The Sierra Nevada suite /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Francisco :
The Book Club of California,
2013.
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| Series: | Publication (Book Club of California) ;
no. 231. |
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| Item Description: | Issued in slipcase. "The Sierra Nevada Suite was designed and produced in an edition of three hundred and eight numbered copies by Peter Koch with the assistance of Jonathan Gerken for The Book Club of California. Ten artist's proofs designated A/P and ten printers proofs designated P/P are reserved. The woodengravings were printed by Richard Wagener. The typeface, Dante, designed by Giovanni Mardersteig, was originally hand-cut by Charles Malin and adapted for mechanical composition by Monotype in 1957. The text was cast at the letterfoundry of Michael & Winifred Bixler and printed by Max Koch on Zerkall Büttenpapier. Book binding and slipcases by John DeMerritt Bookbinding. Each book is numbered and signed by the artist." -- Colophon. The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy is number155 and signed by the engraver. Purchased for the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive by The Cushing Library. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 34 cm. |
| Related Items: | The Cushing Library/Lowman/Book Design copy forms part of the Book Design Section of the Al Lowman Printing Arts Collection and Research Archive. |