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Tuesday, July 14, 2020

Don E. Hildreth - Private Press - Ash Ranch Press

Prior to Don Hildreth's time in San Diego, where he founded the Ash Ranch Press, he lived in New York.

Following are some of the pieces of ephemera that we have collected about that time in his life.




You are specifically drawn to spend "An Evening in Draculiana"

October 28, 1978

Signed by Hildreth #6/21

We believe this piece was designed by Robert Kramer based on the logo at the bottom.  Kramer was probably involved in various design projects for Hildreth.







Card and envelope from Don Hildreth - copyright 1983

Reads:  Don We Now Our Gay Apparel Funna Baa Lou & Jung Ju Cho - Baa - Baa _ Blue  Hildreth  1983-1984






Guest Who's coming to dinner?

2 Pieces each 11 1/2" x 7 1/2 (Image)

One is the original collage, and the other is the colorized representation of same.  The colorized piece is matted on a black matte.

















2 Collages by Don Hildreth

Crazy Cats and other Creatures

What ever happened to Charlotta Twill?


















1984  

A limited edition calendar produced by Don Hildreth


Dedicated to George Orwell

Copy from the first interior page of the calendar. . .

The following collection of photographs were originally published (circa 1900) in Germany.  They were the collaboration of M. Koch and O. Reigh as an art students portfolio entitled:  DER ACT.  Published as a limited & numbered edition - 


A rare piece of the work of Hildreth.