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Getting into the book printing business; buying a Sigwalt printing press, and modifying it for use with one hand; Clifton and Lois's backgrounds prior to printing; learning from Jane Grabhorn to bind books; printing limited editions and selling books; typefaces and setting type; Lois as author of many of the Rather Press books; halftones and other illustrations; the Moxon Chappel support group of private press owners; modifying the house to accommodate the printing activities.

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Title
Clifton and Lois Rather, The Rather Press of Oakland, California; interviewed in 1980 by Ruth Teiser
Creator
Rather, Clifton, 1893-1987.
Teiser, Ruth.
Rather, Lois, 1905-1996.
Bancroft Library. Regional Oral History Office.
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cabeuroh_000276
Subject (Topic)
Printers California -- Interviews.
Imprimeurs Californie -- Entretiens.
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Format
Oral histories.
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