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Rittenhouse,
Jack D. Stagecoach Press Sampler.
Houston,
Texas (1962): Stagecoach Press, Limited/Numbered. 9-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches.
Private Press. Portfolio.
Limited to fifty sets. Packet
contains at least 25 examples of ephemera designed and produced by the
Stagecoach Press, 1950 to 1961. Very Good condition. Includes Christmas booklet,
announcements, type specimen sheets, several styles of cards, folders, inserts,
broadsides and proofings. No two Samplers are identical. For aficionados of
handset typography and private press printing. Portfolio with marbled paper
attached and hand printed title label with limitation number in manuscript.
This portfolio is Copy Number 24 with 27 examples.
“Jack
Rittenhouse has been called the “Dean of New Mexico Bookdom.” For the nearly
thirty years of his residency here he wrote, designed, printed, bound, sold,
reviewed and taught about books. Through
his work at advertising agencies, he developed an understanding and enthusiasm
for printing arts. Rittenhouse acquired his first press in 1948 while in Los
Angeles, but it was later in Texas that his printing hobby became a full-time
occupation. His work further matured in Santa Fe, where he began producing
books and pamphlets at his Stagecoach Press in 1962. There he created
award-winning publications inspired by his passion for history, the literature
of the West, and his superb sense of craftsmanship. He closed the Stagecoach
Press in 1968 after joining the editorial staff of the University of New Mexico
Press.” – Lasting Impressions
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