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Fine Press and Book Arts Collection

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Collection Information

Size of the Collection

About 400 volumes.

History of this Collection

While examples of fine printing and the book arts have been a part of the Blanchard Rare Book Collection since its inception, this collection was established in 2010 in order to bring together some books, particularly some of the smaller and more fragile examples of the “book as art” into a small teaching collection in order to better support classes in the Art and Design departments. (Note: books that sit safely on bookshelves still continue to be added to the Blanchard Rare Book Collection instead).

Items in the collection may be located through the library catalog by searching:

fine press and book arts collection

Collections About the Department

How to Access Materials

To request an item,​ look for the “Request from Special Collections” link located in the “Get It” section of the item record in UC Library Search. This will initiate a request form for that item within the Aeon request system.

Step-by-Step Instructions