James Weld Towne : pioneer San Francisco printer, publisher & paper purveyor /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Johnson, Bruce Leon
Corporate Authors:	Book Club of California, Mohawk Fine Papers, Inc
Other Authors:	Reagh, Patrick (Designer)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	San Francisco : Book Club of California, 2008.
Series:	Publication (Book Club of California) ; no. 223.
Subjects:	Towne, James W. > (James Weld), > 1829-1917. Printers > California > San Francisco > Biography. Printing > California > San Francisco > History. Typefaces (Type evidence) > Garamond (Monotype)

Table of Contents:

Part I.A history of the businesses. A brief history of Whitton, Towne & Company and Towne & Bacon ; James Towne as printer and publisher
Part II. The economics of printing and publishing. Paper ; Type and electrotyping ; Printing presses and other materials ; Labor and the employees of James Towne
Conclusions
Notes
Appendix A: Periodicals and newspapers produced at the Excelsior Printing Office
Appendix B: Checklist of Towne imprints, 1853-1868.