Portsmouth Plaza: The Cradle of San Francisco
San Francisco: Printed by John Henry Nash, 1932. First Edition. 464pp. Quarto [27 cm] 1/4 vellum over blue marbled boards with the title gilt on the backstrip. Very good. Item #8315
Inscribed by the author on the front free endsheet. Additionally, there is three page ALS from the author to the same person. 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: $50.00