Rounce & Coffin Club of Los Angeles

[Rounce & Coffin Club of Los Angeles] Exhibition of Western Books--Broken Run 1938 to 1989, 58 Issues

Los Angeles, California: Rounce & Coffin Club, 1938-1989. [Rounce & Coffin Club of Los Angeles] Exhibition of Western Books--Broken Run 1938 to 1989, 58 Issues plus 33 Pieces of Ephemera from the Rounce & Coffin Club

Superlative collection of 91 items from the Rounce & Coffin Club of Los Angeles. All items very good to fine condition. Light toning to many of the pieces. Someone took care compiling this collection.

"The Rounce & Coffin Club began in late 1931 at the house of Jake (Jacob) Zeitlin in Echo Park (Los Angeles), California. Grant Dahlstrom was named President and Ward Ritchie was designated secretary. The members met frequently at Zeitlin's house and later at hotels in Pasadena. Beginning in 1938, the members held an annual Western Books Exhibition which displayed and judged fine press books made in and about the Western United States. Early and noted members included Saul Marks, Paul Landacre, Gregg Anderson, Robert Schad, Roland Baughman, and H. Richard Archer."(From snaccooperative.org)

Archive includes the following issues of "Exhibition of Western Books": 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948 (two unique issues for 1948), 1950-1989. Plus a variety of ephemeral paper including invitations, call for books, a Ward Ritchie essay on Paul Bennett, announcements, award of merit, "Twenty Years of Western Books", "Western Books 1938-1948" and more. Finally, the collection includes two copies of the "Specification Sheet" for books to be included in showing of western books sponsored by Rounce & Coffin Club.

An instant archive for the Rounce & Coffin Club. Extra shipping due to weight. Item #1592

Price: $950.00