Fine Printing: the Los Angeles Tradition
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Publisher: Washington: Library of Congress, 1987.
Price: $60.00
Fine Printing: the Los Angeles Tradition
A Fine edition.
Fine printing has been a Los Angeles tradition since the early 1800s. In Fine Printing, Ritchie Ward tells the story of the people and institutions that have shaped the city's printing industry. He profiles pioneers such as the Los Angeles Times, the Daily News, and the Los Angeles Herald-Examiner, as well as modern day giants like the Los Angeles Times Book Company and the Los Angeles Printing Press Association. Ward traces the city's printing history from its humble beginnings as a center for producing Bibles and pamphlets to its current status as an international center for printing and publishing. He shares fascinating anecdotes about the people and events that have shaped the city's printing industry, from the Gold Rush to the development of the motion picture industry. Fine Printing is the essential history of one of Los Angeles' most important industries.; 8vo; 65 pages; Price? ? ?
