Small presses -- United States

This collection documents the work and life of Thomas Bird Mosher, who founded the Mosher Press, located in Portland Maine, in 1891 at the age of 40. Mosher and his press became a central figure in the revival of printing that swept America at the turn of the century. He was one of the first publishers in America to make handsome yet inexpensive books available by mail order.

This artificial collection consists of prospectuses, checklists, catalogs, and other advertisements mailed to prospective buyers by small press and fine press publishers in the 20th and 21st centuries. The majority of presses represented in this collection are American.