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A Brief History of the California Spanish Press ... Printed for Friends of the Grabhorn Press by George L. Harding (1893-1976) - 1933-01-01

by George L. Harding (1893-1976)

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A Brief History of the California Spanish Press ... Printed for Friends of the Grabhorn Press

by George L. Harding (1893-1976)

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The Grabhorn Press, 1933-01-01. Paperback. Very Good. LIMITED EDITION of approximately 100 copies printed in handset Janson type and Franklin Old Style linotype on machine made paper. Complimentary distribution by the Grabhorn Press. Folio Bifold. 17 7/16x 12 1/2 inches. Unpaginated. [4] pp. Test printed within a typographic border, page [2] printed in red and black with a woodcut ship vignette, last page a blank; text clean, unmarked. Single bifold, some light shelf wear and soiling. Very Good. Harding's important list of 74 early California imprints, 1833-1845. Harding wrote and published an important biography of Don Agustin V. Zamorano, California's first printer. Originally printed in the Quaterly of the Californian Historical Society, June, 1933. Heller and Magee, Bibliography of the Grabhorn Press, 1915-1940, No. 191.
  • Bookseller John Howell for Books US (US)
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  • Publisher The Grabhorn Press
  • Date Published 1933-01-01
  • Keywords Harding, George L., A Brief History of the California Spanish Press Printed for Friends of the Grabhorn Press, Fine Press, Limited Edition, Bibliography, Early California, Agustin Zamorano

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A Brief History of the California Spanish Press

A Brief History of the California Spanish Press

by Harding, George L

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Grabhorn Press, 1933. First Edition. Print. Single sheet, folded, to create 4 pp., last page blank. 17.5 x 12.5 inches when folded. Grabhorn Bibliography, 1915-1940, 191. Harding lists all 74 known imprints with their locations. First edition (first printing). Limited to approximately 100 copies. A near fine copy. Slight darkening to edges and single spot of foxing in margin.
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A Brief History of the California Spanish Press.

A Brief History of the California Spanish Press.

by Harding, George L.; The Grabhorn Press

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San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, [1933].. Single sheet folded once to make a 4-pp. booklet. Printed on first 3 pp. only. Folio. 12-1/2 x 17-1/2 inches (folded dimensions). "Printed for the Friends of the Grabhorn Press." Includes a 74-item checklist of California Spanish imprints, 1833-1845, compiled by Harding. GRABHORN BIBLIOGRAPHY, 191. Some age-toning and minor creasing, otherwise Near Fine.
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