Fine Press prospectuses and ephemera

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Repository
Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department
Call Number
FLP.RBD.HBP1
Creator
Title
Fine Press prospectuses and ephemera
Date [inclusive]
1955-1982
Extent
1.33 Linear feet
Language
English
Abstract
The collection contains material from fine presses and individual printers received by the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia. The bulk of the items are prospectuses, but the collection also includes greeting cards, keepsakes, printed advertisements, and samples.
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[Description of item], [Box and folder], Fine Press prospectuses and ephemera, 1955-1982, Free Library of Philadelphia, Rare Book Department.

This is an artificial collection of materials received and arranged by the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia.

This collection includes fine press materials received by the Rare Book Department of the Free Library of Philadelphia. The bulk of the collection consists of prospectuses for upcoming publications, but there are also advertisements, greeting cards, keepsakes, order blanks, and samples. Over forty fine presses and printers from the United States, Canada, and England are represented, with the largest contributors being the Stanbrook Abbey Press and the Tudor Press.

The collection is arranged alphabetically by press or printer name.

Publication Information:

Free Library of Philadelphia: Rare Book Department, 2013.09.26

Finding Aid Author:

Finding aid prepared by Caitlin Goodman

Access Restrictions:

This collection is open for research use.

Use Restrictions:

The right of access to material does not imply the right of publication. Permission for reprinting, reproduction, or extensive quotation from the rare books, manuscripts, prints, or drawings must be obtained through written application, stating the use to be made of the material. The reader bears the responsibility for any possible infringement of copyright laws in the publication of such material. A reproduction fee will be charged if the material is to be reproduced in a commercial publication.

Form/Genre(s)
  • Ephemera
  • Greeting cards
  • Keepsakes (books)
  • Prospectuses
Subject(s)
  • Printers--20th century
  • Private press books
  Date Box Folder
Angelica Press 1976 1
 1
Arion Press 1977-1980 1
 2
Bird & Bull Press 1977-1978, undated 1
2
 3
1
Black Rock Press 1968 1
 4
Chamberlain Press 1978-1981 1
 5
Charles Lee 1968-1972 1
 6
Chilmark Press 1967-1970 1
 7
David Magee 1964 1
 8
Deighton, Bell & Company 1973 2
 2
Dreadnaught Broadside undated 1
 9
Gehenna Press 1966-1975 2
1
 3
10
Gleeson Library Associates, University of San Francisco 1962-1980 1
 11
Grabhorn-Hoyem 1967-1972 2
1
 4
12
H.P. Kraus 1961 2
 5
Hebron Press 1971 1
 13
Henry Evans 1969 2
 6
Imprint Society 1969-1970 1
 14
Janus Press 1967 1
 15
Lawton Kennedy 1961-1965, undated 2
1
 7
16
Lazarus Powell and Clinton Sisson 1972-1973 1
 17
Lime Rock Press 1971 1
 18
Meles Vulgaris Press, University of Wisconsin 1972 1
 19
Offhand Press 1959 1
 20
Oliphant Press 1969 1
 21
Paradine 1978 1
 22
Penmaen Press 1978 1
 23
Pennyroyal Press 1976-1982 1
 24-25
Perishable Press 1968-1973 1
 26
Pickering Press 1967-1985 and undated 1
 27
Plain Wrapper Press 1980 1
 28
Plantin Press 1955-1967 1
 29
Pomegranate Press 1972-1974 1
 30
Press of Appletree Alley 1981 1
 31
Press of the Nightowl 1974 1
 32
Rampant Lions Press 1974 2
 8
Stanbrook Abbey Press 1959-1973, undated 2
1
 9
33-37
Sumac Press 1973 1
 38
Tudor Press 1963-1977, undated 2
1
 10
39-41
Wil Hudson 1965-1967 2
1
 11
42
Zeitlin and Ver Brugge 1969 2
 12

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