San Francisco: [Privately printed by the Grabhorn Press for Lessing J. Rosenwald in April, 1961], 1961. Limited Edition. Stiff boards. One of 500 copies, octavo size, 47 pp. This publication from the inimitable Grabhorn Press prints the eulogies read at the funeral service for Adele Rosenwald Levy, a philanthropist who..... More
New York: Paul R. Johnson, 1808. Full leather. Volume four only [of a four-volume set], octavo size, 498 pp. What we would today likely have called a "biographical encyclopedia", this set presented short biographies of the "most eminent persons in every nation, but more particularly of Those who have signalized..... More
[San Francisco]: Privately Printed by Cecil and James Johnson, The Windsor Press, 1930. Adams, Ansel. Limited Edition. Leather. No. 57 of 60, quarto size, 27 pp., frontispiece signed by Ansel Adams. Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) is best known for his works of fiction such as "Treasure Island", "Strange Case of..... More
New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 1985. Hardcover. Three volumes (complete) in publisher's slipcase, octavo size size, 1604 pp. While everyone knows the name "Ludwig von Beethoven" (1770-1827) and many of us have favourites amongst his musical compositions, very few of us can claim to know the man behind the..... More
St. Louis: Published by the Author, 1892. 5th Edition. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 458 pp. "The Life of a Book Agent" is the autobiography of the bookseller Annie Nelles, telling of her escapades and travels as she tries to make a living peddling books; although there is some dispute as to..... More
[Oakland, California]: The Eucalyptus Press, Mills College, 1937. Uhl, Kathryn. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 500 copies, quarto size, 54 pp. This publication by the Eucalyptus Press, based in Mills College, is a series of letters written by Mary Atkins, founder of the Young Ladies Seminary in 1852, which would..... More
Oakland, California: Georgia Loring Bamford, 1931. Hardcover. Octavo size, 255 pp. The life and work of Jack London (1876-1916) have been the subjects of many critical writings, and here Georgia Loring Bamford (1873-1966), a personal friend of London's, reminisces about London's life, his prominence in the literary circle in San..... More
San Francisco: The Windsor Press, 1929. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 10 of 60 copies, sixteenmo size, [11] pp. Poet and playwright George Sterling (1869-1926) was much acclaimed on the Pacific coast; a prolific poet, Sterling was part of the group of writers and artists in the San Francisco Bay Area..... More
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Oxford: (Oxford University Press) At the Clarendon Press, (2001). Hardcover. A "[s]pecial edition for Sandpiper Books Ltd.", two volumes (complete), octavo size, 1894 pp. total. "Blake's writings survive in a remarkable variety of forms, from the conventional typography of his 'Poetical Sketches', to the unique Illuminated Printing of the 'Songs..... More
Austin: W. Thomas Taylor, 1989. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 125 copies in a special binding (total edition 2125), quarto size, 238 pp., signed by author. Bruce Rogers (1870-1957), American typographer and inventer of the "Centaur" typeface (based on the Renaissance-period printing of Nicolas Jenson), is considered by many to..... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California [printed at the Allen Press], 1946. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 300 copies, octavo size, [68] pp. "The publication of the most famous of all documents relating to the Donner Party," published at the centennial of the author's original accounting of the tragic..... More
[Berkeley]: Oyez, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 197 pp., signed by Brother Antoninus. A highly-regarded poet and literary critic in his own right, Brother Antoninus (William Everson, 1912-1994), a one-time member of the Dominican Order (hence his nickname, the "Beat Friar") fully acknowledged Robinson Jeffers (1887-1962) as one of..... More
Edinburgh: T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1813. Hardcover. 4 volumes (complete), octavo size, 1775 total pp. A cultural icon in Scotland and among the Scottish diaspora around the world, Robert Burns (1759-1796) is widely regarded as a pioneer of the Romantic movement; his poetry is known for using the Scots..... More
[n. p.]: The University of Chicago Press, 1981. Hardcover. Six volumes (complete), octavo size. The correspondence between Arthur Plantagent, 1st Viscount Lisle (ca. 1470-1542), his wife, Honor Plantagenet, and numerous servants, courtiers, and friends, are gathered in these six volumes; the letters provide an intimate look at life during the..... More
[New York], Printed in Haarlem, Holland: The Limited Editions Club, Printed by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, 1972. ben Sussan, Rene. Limited Edition. Hardcover. No. 351 of 1500, quarto size, 521 pp., signed by Rene ben Sussan, with LEC Monthly Letter and announcement. Casanova was recognized by his contemporaries as a...... More
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[San Francisco]: [Privately printed by Edwin & Robert Grabhorn], [1934]. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 50 copies privately printed, octavo size, 10 pp. This volume is a eulogy, given in Brookline, Massachusetts by Frank W. Cushwa of the Phillips Exeter Academy in 1933; it was privately printed by the Grabhorn..... More
New York: John Lane Company, 1918. Hardcover. Duodecimo size, 133 pp. 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;..... More
(New York): American Council for Emigres in the Professions, Inc. [Mallette Dean], (1966). Dean, Mallette. Hardcover. Quarto size, [12] pp. A memorial tribute to humanitarian Else Staudinger (1889-1966), who founded and lead The American Council for Emigrés in the Professions, Inc., and worked tirelessly to rescue liberal scholars from Nazi..... More
San Francisco: Privately printed by the Grabhorn Press, (1941). Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 300 copies, quarto size, [7] pp. Albert Maurice Bender (1866-1941), was a noted San Francisco patron of the arts and bibliophile; in addition to being a prominent member of Bay Area book clubs such as the..... More
Boston: The Bibliophile Society, 1910. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Octavo size, 102 pp. 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 Kolle, who conducted notes back..... More
[Kentfield, California]: Mallette Dean (laid out at The Allen Press), 1959. Dean, Mallette. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 200 copies., quarto size, [66] pp. The lively firsthand account of John Charles Duchow's voyage on the Clipper Staffordshire from Boston around Cape Horn, on his way to California. After the Allens..... More
Concord, California: Heron House, 2010. First and Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 250 copies, quarto size, 161 pp. Valenti Angelo (1897-1982) was a well-known and highly regarded twentieth-century illustrator who did so many books for the Grabhorn Press, the early Limited Editions Club books, and many more over a career..... More
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, designed by Jack Stauffacher of The Greenwood Press, 1991. Sawkins, James Gay. Limited First Edition. Hardcover. One of 400 copies, oblong quarto, [126] pp., with prospectus. James Gay Sawkins (1806-1878) was a virtually unknown English artist who spent several years painting Hawaiian landscapes;..... More
(New York): Times Books (Random House), (1994). Hardcover. Octavo size, 368 pp., signed by Ernest Gallo. The state of California is famous for its myriad and successful wineries, and one such success story is that of E & J Gallo Wineries, founded in 1933 by brothers Ernest and Julio Gallo..... More
San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1937. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 325 copies, quarto size, 57 pp. Swiss physician Conrad Gesner (1516-1565) studied botany, theology, and philology, in addition to medicine; an avid naturalist, he aspired to climb mountains yearly or every other year, not only to exercise his body..... More