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James Weld Towne : pioneer San Francisco printer, publisher & paper purveyor / by Bruce L. Johnson.

Title
James Weld Towne : pioneer San Francisco printer, publisher & paper purveyor / by Bruce L. Johnson.
Author
Johnson, Bruce Leon.
Publication
San Francisco : Book Club of California, 2008.

Details

Additional Authors
  • Book Club of California.
  • Mohawk Paper Mills (Cohoes, N.Y.)
  • Reagh, Patrick.
Description
xiii, 214 p. : ill. (some col.); 27 cm.
Series Statement
Book Club of California publication ; no. 223
Uniform Title
Publication (Book Club of California) ; no. 223.
Subject
  • Printers > San Francisco > Biography
  • Printing > San Francisco > History
  • Towne, James W. 1829-1917
Genre/Form
Typefaces (Type evidence) – Garamond (Monotype)
Note
  • "Designed and typeset by Patrick Reagh in Sebastopol, California. The typeface is Monotype Garamond and the paper is Mohawk Superfine. 275 copies have been printed by photo-offset."--T.p. verso.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 112-121) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Part I. A history of the business. 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.