The Kynoch Press: the Anatomy of a Printing house, 1876-1981

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Year of Publication
2000
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Number of Pages
222 pp.
Publisher
Oa Knoll Press
City
New Castle, DE
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Chronological Period
ISBN
9780712347044
Annotation

History of a British publisher

Contents:

  • 1876-1981, foundations : background to the Kynoch Press
  • 1876-1899, George Kynoch : formation of the Kynoch Press
  • 1900-1921, Donald Hope : expansion of the Kynoch Press
  • 1922-1933, Herbert Simon : building a business of repute
  • 1934-1938, H.V. Davis : the fall of the Kynoch Press
  • 1938-1945, Michael Clapham : re-building the Kynoch Press
  • 1946-1959, John Kennedy : modernising the Kynoch Press
  • 1959-1976, Wallis Heath : finding a niche market  
  • 1976-1981, Harry Wainwright : sale and closure
  • 1920-1970, typefaces : novelties and necessities at the Kynoch Press
  • Appendix I : typeface tables
  • Appendix 2 : membership of the Typographic Association
  • Appendix 3 : catalogue of works.