Charles A. Murdock. Printer & Citizen of San Francisco: An Appraisal.

Berkeley: Tamalpais Press, 1973 Book. Very fine. Hardcover. First edition. Limited edition of 310 copies (only 300 of which were for sale). Designed, composed, and printed by Roger Levenson at Howell-North Press. Illustrated with black & white photographs and facsimile reproductions. Index. Signature of well known historian and author Robert "Bob" Chandler on inner front cover. A very fine copy in gilt-decorated brown cloth. Charles A. Murdock (1841-1928) settled in San Francisco in 1864 where he became a printer with a distinguished taste in typography. He designed and printed books by Kate Douglas Wiggin and by Herman Scheffauer, as well as Gelett Burgess' The Lark. He also edited the Pacific Unitarian (1892-1928). Includes numerous examples of Murdock's printing..