Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book Club of California
Description: CATNACHERY. By P.H. Muir, The Book Club of California, 1955. 28 pp. Illustrated. Five fold-out facsimiles. Cloth-backed decorated boards. Paper spine label. Limited edition: 1 of 325 copies printed at the Greenwood Press. The story of the 19th century London publisher of broadsides, written by legendary bookman Percy Muir. Deckled side edge. Pictorial HB, no Dj, is nearFine (slight sunning top cover), 2 lbs. read more
Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Book Club of California, San Francisco
Date Published: 1955
Description: 11" x 7.75". 27pp. Illustrated paper boards, light brown spine with a printed paper spine label. A fine copy in the plain paper dustwrapper. One of only 325 copies printed by Jack Werner Stauffacher at the Greenwood Press in San Francisco. The book is an essay by the noted bibliophile and children's literature scholar on the famous Catnach press and its proprietor "Jemmy" Catnach. The Press specialized in broadsides of 'street-ballads. ' With many illustrations after engravings as well as five ... read more
Edition: Limited Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Book Club of California, San Francisco
Date Published: 1955
Description: Large octavo. 27pp. Illustrated throughout with numerous small engravings and several fold-out reproductions. Brown cloth over tan paper covered boards with mounted paper title label on spine and wood block devices stamped in orange on covers. Small black mark to back cover, else Near Fine in original plain wrapper that has some dust soiling. One of 325 copies. With prospectus laid in. An essay on the famous Catnach press and proprietor "Jemmy" Catnach. Image or additional images available upon ... read more
Edition: One of 325 copies printed at the Greenwood Press.
Binding: Quarter light brown cloth over tan boards, woodcut illustrations
Publisher: Book Club of California, San Francisco
Date Published: 1955
Description: Large octavo. [4], [30] pp. Folding facsimiles, woodcuts in text. Printed in black and red. Illustrations taken from A Collection of the Books & Woodcuts of James Catnatch and The History of the Catnatch Press. Folding facsimiles, woodcuts in text. Printed in black and red. Illustrations taken from A Collection of the Books & Woodcuts of James Catnatch and The History of the Catnatch Press. Magee, Hundredth Book, 89. read more
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