John Henry Nash was one of the founders of the Californian tradition of fine press printing. From 1916 Nash produced books both independently and on commission for the Limited Editions Club, the Book Club of California, and other clients. The design of his books was strongly under the influence of William Morris and the Kelmscott Press.

Special Collections has the following items printed or published by John Henry Nash:

• Field, Sara Bard. The Vintage Festival: A Play Pageant & Festivities Celebrating the Vine in the Autumn of Each Year at St. Helena in the Napa Valley. San Francisco: 1920. GT4410.C2 F53 1920
• Franklin, Benjamin. The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. San Francisco: 1931. E302.6.F7 A2 1931
• Milton, John. Paradise Lost and Paradise Regain’d. San Francisco: 1936. PR3560 1936