In compiling this second annual checklist of the work of the amateur printers we have followed the plan of Private Press Books 1959, making only a few slight alterations which we trust will make it more helpful to its users.

A Note by the Editors.

In Private Press Books 1959 we attempted to give a general picture of the typical pressbook of today, and bewailed the fact that so few of the contemporary printers for pleasure are making any distinctive contribution to the art of the book.

I. Contemporary Pressbook Design.