1935 Hand-Printed Book. Private Press. Magee Press.

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Title:  Hand-Press Papers

A Selected Anthology of Essays

1935 - First Edition

Number 52 of a Limited Edition of 300

Handprinted on a Vintage Printing Press

Printed Specially for John Kremer

Designed, Printed and Published by the Magee Press: George W. Magee Jr.

With a Promotional Ink Blotter for the Magee Press

Assisted by Members of The Quicksilver Associates

Bookbinding by Herbert C. Fehr

71 Pages

Size: 8-3/4 x 5-3/8 inches

Above:  With the Original Dust Jacket

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Above:  Detail of the Dust Jacket

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Above:  The Back Panel of the Dust Jacket

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Above:  Specially Printed for John Kremer

Number 52 of a Limited Edition of 300

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Above:  Title Page States the 1935 Publication Date

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Above:  First Edition Stated on the Copyright Page

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Above:  Includes Four Illustrations

With 17 Writings by Many Authors

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Above:  Includes a Promotional Ink Blotter for this Publisher, Laid in Looseleaf

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This collection of writings from 1935 was printed by hand on a vintage letterpress printing press, by George Washington Magee Jr. and his Magee Press, a private press in Philadelphia.

The book consists of 17 writings by numerous authors.  The writings are:

A New Deal by Sarah F. Duane

Some Reflections on Sewing by E. Bruce Byall

The Family Doctor by Eugenia C. Smith

On Traveling Through France by Charles E. Claghorn

The Ship Yard by Martha C. Kent

Colds by Paul G. Thomas

On being Tired by Miriram R. Flaherty

Pertaining to St. Peter by E. Bruce Byall

Apple Blossoms by John M. Poole IV

The Garden of Eatin' by George E. Thompson

The Puppet by Walter L. Sheppard Jr

On Botanists by F. Norma Remsen

An Hour Afield by George E. Thompson

On the Passing of the Community Bath by Sarah F. Duane

The Follies of Youth by Jean Longacre

Trimmings by Paul G. Thomas

The Biography of a Dog - Last Days - by Eugenia Smith

Plus there are four illustrations by Elizabeth Lovvett, Barbara Crawford, Robert R. Murray Jr, and Helen N. Tuttle

Designed, Printed and  Published by George W. Magee, Jr:

George Magee Jr, was born and raised in the Overbrook section of West Philadelphia, and was a longtime resident of Penn Valley, PA.

Magee graduated from the Haverford School, and from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1934, where he was president of his senior class.  One year after graduating, he opened his own business, this Magee Press.  This was 1935, the same year he printed and published this book.

Later, he worked as a purchasing agent for publishing houses Edward Stern & Co. and Cuneo Press. He also was interested in model railroading, and in 1962 opened a specialty shop for imported HO-gauge  model trains.  He also collected antique coins and was actively involved with the Philadelphia Coin Club.

He was married to Betty Wynne Maggee.

Members of a group called the Quicksilver Association assisted with the publication of this book.  Their names are listed in the book.  They include:  Pamela Burr of Bryn Mawr, Evan Bruce Byall of Penn Valley, Robert Chambers Jr. of Haddonfield, Clara Louise Chapman of Overbrook, Charles Eugene Claghorn of Narberth, Virginia Dorsey of Germantown, Thomas H. Edwards Jr. of Merion, Sylvia Scott Korff of Chestnut Hill, John M. Poole IV of Villa Nova, Helen N. Tuttle of Bryn Mawr, etc.

Condition:   Very Nice Condition:  No library or institution markings.  No previous owner's markings. Interior is in mint conditon, with no foxing or stains. The dust jacket has some chips and tears, and is now protected by a removable, clear acetate protective cover.

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