The Press of the Licorice Cat

Founded1950
Registered

Included in the 1982 edition of the International Register, the source of the online edition. Details.

ProprietorM. F. (Mac) McGrew
Record keeperJon McGrew
Address239 City View Terrace
Kingston, NY USA 12401
Web siteTypeMatters.com/MFM
Profile

The Press of the Licorice Cat was the private press of Mac McGrew (1912–2007) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is well-known as the author of the book, American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century.

A tribute to him is available at http://TypeMatters.com/MFM

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This was the private press of Mac McGrew, who died in 2006.

He was the author of American Metal Typefaces of the Twentieth Century. THE basic reference book on type.