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Private Press collection.
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Ballad sheets.

File consists of Ballad Sheets printed by the Dolmen Press, as well as one Balled Sheet printed on the occassion of Mary Jordan's wedding, and an advertisement for the Ballad Sheets.

Bookplates.

File consists of various bookplates printed by Dolmen Press. Clients include: Jo & Liam Miller; K. Theodore Hoppen; Rudolph Holzapfel; Peter Bander; Colin Smythe.

Bookplates.

File consists of examples of book plates printed by the Rampant Lions Press. Includes work for: William Burton Todd; Charles Ballantyne Yarrow; Miriam B. Lawrence; Armida Maria-Theresa and Harris Dunscombe; Eton College; Charles Carroll Carter.

Cards.

File consists of various cards (primarily Christmas) printed by the Dolmen Press, both on own their behalf and as commissions.

Checklists.

File consists of three checklists printed by the Dolmen Press listing thier works for the years 1951-1971.

Concert programmes.

File consists of various concert programmes comissioned from Dolmen Press. Clients include: St. Francis Xavier Hall; German Institute for Cultural Relations; Trinity College.

Dolmen Press

Series consists of materials created and accumulated by the Dolmen Press. Includes rhyme sheets, stocklists, catalogues, prospecti, and other miscellanea. Also includes a file of prints by Elizabeth Rivers and a file related to Colin Smythe, donor of the original Dolmen Press book collection. Also included are a few items from other presses that were included in the collection.

Invitations.

File consists of examples of invitations printed by the Rampant Lions Press. Includes work for: The Fitzwilliam Museum; Joshua Taylor Gallery; Institute of Petroleum; Ian Clarkson Galleries; Edward Bevan; Hampden Gurney School; Elizabeth and Anthony Bomford; Dean Robin Wood; Johnny and Vicky; Camilla Tyler; East Anglian Rod Company; Clare College; Lorna Croft.

Invitations.

File consists of various invitations comissioned from the Dolmen Press. Clients include: Irish Georgian Society; Bord Failte Eireann; Friends of the National Collections of Ireland; Committee of the Yeats Association; National Gallery of Ireland.

Letterhead.

File consists of examples of letterhead printed by the Rampant Lions Press. Includes work for: Hugh Crieghton, Archiect; Deighton, Bell & Co. Rare and Fine Books; The Richmond Society; Douglas Cockerell and Song, Bookbinders; Cambridge Philosophical Society; World Petroleum Congress.

Miscellaneous.

File consists of miscellaneous items printed by Rampant Lions Press. Includes typographic samples, poems, rules, order forms, cards and awards, etc.

Other Presses.

File consists of materials that were purchased with the Dolmen Press ephemera collection, but which relate to other presses. Other presses include: The Cuala Press; The Elo Press; The Bridge Press; The Cadenus Press; Icon Books; Imprint Society; Gehenna Press Books.

Poetry readings.

File consists of various invitations and programmes for poetry readings, primarily for works published by Dolmen Press.

Posters.

File consists of posters commissioned from the Dolmen Press. Clients include: Nullamore; Thoor Ballylee; Eblana Theatre; Municipal Gallery of Modern Art (Dublin); Ulster Museum; The Years Association; City of Dublin Public Libraries; Trinity College.

Press Porcepic

Series consists of materials created and accumulated by Press Porcepic. Includes a list of books in print and a clipping.

Press Porcepic.

File consists of a list of books in print from the Press Porcepic as well as a clipping about the press.

Private Press Book Collection.

The Private Press book collection includes items from more than 1,000 presses in Canada, Great Britain, and the United States. This collection has been developed as a representative collection, with intensive coverage of selected presses, such as Hague & Gill, St. Dominic's Press, Nonesuch Press, and Golden Cockerel Press, to provide scope for in-depth study of the history and development of these particular presses. A sample selection from a wide range of other private presses gives an overview of the private press movement in the twentieth century.

Private Press collection.

Collection consists of ephemeral materials created and accumulated by various private presses including Dolmen Press, Rampant Lions Press, Poetry Bookshop, Press Porcepic, Soft Press, Stanbrook Abbey Press.

Programmes.

File consists of various programmes commissioned from the Dolmen Press. Clients include: Ulster Arts Council; Thoor Ballylee; Swift Tercentenary Committee; Cumann Merriman; Irish P.E.N.

Programmes.

File consists of examples of programmes printed by the Rampant Lions Press. Includes work for: Cambridge Philosophical Society; Antiquarian Booksellers Association; Emmanuel College; King’s College.

Prospecti.

File consists of examples of prospecti printed by the Rampant Lions Press. Includes work for: The Two-Horse Press; Chilmark Press; Bertram Rota Ltd.

Rampant Lions Press

Series consists of materials created and accumulated by Rampant Lions Press. Includes works commissioned from the press, prospecti, booksplates, and other miscellaneous printed items.

Rivers, Elizabeth.

File consists of materials created by, and related to, Elizabeth Rivers. Includes primarily Christmas cards featuring Rivers' woodcuts as well as materials promoting the book "Out of Bedlam", featuring a set of her woodcuts.

Smythe, Colin.

File consists of materials created and accumulate by Colin Smythe relating to his relationship with the Dolmen Press. Includes correspondence, invoices, stationary samples commissioned from the Dolmen Press, and other ephemera.

Soft Press

Series consists of materials created and accumulated by Soft Press. Includes a clipping, a list of works in print and.

Soft Press.

File consists of miscellaenous materials printed by, and relating to, Soft Press. Includes a newspaper clipping, and a list of books in print.

Stanbrook Abbey Press

Series consists of materials created and accumulated by Stanbrook Abbey Press. Includes printed prayer and bible verse sheets.

Stanbrook Abbey Press.

File consists of miscellaenous materials printed by, and relating to, Stanbrook Abbey Press. Includes primarily prayers and Bible verses, many of which are illuminated.

Stationary : others.

File consists of various samples of stationary comissioned from Dolmen Press. Includes letterhead, business cards, envelopes, etc. Clients include: Peter Bander; Irish Georgian Society; Liam Miler; Poetry Ireland; Falkner Greirson & Co.; Brown Jacket Bookshop.

Theatre.

File consists of various theatre programs, posters, invitations etc. commissioned from the Dolmen Press. Clients include: The Yeats Association; The Abbey Theatre; Bolton Street College of Technology; Pike Theatre Club; The Lyric Theatre Company; Player's Theatre.