Helen Van Vechten

In this Dutch name, the surname is Van Vechten, not Vechten.
Helen Van Vechten
Born
Helen Gilbert

(1868-04-20)April 20, 1868
Mosinee, Wisconsin
DiedJuly 3, 1949(1949-07-03) (aged 81)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesMrs. Helen Van Vechten, Helen Bruneau Van Vechten
Occupationprinter

Helen Van Vechten (1868–1949) was an American printer who became known for the hand-printed fine press books she produced for the Philosopher Press in Wisconsin around the turn of the 20th century. In her day, she was one of very few women involved in fine book-making in America and was regarded as a top expert in the field.[1][2]

Page from the Philosopher Press's 1899 edition of Dante Gabriel Rossetti's long poem Jenny.
Two-page spread of Robert Browning's long poem Saul, from the Philosopher Press edition of 1904.
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