Friends Ucla Library (3 results)

Condition: Good. 8vo. Oblong Commemorative Folder with Reproduction of a Calotype Tipped in [ca. 2 pp.] Sepia Plate, Very Good with Creasing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Folio portfolio, 13-13/16" wide x 19" high (33 cm x 38.8 cm), limited edition of 250 copies, of which this is No. 91. A hand-printed portfolio comprised of 8 leaves of variously colored heavy deckle-edged paper, illustrated using wood cuts, wood engravings, and decorative typographical devices, consisting of: an introduction/contents leaf and seven folio-sized recipes from the UCLA Library California Cookbooks Collection, representing the culinary history of California: Indian Period (Tortillas de Mais); Goldrush Days (Hangtown Fry); Pastoral California (Carne Tatemada [Barbecued Beef]); Railroad Empire (Eggs Boiled with Tea Leaves); Gilded Age (Celery Victor); Arts & Crafts Movement (Alligator Pear [Avocado] Soup); and Age of the Flapper (Penouchee). Brown cloth binding. "Two hundred and fifty copies of this portfolio have been designed, printed, & bound in Santa Barbara by Graham Mackintosh in October 1977 for the Friends of the UCLA Library." Signed by the printer. Hardcover, brown cloth. Good condition. Front cover with water stain on lower left corner and marginal fading; front and back endpapers with small mold spots near bottom of spine (see photo); very slight discoloration on extreme margin of lower inner edge of some sheets. Contents page has a beige acid burn from the portfolio pocket. More photos on request. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. "Two hundred and fifty copies of this portfolio have been designed, printed, & bound in Santa Barbara by Graham Mackintosh in October 1977 for the Friends of the UCLA Library." A hand-printed limited edition portfolio, this is number 144 of 250 copies. Housed in a 13 inch by 19 inch warm brown cloth portfolio with paste-on paper cover label. Contains 8 letterpress broadsides, each 12 x 19 inches held in protective pocket. The broadsides are printed in color and black inks on thick deckle-edged papers. Illustrated with wood cuts, wood engravings, and decorative typographical devices. The selections are from the California Cookbooks Collection in the Department of Special Collections, UCLA Library. Seven of the broadsides present recipes from historic periods in California history, taken, as much as possible, from contemporary sources. The periods include: Indian Period (Tortillas de Mais); Goldrush Days (Hangtown Fry); Pastoral California (Carne Tatemada); Railroad Empire (Eggs Boiled with Tea Leaves); Gilded Age (Celery Victor); Arts & Crafts Movement (Alligator Pear Soup); and Age of the Flapper (Penouchee). SIGNED by the printer and designer Graham Mackintosh. Portfolio and all broadsides are bright and fine. Scarce, especially in this condition. May require extra shipping. See photos. Signed.