The Presidio is home to Arion Press, the nation’s largest fine printing establishment. It publishes deluxe, limited-edition books, many of them printed by letterpress and illustrated by prominent artists.

Arion Press is open to the public for gallery exhibitions, evening talks and readings by noted scholars and artists, and tours of the historic printing and production facility of Arion Press and M&H Type.

In particular, Arion Press offers a weekly tour of its living museum of printing each Thursday at 3 pm. Tours are available by reservation, at a cost of $7 per person. The tour features a gallery display of artist books and prints, and the historic production facilities, including the typefoundry, pressroom and composing room, and bookbindery.

Arion is located at 1802 Hays Street, near the 15th Avenue Gate. RSVP for Thursday tours to grabhorn@arionpress.com  or (415) 668-2548. For further information about Arion Press or its tours, please visit its website at http://www.arionpress.com/events.htm.