Mosher Press: Lists of Books Issued, 1892-1931

 

RLIN ID No.

NYGG01-A68

 

Main Entry

Mosher Press.

 

Title Main Entry

The Mosher books: lists of books issued by Thomas Bird Mosher of Portland Main, 1892-1931.

 

Physical Description

40 lists in 5 v. ; 26 cm. and smaller

 

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged chronologically: Vol. I: 1892-1894; Vol. II: 1895-1901; Vol. III: 1902-1904; Vol. IV: 1905-1916; Vol. V: 1917-1931.

 

Scope and Contents

Publisher’s catalogs.  Those issued from 1892 to 1903 are entitled “A List of Books in Belles Lettres Issued in Choice and Limited Editions”; those issued from 1904 are entitled “The Mosher Books.”

 

Historical/Biographical Note

Thomas Bird Mosher, a native of Maine, devoted himself to printing beautiful books at low cost in small, inexpensive formats. He selected works which, in his opinion, represented the best of their era and country, and he issued over 500 titles before his death in 1923. Subsequent trade editions were confined to reprintings of earlier Mosher titles, and subsidized printings soon reflected the lack of Mosher’s personal influence.

    

General Note

All lists in original paper wrappers; titles within ornamental borders.

 

General Note

Volume numbers assigned by cataloger.

 

General Note

Lists issued from 1894 to 1923 receive full bibliographical descriptions in A Checklist of the Publications of Thomas Bird Mosher, by Benton L. Hatch (Gehenna Press, 1966).

 

General Note

Grolier Club Library has duplicate copies of lists for 1907, 1909, 1912 and 1913 separately cataloged.

 

 Names

Mosher, Thomas Bird, 1852-1923.

Mosher Press (1912-1923).

Mosher Press (1924- ).

 

Subjects

Publishers and publishing. Maine. Portland. Catalogs.

 

Genre

Publishers’ catalogs. Maine. Portland.

 

Location

Grolier Club, 47 East 60th Street, New York, N.Y. 10022-1098.