Biography including Letters Memoirs and Diaries
Barrington, Alexander; Grabhorn, Jane Bissell (Editor); Parker, Arvilla (Initials)
San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1934. Parker, Arvilla. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 550 copies, unnumbered, Second Series of Rare Americana, No. 4, 4to - over 9.75” - 12” tall, 60 p. This collection of miscellany was carefully selected to give an honest and authentic viewpoint of the early mining... More
Casanova, Giacomo; Machen, Arthur (Translator); Ben Sussan, Rene (Illustrator); Childs, J. Rives (Annotations and Selections)
[New York], Printed in Haarlem, Holland: The Limited Editions Club, Printed by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, 1972. ben Sussan, Rene. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 1234 of 1500, 4to - over 9.75” - 12” tall, 521 p., signed by illustrator. Casanova was recognized by his contemporaries as a most extraordinary man... More
Chevalier, Maurice; Pagnol, Marcel (Preface); Higginson, Cornelia (Translation)
(New York): The Macmillan Company (1970), 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. 221 p. Inscribed by Author(s). First U.S. edition. INSCRIBED BY MAURICE CHEVALIER on the front free endpaper: "To / Merv Griffin - / With affectionate / admiration. / Maurice Chevalier". Perhaps one of... More
New York: John Lane Company, 1918. Hardcover. Although a reprint, we offer this book for the binding which is simple yet effective. Bound in brown cloth, the front board has a gilt rectangle with gilt lettering and a depiction of a gatling gun, also in gilt; the spine has gilt... More
Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1910. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. 102 p. Limited edition of 483 copies printed for members of the Bibliophile Society, plus a "limited number" printed for the editor. An illuminating correspondence between a young Charles Dickens and his friend, William Henry... More
Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A. The Bellman Company, 1926. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 12mo - over 6.75” to 7.75” tall, 356 pp. Judson Moss Bemis founded Bemis Inc., a manufacturer of printed cotton bags for food products, in 1858. The company pioneered two key innovations in the manufacturing world - printing and machine-sewing... More
Concord, California: Heron House, 2010. 1st and Limited Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. 161 p. Limited edition of 250 copies, unnumbered. An in-depth look at the life and work of Valenti Angelo (1897-1982), well-known and highly regarded 20th century illustrator who did so many books for... More
[San Francisco]: [Robert Grabhorn & Andrew Hoyem for the Roxburghe Club of San Francisco, 1969], 1969. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Elephant Folio - over 15 - 23" tall. 22 p. One of 150 copies, unnumbered. A tribute to the incomparable Edwin Grabhorn, who with his brother, Robert, created some of the... More
New York: Charles L. Webster & Company, 1885. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. First edition, green cloth binding. Volume I published in 1885, 584 pages. Volume II published in 1886, 647 pages plus a listing of Errata from Volume I. Ulysses S. Grant is arguably... More
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company (Printed at the Riverside Press), 1922. Olcott, Charles S.; Homes, Burton. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 36 of 750 copies, set complete, 8vo - over 7.75" to 9.75" tall, approx. 6,400 pp. to the set. The collected works of Lafcadio Hearn, including "Creole Sketches", published in this... More
New York: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, Inc. 1982. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. 307 p. Inscribed by Author(s). Helen Forrest (1917-1999) served as the "girl singer" for three of the most popular big bands of the Swing Era (Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, and Harry James)... More
Henry Adams; J.C. Levenson, Ernest Samuels, Charles Vandersee, Viola Hopkins Winner (Editors)
Cambridge, Massachusetts: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press (1982-1988), 1982. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. 4320 p. Henry Adams (1838-1918), a descendant of two U.S. Presidents, became a noted political journalist and was best known during his lifetime for a 9-volume work on the History of... More
Hussey, John A. (Editor, Introduction); Rusk, Henry (Illustrations)
San Francisco: The Book Club of California (Printed by Taylor & Taylor), 1958. Rusk, Henry. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 400 copies, unnumbered, Folio - over 12” to 15” tall, 67 pp. This is the first printing of a journal of the voyage of the "H. M. S. Raccoon" which... More
New York: Harper & Brothers, 1934. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7.75” to 9.75” tall, 483 pp. John Raleigh Mott (1865-1955) was a long-serving leader of the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and the World Student Christian Federation (WSCF); in recognition of that, he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1946... More
[London]: [Enitharmon Editions Ltd, 2003], 2003. Michals, Duane. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 4to - over 9" - 12" tall. 56 p. Signed by Artist. No. 10 of 50 deluxe versions, there were also 15 hors commerce copies, with the regular edition being 3000; the deluxe version is limited to 50 copies... More
Omori, Annie Shepley and Doi, Kochi (Translators); Lowell, Amy (Introduction)
Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, The Riverside Press, 1920. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7.75” to 9.75” tall, 236 pp. Because women in ancient Japan enjoyed high status, they were well-educated and reasonably independent; they also produced much of the country's best literature. Three of these amazing ladies wrote these diaries, among... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1952). Hardcover. 8vo - over 7.75” - 9.75” tall, 232 p., note that this is an early reprint of the first U. S. Edition. George Orwell (born Eric Arthur Blair, 1903-1950) is renowned for his works "Animal Farm" and "1984" and his outspoken criticism... More
New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, (1952). 1st Edition. Hardcover. (First US edition), 8vo - over 7.75” - 9.75” tall, 256 p. George Orwell (born Eric Arthur Blair, 1903-1950) is renowned for his works "Animal Farm" and "1984" and his outspoken criticism of totalitarianism and authoritarian social practices. Many of... More
Pepys, Samuel; Smith, The Rev. J. (Diary Deciphered); Lord Braybooke, Richard (Life and Notes)
Philadelphia: David McKay (ca. 1890), 1890. 4th Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. Fourth Edition stated, this version undated but likely ca. 1890. The Diary was first published in 1825 based on the Smith transcription, edited by Richard, Lord Braybrooke (1783-1858). Various other transcriptions have been done... More
San Francisco: Privately Printed at the Grabhorn Press, 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 95 of 100, 4to - over 9.75” - 12” tall, 140 p., Signed by Translator. Friedrich Schuenemann-Pott dedicated his life to the freedom of religious thought and the "fundamental right of the human mind". This translation from... More
San Francisco: [Printed at the Grabhorn Press], 1953. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 185 copies, unnumbered. 4to - over 9.75” - 12” tall, 79 p., Inscribed by author of preface and descendent of Peloubet family. This account of Mr. Peloubet's adventures, written by himself, was translated after many years and... More
New York: St. Martin's Press (1996), 1996. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. 240 p. Inscribed by Author(s). Aaron Spelling (1923-2006) was the most prolific writer and producer in television history; as one of the review blurbs on the back of the dust jacket for this... More
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. 755 p. Two-volume set with dust jackets and scarce slipcase. First edition, first printing of Mark Twain's famous autobiography which has very recently been re-released with copious notes; although many believe Mark... More
New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1924. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. 759 p. First edition, first printing per BAL 3537. Custom binding, we believe from the unknown number of sheets distributed to "certain antiquarian booksellers and collectors" (BAL Vol. 2, pg. 226). As... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, Printed at the Grabhorn Press, 1945. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 330 copies, unnumbered. Folio - over 12” to 15” tall, 103 p. This narrative follows the travels of Dr. Sandels, a self-described physician, mining expert, and naturalist whose true identity remains shrouded... More
![In Memoriam, Edwin Grabhorn, 1889-1968 [Roxburghe Club Keepsake]. Grabhorn Press, David Magee.](/pictures/thumb/16111605_1.JPG?v=1496108789)
![The Writings of Lafcadio Hearn, Large-Paper Edition, In Sixteen Volumes (with MSS leaf of Lafcadio Hearn and autograph of Mrs. Hearn [Setsuko Koizumi]). Lafcadio Hearn.](/pictures/thumb/17030904_1.JPG?v=1500579781)
![John R. Mott, World Citizen (INSCRIBED to K[iyoshi?] Tomizawa]. Basil Mathews.](/pictures/thumb/SB2511_1.JPG?v=1500580616)
![Homage to Catalonia; [Orwell's Personal Story of the Spanish Civil War & the Communist Betrayal]. George Orwell, Author, Lionel Trilling, Introduction.](/pictures/thumb/13092439_1.JPG?v=1496973029)
![Homage to Catalonia; [Orwell's Personal Story of the Spanish Civil War & the Communist Betrayal]. George Orwell, Author, Lionel Trilling, Introduction.](/pictures/thumb/130403350_1.JPG?v=1496973215)
