Box 1
Container
Contains 54 Results:
Miscellaneous Ephemera
Series — Box: 1, Folder: 14
Identifier: Series 5.
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The collection is comprised of ephemera created by the Allen Press, particularly prospectuses for their books. Most of the prospectuses are small broadsides folded for mailing. All of the prospectuses served as samples of the Allens's work and provided detailed information about each book. A reply card and return envelope were usually mailed with the prospectuses. Some orders were directed to the Allens and other orders directed to the Argonaut Bookshop in San Francisco.
The...
Dates:
1943-1991
Lewis, Oscar. On Reaching Seventy. , 1982
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Identifier: Series 2.
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The collection is comprised of ephemera created by the Allen Press, particularly prospectuses for their books. Most of the prospectuses are small broadsides folded for mailing. All of the prospectuses served as samples of the Allens's work and provided detailed information about each book. A reply card and return envelope were usually mailed with the prospectuses. Some orders were directed to the Allens and other orders directed to the Argonaut Bookshop in San Francisco.
The...
Dates:
Other: 1982
Shakespeare, William. Romeo, Juliet: A Tragedy., 1988
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Identifier: Series 2.
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The collection is comprised of ephemera created by the Allen Press, particularly prospectuses for their books. Most of the prospectuses are small broadsides folded for mailing. All of the prospectuses served as samples of the Allens's work and provided detailed information about each book. A reply card and return envelope were usually mailed with the prospectuses. Some orders were directed to the Allens and other orders directed to the Argonaut Bookshop in San Francisco.
The...
Dates:
Other: 1988
Herodotus. Egypt: fifth century B.C., 1989
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Identifier: Series 2.
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The collection is comprised of ephemera created by the Allen Press, particularly prospectuses for their books. Most of the prospectuses are small broadsides folded for mailing. All of the prospectuses served as samples of the Allens's work and provided detailed information about each book. A reply card and return envelope were usually mailed with the prospectuses. Some orders were directed to the Allens and other orders directed to the Argonaut Bookshop in San Francisco.
The...
Dates:
Other: 1989
First comprehensive exhibit of books, hand-bindings and ephemera of the L-D Allen Press, 1951
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 5.
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The collection is comprised of ephemera created by the Allen Press, particularly prospectuses for their books. Most of the prospectuses are small broadsides folded for mailing. All of the prospectuses served as samples of the Allens's work and provided detailed information about each book. A reply card and return envelope were usually mailed with the prospectuses. Some orders were directed to the Allens and other orders directed to the Argonaut Bookshop in San Francisco.
The...
Dates:
Other: 1951
Four folios produced by hand...an exhibit starting March 9, 1964, 1964
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: Series 5.
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The collection is comprised of ephemera created by the Allen Press, particularly prospectuses for their books. Most of the prospectuses are small broadsides folded for mailing. All of the prospectuses served as samples of the Allens's work and provided detailed information about each book. A reply card and return envelope were usually mailed with the prospectuses. Some orders were directed to the Allens and other orders directed to the Argonaut Bookshop in San Francisco.
The...
Dates:
Other: 1964
On the ambitious projects of Russia (copy to Ward Ritchie), 1955
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Identifier: Series 2.
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The collection is comprised of ephemera created by the Allen Press, particularly prospectuses for their books. Most of the prospectuses are small broadsides folded for mailing. All of the prospectuses served as samples of the Allens's work and provided detailed information about each book. A reply card and return envelope were usually mailed with the prospectuses. Some orders were directed to the Allens and other orders directed to the Argonaut Bookshop in San Francisco.
The...
Dates:
Other: 1955
Clemens, Samuel. Mark Twain: San Francisco Correspondent. Book Club of California., 1957
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: Series 2.
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The collection is comprised of ephemera created by the Allen Press, particularly prospectuses for their books. Most of the prospectuses are small broadsides folded for mailing. All of the prospectuses served as samples of the Allens's work and provided detailed information about each book. A reply card and return envelope were usually mailed with the prospectuses. Some orders were directed to the Allens and other orders directed to the Argonaut Bookshop in San Francisco.
The...
Dates:
Other: 1957
The L-D Allen Press. A Portfolio of Book Club Printers: 1912-1962., 1962
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Identifier: Series 3.
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The collection is comprised of ephemera created by the Allen Press, particularly prospectuses for their books. Most of the prospectuses are small broadsides folded for mailing. All of the prospectuses served as samples of the Allens's work and provided detailed information about each book. A reply card and return envelope were usually mailed with the prospectuses. Some orders were directed to the Allens and other orders directed to the Argonaut Bookshop in San Francisco.
The...
Dates:
Other: 1962
The noble knight paris & the fair vienne, 1956
Item — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Identifier: Series 2.
Scope and Contents
From the Item:
The collection is comprised of ephemera created by the Allen Press, particularly prospectuses for their books. Most of the prospectuses are small broadsides folded for mailing. All of the prospectuses served as samples of the Allens's work and provided detailed information about each book. A reply card and return envelope were usually mailed with the prospectuses. Some orders were directed to the Allens and other orders directed to the Argonaut Bookshop in San Francisco.
The...
Dates:
Other: 1956