Arion Press

Founded by Andrew Hoyem in 1974, the Arion Press publishes deluxe, limited-edition books, many of them printed by letterpress, illustrated by prominent artists, and some accompanied by separate editions of original prints. Since 2001, Arion Press has been a cultural tenant at the Presidio, the new National Park in San Francisco, where it shares a handsome industrial building with its second division, M & H Type—the oldest and largest type foundry in the United States.

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Office Gallery


Vandercook Galley Press Type Setting


Miller Cylinder Press Preparing Type


Vandercook Proof Press Heidelberg Cylinder Press


Hand Book Bindery Font Inventory


Monotype Composition Casters Thompson Type Casters


Monotype Keyboard Monotype Mat Cases