A Tribute to Marvin Randolph Higgins
San Francisco: Printed by John Henry Nash, 1937. First Edition. 58pp. Octavo [24.5 cm] Blue pebbled leather with the title gilt stamped on the front board and backstrip. In slipcase with paper label on spine. Item #10497
This edition was limited to 500 copies. Signed by the subject's widdow on the Foreword page. John Henry Nash (1871-1947) was a renowned fine printer who spent the majority of his career in the San Francisco area, founding the Twentieth Century Press with Bruce Brough, which was renamed Tomoye Press when Paul Elder was made a partner. Later Nash founded his own eponymous printing venture, this is where he cemented legacy as one of the great American printers. Later in his life he would teach printing and typography at the University of Oregon.
Price: $75.00