The Press of Southern California 1873.

[ Dawson, Muir, printer]. Truman, Ben C.

Verlag: Los Angeles: [Muir Dawson,] 1951.

Beschreibung

In the introduction, Dawson writes, ÒThis survey of Southern California newspapers was printed in the Los Angeles Star, July 15, 1873. The article was unsigned but undoubtedly the work of the editor, Ben C. Truman. Truman had recently made a tour of Southern California, probably for the purpose of scouting out the competition and digging up ideas for the Star, which he had taken over only two weeks before the appearance of this article. As far as can be determined, he included every newspaper that was in operation in July of 1873. He did not include the Inyo Independent, which he would not have considered in Southern California, nor did he include the Santa Barbara Tribune, which was mainly an amateur newspaper. The most revealing information preserved by Truman in his survey was that concerning circulation. 500 to 700 was considered very substantial, while 300 was about average. This reprinting is made to commemorate the hundredth anniversary of printing in Southern California, which began with the first issue of the Los Angeles Star on May 17, 1951.Ó Twelvemo. 9 pp. Title-page printed in black and red. Printed blue paper wrappers. A fine copy. One of 165 copies. This is one of a small number of items printed by Muir Dawson, co-owner of he legendary Dawson's Book Shop in Los Angeles. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 17630

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Titel: The Press of Southern California 1873.

Verlag: Los Angeles: [Muir Dawson,] 1951.

Einband: Softcover