The Diary of Ensign Gabriel Moraga's Expedition of Discovery in the Sacramento Valley, 1808

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Title

The Diary of Ensign Gabriel Moraga's Expedition of Discovery in the Sacramento Valley, 1808

Description

Lawton Kennedy, with his younger brother, Alfred, developed an interest in printing at an early age. He started working full time as a teenager and soon become recognized as an exceptional pressman. He worked for several well-known Bay Area printers including John Henry Nash, Johnck & Seeger, Jane Grabhorn's Colt Press and Albert Sperisen's Black Vine Press. For about seven years, he and Alfred operated Westgate Press in Oakland. In 1952, he moved to San Francisco and established Lawton Kennedy, Printer, on his own.

300 copies designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy; calligraphic decorations by Albert Meakin.

Creator

Gabriel Moraga; translated and edited by Donald C. Cutter

Publisher

Printed by Lawton Kennedy; published by Glen Dawson

Date

1957

Type

Book

Citation

Gabriel Moraga; translated and edited by Donald C. Cutter, “The Diary of Ensign Gabriel Moraga's Expedition of Discovery in the Sacramento Valley, 1808,” Book Club of California, accessed March 29, 2024, https://bccbooks.omeka.net/items/show/94.