EARLY PRINTING IN WISCONSIN. WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE ISSUES OF THE PRESS, 1833 - 1850
1931 · Seattl
by McMurtrie, Douglas C
Seattl: Published & Printed by Frank McCaffrey, 1931. 220pp. plus two facsimiles tipped in. Folio. Original blindstamped cloth, gilt morocco label. Near fine. From an edition limited to 300 copies. Another indispensable work from the indefatigable McMurtrie, covering the first eighteen years of Wisconsin printing. Includes a section on newspapers and periodicals, and a helpful "Biographical Index" by Albert H. Allen. The present copy contains a signed, tipped-in note from printer McCaffrey discussing the origin of the project. (Inventory #: WRCAM31865)