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The 16th western books ex hibition will be on display at the Long Beach Public Li brary in Lincoln Park, begin ning Tuesday, to Aug. 3. Sponsor of the show, the Rounce Coffin Club of Los Angeles, is a group of print ers, booksellers and librarians interested in good printing. Purpose of the annual exhibi tion is to promote an appre ciation of good bookmaking by publicizing fine work done each year by printers in the western United States. Books in the exhibit also indicate the wide range of subject matter published in the west. Judges this year were J. Terry Bender of the Rox burghe Club of San Francisco; Matt Ewing of the Zamorano Club, Los Angeles, and Carey S. Bliss, representing the Rounce Coffin Club. FORTY BOOKS were se lected, of which four were rated excellent by all three judges: “The Beach of Fa lesa,” illustrated by Millard Sheets, designed by Ward Ritchie, and printed by An derson, Ritchie Simon for members of the Limited Edi tions Club; “Themes in My Poems,” designed, illustrated and printed by Mallette Dean; “Bully Waterman,” de signed and printed by Adrian Wilson, and “The Making of the King James Bible,” de signed and printed by Saul and Lillian Marks at their Plantin Press. Selection of the books is made from entries submitted by printers and publishers in the 11 western states, Hawaii and British Columbia. Arrangements for the local show were made by Mrs. Mary Pearson, librarian in charge of exhibits. It was in stalled by Doug Davis, library staff artist.
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Long Beach Independent Press Telegram
Long Beach, California, US
Sun, Jul 21, 1957
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