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:
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.