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Golden Cockerel Press Correspondence
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The Golden Cockerel Press was a private English fine press, creating handmade limited editions of classic works with hand-set type, which operated between 1920 and 1961.
Correspondence between Robert and Moira Gibbings of the Golden Cockerel Press, Bennett Cerf of Random House, and bookseller M. F. Klingel on production, purchasing, and ordering of Golden Cockerel Press books, including their Beowulf, Four Gospels, Paradise Lost, Red Badge of Courage, Troilus and Criseyde, and others. Includes a photograph of a sculpture by Robert Gibbings, receipts for books ordered, and a scrap of leather.
Correspondence arranged chronologically, with receipts at end.
Purchased from Brian Stillwell, Paley Funds, August 24, 2010.
Collection processed and finding aid prepared in November 2021 by Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services.
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- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Katy Rawdon, Coordinator of Technical Services
- Finding Aid Date
- November 2021
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Collection is open for research.
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The Golden Cockerel Press Correspondence is the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. The creator/donor has not assigned their rights to Temple University Libraries. Other creators' intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to them or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.