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Title
William P. Wreden, rare books, manuscripts, San Francisco : the 19th ILAB Congress
Creator
Blashfield, Jim, artist
Neal, Stratford and Kerr, printer
William P. Wreden Books & Manuscripts (Firm), publisher
Contributor
Kemble, John Haskell, 1912-1990, donor
Date Created and/or Issued
1967
Contributing Institution
Huntington Library
Collection
Prints and Ephemera
Rights Information
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Description
"Amor librorum nos unit"--alt title above the image; Latin text which translates as Love of books unites us. Poster commissioned and published by William P. Wreden for 19th Congress of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers in San Francisco and Los Angeles, 15-20 September, 1967. Text of poster in English with the letters morphing with the images. "Jim Blashfield ©1967"--artist's signature, lower margin, right corner. Clipped to the poster is a notice explaining the poster; notice is on the letterhead of William P. Wreden Rare Books, Manuscripts; clipped with a lottery ticket from 1967. Printer information from the attached notice.
Extent
Print ; image 50.8 x 32.2 cm (20 x 12 11/16 in.) ; overall 54.4 x 34.1 cm (21 7/16 x 13 7/16 in.)
Identifier
priJHK 00124
http://hdl.huntington.org/cdm/ref/collection/p9539coll1/id/21973
Subject
William P. Wreden Books & Manuscripts (Firm)--Posters
International League of Antiquarian Booksellers Congress (19th : 1967 : San Francisco and Los Angeles, Calif.)--Posters
International League of Antiquarian Booksellers--Congresses--Posters
Antiquarian booksellers--Congresses--Posters
Antiquarian booksellers--Posters
Book industries and trade--California--Posters
Posters, American--20th century
Posters
Source
John Haskell Kemble Collection
Posters
General -- Broadsides
Prints and Ephemera, Huntington Digital Library

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