Found 2 collections related to Publishers and publishing -- England -- London

Pynson Printers, founded in 1922 in New York by typographer Elmer Adler, was a private press that produced many limited edition books. In 1930 Adler began publishing The Colophon, a quarterly for book collectors. Both Pynson Printers and The Colophon ceased operations in 1940. Collection consists of correspondence and other materials relating to Pynson Printers and The Colophon. Bulk of the collection consists of Elmer Adler's correspondence files, 1927-1932, kept while he was running Pynson Printers and organizing and editing The Colophon. With the correspondence are memoranda, clippings, order forms for subscriptions to The Colophon, back issues, bills and invoices, notes, sketches, printed materials, and a few photographs of The Colophon. Topics include all aspects of Pynson Printers operations, matters relating to specific books printed by Pynson, and Adler's activities as a consultant on typography. Also, Colophon subscripton correspondence and order forms, and letters to the editors in response to an offer of a brochure about the periodical. less

Records consist of letters to the Whittinghams and Chiswick Press, 1831-1918; letters to the trustees of the estates of William Whittingham, Benjamin F. Stevens, and Charlotte Stevens; letters to Charles Jacobi, 1872-1933, including those from notable persons such as English poet and critic Edmund Gosse and Celtologist Robin Flower; and drafts of letters by Jacobi, 1917-1929. Also, financial papers of Charles Whittingham and Co., 1835-1924; indentures; personal accounts of Charles Jacobi; manuscripts on printing history; photographs and memorabilia; clippings, 1805-1933; and printed matter relating to printing and the Chiswick Press. less