Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1871. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing of the first American edition, sixmo size, 384 pp. Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888), penned this sequel two years after "Little Women" which was popular immediately upon publication. Alcott, an abolitionist and feminist, grew up surrounded by many of the 19th-century literary..... More
San Francisco: The Arion Press, 2009. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 29 of 300 copies, quarto size, 164 pp., with prospectus and original invoice. Leonard Michaels’ (1933-2003) stories focused on the character of Raphael Nachman, "loyal to friends, bashful with women, reverent before the transcendent order of mathematics and music" (per..... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California [printed by Taylor & Taylor], 1918. Lundborg, Florence. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 65 of 300 copies, quarto size, 38 pp. Clark Ashton Smith (1893-1961) was a then little-known poet; he would go on to become famous for his fantasy, horror and science fiction..... More
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London: Adam & Charles Black, 1897. Hardcover. The "Victoria Edition", twenty-five volumes (complete), duodecimo size, approx. 11,800 pp. Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832) was an amazingly talented man, serving daily in the law profession and politics while at the same time writing a large body of work. In addition to the..... More
[San Francisco]: Printed at the Grabhorn Press, 1959. Hiroshige, Utagawa. No binding. Folio size, original wood block print within a cardstock folder. A keepsake printed by the Grabhorns "To remember the visit of the Roxburghe Club members and their ladies to the home of Marjorie and Martin Mitau in Atherton..... More
New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, (1983). Wrightson, Berni. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. First edition and first printing with Wrightson illustrations, no. 336 of the limited edition, quarto size, 194 pp, signed by Stephen King and Berni Wrightson, with glassine, dust jacket, and slipcase. "Frankenstein", penned by Mary Wollstonecraft..... More
(Cambridge, United Kingdom): Cambridge University Press, 2003. First Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes (complete) in a slipcase, quarto size, 1275 pp. "Textiles have been essential to the everyday lives of all societies. Besides helping to provide protection and warmth, they have fulfilled social, cultural, military, legal and symbolic functions, and have..... More
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Three volumes (complete), quarto size, 2101 pp. "The Dictionary of American Family Names is a fascinating journey throughout the multicultural United States, offering a detailed look at the meaning and frequency of surnames throughout the country. For students studying family genealogy, others..... More
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n.p. Jean Dupin, [1955]. Janvry, Francois Choppin de. Hardcover. Octavo size, 111 pp., in a custom binding with original wraps bound in, in French. The Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin, established in 1934, is dedicated to promoting the wines and regional cuisine of Burgundy; this volume was written by E...... More
London: George Newnes, Limited, 1902. Paget, Sidney. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, duodecimo size, 367 pp. Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle (1859-1930) introduced the world to Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson via "A Study in Scarlet" which was published to "enthusiastic review". More stories would follow, and although Doyle "most..... More
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1902. First Edition. Hardcover. First printing, duodecimo size, 320 pp., inscribed by J. M. Barrie, in a custom box. Sir James Matthew Barrie (1860-1937) wrote numerous novels and plays for both children and adults, but he is best known for "Peter Pan", a hugely successful play..... More
[North Pomfret, Vermont]: Elysium Press, (1993). Le-Tan, Pierre. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 119 of 170 copies, octavo size, [49] pp. "A Lunch Appointment" tells of Denton Welch's (1915-1948) conversation with the poet Edith Sitwell, who often encouraged young writers in their craft, including poets such as Dylan Thomas and Welch;..... More
San Francisco: [Grabhorn Press], 1931. No binding. One of 400 copies, folio size, [4] pp. A list of "Important Printing Dates" broken into the following headings: Gutenberg to Aitken 1455-1782; Western Printing 1822-1834; Mexican Press at Monterey 1831-1834, Boston Press at Monterey 1834-1845, and California Press 1845-1931. The piece could..... More
Austin: W. Thomas Taylor [printed by Daniel Keleher at Wild Carrot Letterpress], 1983. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 325 copies, octavo size, 103 pp., signed by Harry Duncan. Harry Alvin Duncan (1916-1997) became enamoured of letterpress printing at a young age, publishing contemporary poetry using a hand press. He eventually..... More
[San Francisco]: Grabhorn Press, [1950]. Limited Edition. Wraps. One of 500 copies, folio size, 20 pp. Frank Hamilton Cushing (1857-1900) was the first professional anthropologist to actually live with those he was studying; he lived with them for five years, learning their language and culture and ultimately gaining their acceptance..... More
Kentfield, California: The L-D Allen Press, 1954. Dean, Mallette. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 175 copies, quarto size, 146 pp. Marie-Henri Beyle (1783-1842) is likely best remembered today for his novels "Le Rouge et le Noir" and "La Chartreuse de Parme", and is considered one of the earliest authors of..... More
Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, (1939). First Edition. Hardcover. Two volumes (complete), octavo size, 1299 pp. Elsie Clews Parsons (1874-1941) was both a scholar and a social activist in the feminist cause. She earned her masters and doctoral degrees from Columbia University and served as president for several well-known..... More
Lincoln, England: Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd., ca. 1945. Robinson, W. Heath. Wraps. Quarto size, [12] pp., with typed letter from Ruston-Bucyrus Ltd. William Heath Robinson (1872-1944) was an exemplary book illustrator and cartoonist, "the only British illustrator to become a 'household name' " (Houfe), a contemporary of acclaimed illustrators Arthur Rackham and..... More
[San Francisco]: The Book Club of California [printed by The Windsor Press], 1935. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 300 copies (unnumbered), twentyfourmo size, 38 pp. A delightful miscellany of early literary works with specimen title pages and pages of text, designed by the Johnson brothers. The Book Club..... More
[San Francisco]: Designed and printed by Lemoncheese Press, [2019]. Limited Edition. No binding. No. 16 of 50 copies, folio size. Printed in celebration of the 200th anniversary of Herman Melville's birth in 1819 in edition of 50 copies, this no. 16. The Lemoncheese Press is owned and operated by Li..... More
San Francisco: The Black Vine Press, 1964. No binding. Elephant folio size, [4] pp. Printed for Joseph M. Bransten...for the joint meeting of the Roxburghe-Zamorano Clubs, 1964. A humorous take on some characters in Shakespeare's plays in the form of limericks; for example, the fourth stanza reads: "Hamlet, I'm sorry..... More
San Francisco: Printed by Andrew Hoyem, 1976. Angelo, Valenti. Limited Edition. No binding. One of 150 copies, quarto size. John Hoyer Updike (1932-2009), one of only three authors to be awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once, is probably best known today for his "Rabbit" series. He often..... More
[San Francisco]: [John Henry Nash], 1931. No binding. Elephant folio size, [4] pp., with original map loosely laid in. In his usual style, when it came time to have his house blessed, John Henry Nash (1871-1947), San Francisco Bay Area printer extraordinaire, had the blessing performed by the Archbishop of..... More
[San Francisco]: Grabhorn Press, [1958]. No binding. Broadside, elephant folio size. Reprinted from the "Farmer's Monthly Visitor", Concord, N.H., Dec. 31, 1848, "for William P. Wreden and his friends in the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs." In 1848 the discovery of California gold was on everyone's minds, and this article, originally..... More
n.p. Printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy, 1976. Limited Edition. No binding. One of 150 copies, quarto size, [4] pp. This keepsake for the joint meeting of the Roxburghe and Zamorano Clubs of California features a short biography of the San Francisco printer Haywood H. Hunt, who was vastly influential..... More