{"id":205,"date":"2021-06-03T16:00:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T16:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/?page_id=205"},"modified":"2021-06-04T15:01:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T15:01:38","slug":"thomas-b-mosher","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/exhibits\/williammorris\/influence-in-private-press\/thomas-b-mosher\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas B. Mosher"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mosher in 1907<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Mosher is known as the \u2018Pirate Prince of Publishers\u2019.\u00a0 His first experiment in book publishing was the poem Modern Love <\/em>by George Meredith, which Mosher printed without Meredith\u2019s knowledge or approval. Mosher went on to publish 730 titles and sold his stationary business to focus on books full-time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He reprinted several works published by Morris, even replicating the border and initial designs, the red and black color scheme, and Golden type. Though much is taken from Morris\u2019s style, a closer look shows discrepancies.  Mosher\u2019s red ink is a different hue than Morris\u2019s, and he does not share Morris\u2019s care in handling and eliminating white space in the body of the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n