Henry Evans, Bookseller, Printer, Publisher, Printmaker
by (EVANS, HENRY). Crichton, John
- Used
- Condition
- As new.
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2019, 2019. First edition. As new.. 4to, green linen spine, decorated wrappers, 52 pages. Profusely illustrated. A bio-history of the engaging San Francisco bookseller and botanical printmaker Henry Evans (1918-1990), who founded the Porpoise Bookshop and Peregrine Press in San Francisco in the early 1950s with the assistance of wife Patricia and daughter Judith. Evans later became a prominent botanical printmaker. This monograph, the annual keepsake published by The Book Club of California, includes a checklist of all the publications of the Peregrine Press, Porpoise Bookshop and Henry Evans, Printmaker. It was handsomely designed by Jonathan Clark of the Artichoke Press. Many of the illustrations have not been previously published.
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- Bookseller
- The Brick Row Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28200
- Title
- Henry Evans, Bookseller, Printer, Publisher, Printmaker
- Author
- (EVANS, HENRY). Crichton, John
- Book Condition
- New As new.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 2019
- Date Published
- 2019
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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The Brick Row Book Shop
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About The Brick Row Book Shop
The Brick Row Book Shop, founded in 1915, is one of the oldest antiquarian book firms in the United States. We're located a block from Union Square in downtown San Francisco, and are open by appointment Monday-Friday. The engraving by T. Diedricksen is of the Shop as it was shortly after its founding in New Haven, Connecticut.
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