The Allen Press Bibliography: A Facsimile With Original Leaves and Additions to Date, Including a Checklist of Ephemera

Allen Press

Published by Book Club of California, San Francisco, 1985

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Folio in beige cloth; 114 pages, 9 unnumbered pages: illustrations; 36 cm. A high qualty production of 750 copies only. The first 91 pages contain a facsimile of the original edition published by the press in 1981 under title: The Allen Press Bibliography, mcmlxxxi : produced by hand with art work, sample pages from previous editions. The remainder contain 5 new bibliography entries; an epilogue by the Allens; an appreciation by Carey S. Bliss; and a checklist of ephemera by D. Steven Corey, with the assistance of Ruth Yeaman "This book is issued in an edition limited to 750 copies. The facsimile, or first part, was produced by offset lithography at Mastercraft Press, under the supervision of George Waters. The new, updated material was set in Monotype Van Dijck types by Othmar Peters at Mackenzie-Harris, and printed letterpress on Pastelle Antique paper with deckled edges by Arlen Philpott at his Tamal Land Press. The checklist of ephemera was compiled by D. Steven Corey, aided by Ruth Yeaman. The entire production was managed by Albert Sperisen, Florian Shasky, Shirley and Jay Sheffield, and Lewis and Dorothy Allen with the invaluable assistance of S. Gale Herrick, Carey Bliss and Barbara Land."--Colophon Includes index Allen Press, Allen Press Bibliography Catalogs, Artists' books, Artists' books California San Francisco 1985, Bibliographies, Bibliography, Blind-blocked bindings (gathered matter components, California, California Imprints Catalogs, Catalogs, Cloth case bindings, ?ditions de luxe Bibliographie Catalogues, Fac-simil?s, Facsimiles, Italic (typeface group), Lithographies offsets, Livres d'artistes, Private press books, Private press books Bibliography Catalogs, Private presses, artists' books (books), bibliographies, deckle edges, facsimiles (reproductions), limited editions, moldmade paper, offset lithographs, roman (upright typeface group / **Heavy item. Additional shipping fees may be needed. Please inquire** // Lewis M. Allen (Book producer), Dorothy Allen (Book producer), Carey S. Bliss, George Waters (Lithographer), Othmar Peters (Compositor), Arlen Philpott (Printer), D. Steven Corey (Compiler), Ruth Yeaman (Compiler), Book Club of California (Publisher), Mastercraft Press (Lithographer), Mackenzie-Harris Corporation (Compositor), Tamal Land Press (Printer); Fine Press. Ex-library with minimal markings; else tight clean and, overall, about near fine thus, Seller Inventory # 102539

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Allen Press Bibliography: A Facsimile ...

Publisher: Book Club of California, San Francisco

Publication Date: 1985

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: near fine

Edition: Facsimile; reprint.