Paradise printed & bound : book arts in Northampton & beyond / edited by Barbara B. Blumenthal.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Blumenthal, Barbara B. (Barbara Borenstein)

Bourbeau, David.

Brannon, Barbara A.

Larson, Arthur (Printer)

Russem, Michael.

Strimer, Steve.

Baskin, Leonard, 1922-2000.

Northampton (Mass.). 350th Anniversary Committee.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gehenna Press.

Hampshire Bookshop.

Printing--Massachusetts--Northampton--History.

Printing.

Publishers and publishing--Massachusetts--Northampton.

Publishers and publishing.

Booksellers and bookselling--Massachusetts--Northampton.

Booksellers and bookselling.

Northampton (Mass.)--History.

Northampton (Mass.).

Massachusetts--Northampton.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

x, [2], 133 pages, [1] leaf : illustrations (1 color, 1 mounted) ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Paradise printed and bound

Place of Publication:

Northampton, Mass. : 350th Anniversary Committee, 2004.

Contents:

From stationers to book artists : a brief history of book arts in & near Northampton / Barbara B. Blumenthal

The pioneering journey of the Hampshire Bookshop : the first ten years / Barbara A. Brannon

The Gehenna Press : through the eyes of a devoted disciple / David P. Bourbeau

Census of Northampton area book workers and organizations, 1954-2004.

Notes:

" ... digitally set in Aldus type and ... produced by Steve Strimer ... at Collective Copies in Florence, Massachusetts ... Typographic design by Barbara B. Blumenthal, with the generous assistance of Michael & Katherine Russem at Kat Ran Press, Florence, Massachusetts. A wood engraving by Leonard Baskin is tipped-in as a frontispiece in the first 300 copies of this chapbook. The pomegranate was printed from the original block by Art Larson at Horton Tank Graphics, Hadley, Massachusetts."--Colophon.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0960082859

9780960082858

OCLC:

57535327