Type Faces from Stanza 153 Press, Vol. 3

Handset by the students of DES 226 Modern Letterpress Pnnting at San Francisco State University in Spring 2026, “A Specimen Book of Type Faces from Stanza 153 Press, Vol. 3” marks the tenth anniversary of the course. Prof. Pino Trogu was the instructor. Printed on Challenge 15MP and Vandercook Universal I proofing presses. Quotes printed on International Paper Accent Opaque Digital; cuts originally from The Greenwood Press, printed on Lietz Topflight tracing paper. Thirty numbered copies wire-o bound in Room 151, Fine Arts Bldg, May 2026. Many thanks to Mauro Panzeri, Meredith Eliassen; John Sanger; Brian Ferrett; Miguel Alson at Autumn Press; Peter Koch, Jonathan Gerken, Inge Bruggeman, and Monique Comacchio at CODEX Foundation. Special thanks to Arion Press for their April 2025 donation of the Vandercook I as well as of an extended selection of M&H types.

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