Private company
Corvinus Press
English private press
The Corvinus Press was a private press established by George Lionel Seymour Dawson-Damer, Viscount Carlow (1907–1944) in Red Lion Court, off Fleet Street, London in early 1936. Carlow was a keen book-collector, amateur linguist and typographer, and ran the Press purely as a hobby, with the help of a press-man (latterly Arthur Harry Cardew) and secretary.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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The Corvinus Press was a private press established by George Lionel Seymour Dawson-Damer, Viscount Carlow (1907–1944) in Red Lion Court, off Fleet Street, London in early 1936. Carlow was a keen book-collector, amateur linguist and typographer, and ran the Press purely as a hobby, with the help of a press-man (latterly Arthur Harry Cardew) and secretary.2
Timeline
- 1936Founded Founded1
Links
- WikipediaCorvinus Press
- WikidataQ16951962
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- 1WikidataCorvinus Press on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaCorvinus Press on Wikipedia