Books and the imagination
Subtitle: fifty years of rare books
By: Jake Zeitlin ; interviewed by Joel Gardner, [1978 and 1979]
Contributors: Gardner, Joel, interviewer.; University of California, Los Angeles. Oral History Program.
Publisher: Oral History Program, University of California, Los Angeles
Published: 1980
Place of publication: [Los Angeles]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 607
Subjects: Zeitlin, Jake, 1902-; Bixby Smith, Sarah, 1871-1935.; Armitage, Merle, 1893-1975.; Ritchie, Ward, 1905-1996.; Powell, Lawrence Clark, 1906-; Primavera Press.; Elmer Belt Library of Vinciana.; Booksellers and bookselling -- California -- Los Angeles -- Interviews.; Antiquarian booksellers -- California -- Los Angeles -- Interviews.
Genres: Interviews.
Description: Zeitlin recollects his life, his bookstores (culminating with the landmark Red Barn on La Cienega), and contributions to the cultural community as publisher and friend of libraries.