A collection of all of the primary publications of the Peregrine Press and the Porpoise Bookshop from 1948 to 1963 and a significant selection of the published work of Henry Evans, Printmaker, from 1963 to 1990. Many of the publications of the Press and Bookshop were issued in editions of 25 or fewer copies; rarely were they issued in more than 150 copies. The publications of Henry Evans, Printmaker – the botanical print portfolios - were usually issued in editions that ranged from 10 to 20 copies each. Present also is a large selection of printed ephemera, correspondence, original art and material about Henry Evans, the Bookshop, Press and Printmaker.
San Francisco: Peregrine Press, Porpoise Bookshop and Henry Evans, Printmaker, 1948-1990.