Club of California) ; no. 201.
- Publication number 201
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cowan, Robert Ernest, 1862-1942. Bibliography of the history of California and the Pacific West, 1510-1906.
- Cowan, Robert Ernest.
- California--History--Bibliography.
- California.
- Pacific States--History--Bibliography.
- Pacific States.
- United States--Pacific States.
- Genre:
- Bibliographies.
- History.
- Private press books (Printing)
- Printing in multiple colors (Printing)
- Limitation statements (Publishing)
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Janson.
- Dust jackets (Binding)
- Leaf books.
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- [8], 63, [3] pages : illustrations, portraits ; 28 cm
- Manufacture:
- [Petaluma] : [P]rinted by Anchor & Acorn Press
- Other Title:
- Essay on Robert E. Cowan's A bibliography of California and the Pacific West, 1510-1906
- Cowan leaf book 1914
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : The Book Club of California, 1993.
- Notes:
- Cowan's work was originally published under title: Bibliography of the history of California and the Pacific West, 1510-1906.
- "This book is limited to 390 copies, and is set in Janson type. The paper is Mohawk Letterpress Text. It was printed by Anchor & Acorn Press and was designed by Lewis Allen of The Allen Press. It was bound by Cardoza-James Binding Company"--Colophon.
- "Second color (red) on full title page and first line of essay."--Book Club of California.
- "This is Publication number 201"--Title page verso.
- An original leaf from the original 1914 edition of "A bibliography of California and the Pacific West" is tipped in following the title page.
- Binding: quarter linen over paper boards; printed paper label with title and author's surname on left board; brief title and author's surname printed on spine; orange endpapers; mylar dust jacket.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [61]-63).
- Local Notes:
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has manuscript note ("C 879 EK") in pencil on front free endpaper.
- Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2017.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy has original leaf (pages 115-116) from the 1914 edition of "A bibliography of California and the Pacific West" tipped in following the title leaf.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy: dust jacket retained.
- 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 201 (page 1)
- OCLC:
- 29808964
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