Guide to the Collection of Fine Printing Ephemera
MS.M.007
Joanna Lamb; Sara Seltzer; inventory added by Zoe MacLeod, 2020.
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
(cc) 2020
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
University of California, Irvine
Irvine 92623-9557
spcoll@uci.edu
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections and Archives, University of California, Irvine
Libraries
Title: Collection of fine printing ephemera
Creator:
UCI Libraries. Department of Special Collections and
Archives
Identifier/Call Number: MS.M.007
Physical Description:
5.6 Linear Feet
(14 boxes)
Date: undated
Abstract: This collection comprises printed
ephemera from fine presses in the United States, Great Britain, and Europe that were
assembled by the UC Irvine Libraries Department of Special Collections and Archives from a
donation by Marie Louise Getty and the Richard D. Curtiss collection. Materials include
prospectuses, keepsakes, European booksellers' tickets, bookplates, and other examples of
fine press ephemera.
Language of Material:
English .
Access
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Publication Rights
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Preferred Citation
Collection of fine printing ephemera. MS-M007. Special Collections and Archives, The UC
Irvine Libraries, Irvine, California. Date accessed.
For the benefit of current and future researchers, please cite any additional information
about sources consulted in this collection, including permanent URLs, item or folder
descriptions, and box/folder locations.
Acquisition Information
Collected by the Department of Special Collections. Includes Fine Arts Press materials
donated by Mary Louise Getty, as well as materials from the Fine Arts Press from the Richard
D. Curtiss collection.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
This collection comprises printed ephemera from fine presses in the United States, Great
Britain, and Europe that were assembled by the UC Irvine Libraries Department of Special
Collections and Archives from a donation by Marie Louise Getty and the Richard D. Curtiss
collection. Materials include prospectuses, keepsakes, European booksellers' tickets,
bookplates, and other examples of fine press ephemera.
Fine Arts Press (Santa Ana, California)
undated
box 1
Mary Louise Getty collection
undated
box 2
Richard D. Curtiss Collection (purchased from Dawson's)
undated
box 3
Richard D. Curtiss Collection (purchased from Dawson's)
undated
Other California Presses
undated
box 8
Western Books exhibition catalogs (Rounce & Coffin Club)
undated
box 9
Zamorano and Roxburghe clubs
undated
box 10
Zamorano and Roxburghe clubs
undated
U.S. presses outside California
undated
box 12
Limited Editions Club
undated
box 14
European booksellers' tickets and bookplates
undated