Typed Manuscript for Book Club of California's Publication "Paul Landacre" (Publication Number 169 of the Book Club of California) by Ritchie, Ward - 1982

1982. Typed Manuscript for Book Club of California's Publication "Paul Landacre" (Publication Number 169 of the Book Club of California)

13-page original typed manuscript, recto only. 8.5 x 11-inch yellow sheets. Rusted paperclip marking. Light wear: last page lightly wrinkled at top edge. With a few corrections over white-out but clearly an early draft with typos and spelling errors. Very Good Condition.

Ward Ritchie's typed manuscript titled "Remembering Paul Landacre" prepared for the Book Club of California publication titled, "Paul Landacre" from 1982. The book, which was publication number 169 from the Book Club of California, was written and designed by Ritchie.

Paul Landacre (1893-1963) eventually achieved fame for his woodcut artistry but struggled for years to earn a living with his art. He moved to southern California around 1916 after dropping out of Ohio State University to work in commercial art. Soon Landacre moved north to the Los Angeles area and was befriended by bookseller Jake Zeitlin, librarian Lawrence Clark Powell, writer and designer Merle Armitage and Ward Ritchie. Through this core group commission and patronage work began to come his way and his work soon was winning regional and national acclaim.

Landacre and Ritchie collaborated on at least 25 projects and built a lasting professional and personal relationship, as reflected in this tender essay. Minor changes were made from this first draft to finished book.