Private Press File: E - G

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Eakins Press Foundation

The Eakins Press Foundation is named for the prominent American painter Thomas Eakins and was founded in New York City in 1974. The press's emphasis is to encourage craftsmanship and beauty in presenting the arts and literature to a broad public. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Easy Hill Press

Easy Hill Press was founded by William Watson in 1951. It published both in Snyder and Buffalo, New York. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Ecco Press

Ecco Press was founded in 1971 by poet Daniel Halperin. It operated as a private press from 1971 to 1999. The press was acquired by HarperCollins Publishing in 1999, but it continues to operate as an independent imprint. For a list of items in the collections of MU Libraries published by Ecco Press prior to 1999, click here.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Edinburgh Printing Company

Edinburgh Printing Company was founded in 1834 in Edinburgh, Scotland, by William Ritchie. Ritchie served as manager of the press from 1834-1843, and John McPhail was manager from 1844-1847. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Éditions de la Revue Fontaine

Éditions de la Revue Fontaine is located in Paris, France. Click here for a list of materials available at MU Libraries.

Éditions de Minuit

Les Éditions de Minuit is a publishing company founded by illustrator Jean Bruller and writer Pierre de Lescure during the German occupation of France in 1941. The press was originally part of the underground media connected with the French resistance and was intended to foil German censorship. Bruller and de Lescure, along with various printers, risked their lives in order to publish and distribute banned literature by French and American authors. Les Éditions de Minuit continues to produce books today. Its distinctive book covers are characteristically undecorated and only marked with the symbol of the press: a star and the letter M.

A bibliography of Les Éditions de Minuit is available: Les Éditions de minuit, historique et bibliographie by Jacques Debû-Bridel, Paris: Éditions de minuit, 1945 (655.444 E48Xd3). Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Edizioni Ampersand

Edizioni Ampersand is the private press of Alessandro Zanella, who began printing in Verona, Italy in 1976 with Richard-Gabriel Rummonds of the Plain Wrapper Press. Zanella became a full partner in the printing firm but started his own press in 1983 at the Palazzo Betteloni in Verona.

See also Plain Wrapper Press, Stamperia Ampersand, and Ex Ophidia.

Egoist

Egoist was a small private company founded in 1913 to publish The Egoist, a philosophical and literary monthly review. The imprint was adopted by Egoist Press in 1916. Egoist Press is noted for publishing the works of James Joyce and T.S. Eliot, including Joyce's Ulysses, which was banned in England and the United States soon after publication. The printing was done by other presses. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Elephant's Foot Press

Elephant's Foot Press is located in Peoria, Illinois. Its director is Richard Folse.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Elizabeth Press

Elizabeth Press was founded in 1961 by Jim Weil in New Rochelle, New York. Weil focused on printing poetry, including the works of several prominent poets. Most of the printing work was done elsewhere, particularly by Stamperia Valdonega of Italy. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Elm Press

Elm Press is located in Wallingford, Pennsylvania.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Elm Tree Press

The Dana family founded Elm Tree Press in 1907 in Woodstock, Vermont. The press continues to publish books today. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Elmete Press

Mary and Arthur Maney founded Elmete Press in 1972 in Leeds, Yorkshire, England. The focus of the press is on historical book making methods, such as paper and parchment making and bookbinding. The press's publications emphasize the medieval and ancient book. Click here for a list of items availableat MU Libraries.

Elysium Press

Elysium Press was founded in 1980 and concentrates on letterpress editions of authors whose works have been ignored by commercial publishers, particularly works by twentieth-century gay authors. For a listing of items at MU Libraries, click here.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Elzevir Society

The Elzevir Society is located in London and was named for a family of famous Dutch printers who worked in in seventeenth century. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Encino Press

Encino Press was established in 1964 by William Wittliff and was based in Austin, Texas. The press specialized in Texas history and literature. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

English Club of Cornell College

The English Club of Cornell College was located in Mount Vernon, Iowa, and was dedicated to publishing poetry.

Enschedé en Zonen, Joh.

J.W. Enschedé established this press and typefoundry in 1703 in Haarlem, Holland. Today the company produces bank notes and stamps in addition to books. The press was also known for its miniature books. For a list of items at MU Libraries, click here.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Equinox Cooperative Press

Evelyn Harter Glick, her husband Tony Glick, novelist Lynd Ward and several other writers, printers and artists started the Equinox Cooperative Press in New York City. The press published twelve books between 1931 and 1937, when it closed. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Eragny Press

Lucien and Esther Pissarro founded the Eragny Press in 1894. The press was named after the Pissarro family's home town in France. Lucien, a wood engraver, created the illustrations and set type, while Esther did the bookbinding. Friends of Charles Ricketts of the Vale Press, the Pissarros used Vale type for many of their books and collaborated with Ricketts and his publishers on some projects. The press produced over thirty books before it closed in 1914.

A print reference is also available at MU Libraries: The Wood Engravings of Lucien Pissarro: And a Bibliographical List of Eragny Books, by Lora Urbanelli, Cambridge: Silent Books; Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 1994.

See also Vale Press and Ballantyne Press.

Erespin Press

Erespin Press is owned by David and Carol Kent in Austin, Texas.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Essex House Press

C.R. Ashbee founded Essex House Press in 1898 in London, England. The press moved to Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, England, in 1902 and continued to operate until 1910. Ashbee was known as a leader in the English Arts and Crafts movement of the late nineteenth century. Like other Arts and Crafts presses, Ashbee maintained that all aspects of the book -- type, paper, binding, etc. -- should rise to the status of an art and adhere to a standard of beauty.

A bibliography was published: A bibliography of the Essex House press, with notes on the designs, blocks, cuts, bindings, etc., from the year 1898 to 1904, by C.R. Ashbee, Campden, Gloucestershire, Essex House press, 1904 (Rare Z232.E78 A8 1904). Books about C.R. Ashbee are also available at MU Libraries; click here for a list. Click here for a list of materials published by the Essex House Press available at MU Libraries.

Ettan Press

Ettan Press is located in Rancho Santa Fe, California.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Ex Ophidia

Ex Ophidia Press is located in Cottondale, Alabama. Richard-Gabriel Rummonds is the printer and proprietor. Rummonds' work at the press has been summarized in Printing on the Iron Handpress. London: British Library, 1998.

See also Plain Wrapper Press and the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Eyncourt Press

Eyncourt Press was located in Chicago, Illinois, and published books about the history of printing. Click here for a list of materials available at MU Libraries.

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Fanfare Press

Charles Hobson established the Fanfare Press in London in 1925. The press specialized in limited edition literature and also published for the members of the Limited Editions Club. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Ferguson Press

William and Raquel Ferguson founded the Ferguson Press in 1964 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. They also printed for Albondocani Press.

Figtree Press

Figtree Press was located in Hudson, New York. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Fine Art Society

The Fine Art Society was founded in London in 1876 for the purpose of exhibiting and selling works of art. The Society also publishes exhibition and sale catalogs. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Fine Arts Press

Thomas E. Williams ran the Fine Arts Press out of the Santa Ana High School and Junior College Print Shop in Santa Ana, Californa. The press began publishing under the Fine Arts imprint in 1933. The history of the press is published in Thomas E. Williams & the Fine Arts Press by Richard Curtiss, Los Angeles: Dawson's Book Shop, 1973. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Fine Editions Press

Fine Editions Press was founded by Gustav Davidson in 1940 in New York City. The press specialized in poetry. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Five Trees Press

Five Trees Press is located in San Francisco, California, and was founded in 1973 by Kathleen Walkup, Cheryl Miller, and others. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

The Fleuron Ltd.

The Fleuron Ltd. was a printing company founded in 1923 in London. The founders were Oliver Smith and Stanley Morrison. The company was originally established in order to print The Fleuron: A Journal of Typography, but it also accepted printing jobs from book publishers. Books published by The Fleuron, Ltd. focused on typography and the history and techniques of printing.

Florence Press

Florence press was established in 1908 by the publishers Chatto and Windus in Letchworth, England. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Flying Fish Press

Flying Fish Press was founded in 1987 by Julie Chen and is dedicated to producing high-quality artist's books. The press is located in Berkeley, California.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Flying Sugar Press

Flying Sugar Press was established in London by Yaron Livay, a book artist who concentrates on handmade books with relief and intaglio illustrations.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Folcroft Press

Folcroft Press is located in Folcroft, Pennsylvania. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Fonthill Press

Jim and Martha Birchfield own the Fonthill Press, which has been located in Tallahassee, Florida, and Lexington, Kentucky.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Foolscap Press

Foolscap Press was started in 1990 by Lawrence G. Van Velzer and Peggy Gotthold. The press is located in Santa Cruz, California, and focuses on limited editions of literary works. Foolscap Press does its own binding and sometimes collaborates with artists for illustrated editions.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Ford Press

Ford Press was owned by Alla Ford and located in Lake Worth, Florida. Click here for a list of materials available at MU Libraries.

Fountain Press

Fountain Press was established by James R. Wells and Elbridge L. Adams in New York in 1929. Click here for a list of materials available at MU Libraries.

Franklin, B.

This envelope contains four keepsake booklets published as a collaboration by various printers for Printing Week 1953, 1956, 1957, and 1960. All are meant to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, and all are reprints of his writings.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Frères Gonin

Philippe and André Gonin were brothers who specialized in publishing fine artists' books during the early twentieth century. Philippe Gonin began his publishing imprint in Paris in the 1920s, and books were released under the imprints of Philippe Gonin, Éditions Gonin, and Frères Gonin. One of the high points of the press's early work was its collaboration with the sculptor Aristide Maillol on several works. During World War II, the press was moved to Switzerland in order to ensure its continued production, and it continues to produce fine art editions today. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Friendly Local Press

Friendly Local Press published a literary magazine and poetry booklets. It was located in New York. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Fuck You Press

Ed Sanders was publisher of the Fuck You Press, which was an underground press distributed through his Peace Eye Bookstore in the 1960s. The press is known for publishing the work of William S. Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and other New York Beat poets. Andy Warhol was also involved in doing some artwork for the press. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Fulcrum Press

Stuart Montgomery founded the Fulcrum Press in London in the mid 1960s. The press specialized in modernist poetry and was an important publishing house involved in the British poetry revival. The press continued until 1970. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

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Gabberbocchus

The Gabberbocchus Press was founded in 1948 by Stefan and Franciszka Themerson. Its name is the Latin version of the word Jabberwock, the subject of the poem of the same name by Lewis Carroll. The press operated from 1948-1979, when it was taken over by the Dutch publishing house Uitgeverij De Harmonie at the Themersons' request.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Garamond Press

Garamond Press was located in Baltimore, Maryland, and published for the Limited Editions Club. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Gehenna Press

The Gehenna Press was founded by Leonard Baskin, an artist noted for his woodcuts and engravings. Baskin continued to produce material for the press until his death in 2000. Studies of the press include A Bibliography of the Gehenna Press: 1942-1975, by Stephen Brook, Northampton, Mass.: J. P. Dwyer, 1976, and The Gehenna Press: The Work of Fifty Years, 1942-1992: The Catalogue of an Exhibition Curated by Lisa Unger Baskin, Leeds, Mass.: The Gehenna Press, 1992. Harold McGrath, a noted printer and for a number of presses, also worked at the Gehenna Press. Click here for a list of materials published by the Gehenna Press at MU Libraries, and here for materials about the Gehenna Press.

See also Baskin, Leonard, and the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Genesee Press

Genesee Press was located in Rochester, New York. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Georgian Press

The Georgian Press was located in Westport, Connecticut. It published literature and fine press books for the Limited Editions Club. The proprietor was Richard C. Ellis. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen

Feodor von Zobeltitz founded the Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen (Society of Bibliophiles) in 1899 for the purpose of promoting organized and informed interest in rare and beautiful books. The organization still exists today and attempts to facilitate the collection and preservation of all types of rare books and printed ephemera. The Gesellschaft der Bibliophilen moved to Frankfurt, Germany, in 1957. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Gilliss Press

Walter Gilliss founded the Gilliss Press in New York City in 1869. Gilliss was known for his classic book designs. He worked as typographic advisor for Doubleday, Page & Co. and was a founding member of The Grolier Club, serving as its secretary from 1906-1925. Gilliss published his memoirs of the press under the title Recollections of the Gilliss Press and Its Work during Fifty Years, 1869-1919, New York: The Grolier Club, 1926. Click here for a list of materials available at MU Libraries.

Glasgow University Press

A history of the press has been published: The Glasgow University Press, 1638-1931, with some notes on Scottish printing in the last three hundred years, by James Maclehose, Glasgow, The University Press, 1931.

Gnomon Press

Gnomon Press is located in Frankfort, Kentucky. Jonathan Greene is the founder and editor.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Godine, David R.

David R. Godine founded his publishing company in 1970 in Brookline, Massachusetts. Today the firm is located in Boston. Godine's aim is "to identify the best work and to produce it in the best way possible" (http://www.godine.com/). Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Golden Cockerel Private Press

Golden Cockerel Private Press was founded in 1920 and featured the work of several prominent graphic artists. Harold Taylor was the first manager of the press, which was located in Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, England. The company was purchased by Robert Gibbings in 1924. A founding member of the Society of Wood Engravers, Gibbings transformed the press into a leader in the revival of the illustrated book during the interwar period. In 1933, the press was taken over by Christopher Sandford, Francis Newberry, and Owen Rutter, also of the Chiswick Press and Golden Hours Press. Golden Cockerel continued to publish until 1960. Click here for a list of materials published by the press and at MU Libraries, and here for resources about the press.

See also Chiswick Press, Golden Hours Press, and the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Golden Eagle Press

S.A. Jacobs was the founder and proprietor of the Golden Eagle Press, located in Mount Vernon, New York. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Golden Hind Press

Arthur W. Rushmore founded the Golden Hind Press in 1927 in Madison, New Jersey. Rushmore had been employed as a designer at Harper Brothers since 1911, and he used the Golden Hind Press as a laboratory for experiments in design, typography and layout. His wife Edna Keeler Rushmore served as compositor, and daughters Elaine and Delight also worked at the press, which became a family business. Golden Hind Press published about 200 books. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Golden Hours Press

The Golden Hours Press was founded in 1932 by Christopher Sandford and Francis Newberry (both formerly of Chiswick Press and Golden Cockerel Private Press). Lettice Sandford also collaborated on wood engravings.

Goudy, Frederic

American type designer Frederic Goudy had a great influence on the printing trade. He created over 120 type designs and experimented with layout and book design throughout his long career. His first type design was made for the Camelot Press and was accordingly called Camelot. He and his wife operated the Village Press from 1903 to 1939. In the later years of his life Goudy devoted himself to teaching and lecturing on design and typography. He died in 1947.

Click here for references in MU Libraries about Goudy's life and influence. For a list of Goudy's writings on typography and design, click here.

Grabhorn Press

The brothers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn established the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco, California, in 1919. Edwin was the press's business manager, and Robert did the printing and set type. The brothers became known for their well-produced, colorful and imaginative book designs as well as for their fine printing. The Grabhorns were also able to assemble one of the most important collections of American tye by purchasing the collection of John Henry Nash when he retired in the 1930s. This type is still used by the Grabhorns' successors today. Grabhorn Press operated until the death of Edwin Grabhorn in 1965.

There are several histories and bibliographies of the Grabhorn Press available at MU Libraries; click here to see a list. Click here for a list of materials published by the Grabhorn Press available at MU Libraries.

See also John Henry Nash and Grabhorn-Hoyem, and the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Grabhorn-Hoyem

Founded in 1966 after the death of Edwin Grabhorn, Grabhorn-Hoyem was the result of a partnership between the prominent printer Robert Grabhorn (of Grabhorn Press) and Andrew Hoyem (formerly of Auerhahn Press, now of the Arion Press). The press specialized in typographic design, fine printing, and limited editions of literary works. Grabhorn-Hoyem continued until Grabhorn's death in 1973, and was reformed by Hoyem into the Arion Press in 1974. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

See also Auerhahn Press, Arion Press, Grabhorn Press, and the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Granary Books

Granary Books publishes artists' books and poetry. The press began in St. Paul, Minnesota, and moved to New York, New York, in 1989. Steve Clay is the founder and publisher. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Greenhouse Review Press

The Greenhouse Review Press is located in Santa Cruz, California, and its proprietor is Gary Young. The press specializes in poetry and artists' books. For a list of materials at MU Libraries, click here.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Greenwood Press

Jack Stauffacher established the Greenwood Press in 1942 in San Francisco, California. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Grenfell Press

The Grenfell Press publishes contemporary poetry and fiction with an emphasis on fine printing and limited editions. The press is located in New York, New York, and its proprietor is Leslie Miller.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Grey Spider Press

Grey Spider Press is operated by Chris Stern and Jules Faye in Sedro-Woolley, Washington. The press prints chapbooks and special edition books with a focus on writers of the Northwest. For a list of materials at MU Libraries, click here.

See also Stern & Faye, Printers and the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Grey Walls Press

Grey Walls Press was located in London, England, and established by Charles Wrey Gardiner. The press specialized in publishing poetry and has been described as one of the most active small presses at the forefront of the Neo-Romantic movement. Click here for a list of materials available at MU Libraries.

Grian-aig Press

Grian-aig Press was established by Thomas Rae in 1967 in Greenock, Scotland, replacing the Signet Press name. The press closed in 1973 after producing five books. Click here for a list of titles at MU Libraries.

See also Black Pennell Press and Signet Press.

Griffin Press (Marlboro, Vermont)

T. Hunter Wilson was the proprietor of the Griffin Press, which was also located in Iowa City, Iowa. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Griffin Press (Adelaide, Australia)

Griffin Press was founded in 1858 in Adelaide, Australia as a subsidiary of Advertiser Newspapers Limited. The press is the largest publisher in Australia, printing labels and other ephemera in addition to books. Griffin Press has also printed books for HarperCollins and for the Limited Editions Club. Click here for a list of materials at MU Libraries.

Grolier Club

The Grolier Club was established in 1884 by Robert Hoe, along with eight other members in New York City, as a club and research library for bibliophiles. The original goals of the club were to promote the book arts and typography in the United States. The club publishes fine limited editions for subscription, as well as books about the history of books and printing. Several histories, exhibition catalogues, and bibliographies of the Grolier Club exist; click here for a list of those held at MU Libraries. Click here for a list of materials published by the Grolier Club at MU Libraries.

See also Devinne Press, Merrymount Press, and the listing for the Grolier Club in the Press Ephemera Collection.

Gwasg Gregynog

Gwasg Gregynog was established in 1922 by the sisters Gwendoline and Margaret Davies. It had ceased to operate by 1954 but was re-established in 1978 and continues to focus on fine printing and limited editions of works of fiction and poetry, both in English and in Welsh. Click here for a list of materials published by the press and available at MU Libraries, and here for a list of additonal resources about the press.

See also the listing in the Press Ephemera Collection.

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