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Catalogue of Some Five Hundred Examples of the Printing of Edwin and Robert Grabhorn 1917 - 1960; Two Gentlemen from Indiana now Resident in California
by Magee, David
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1961. First Edition. Wraps. Very Good. [11.75x9.25in]; xvi, 63 pp., 484 entries, index; Tan paper wrappers with borders black lettering and designs on front, sewn and glued binding, oversized wrappers; Small closed tears and chipping to edges of wrappers with age toning and darken edges, some rubbing of covers and darken spine, with tipped in announcement of a limited Special Edition hard bound with illustrations from photographs by Marjory Farquhar. This is the David Magee Catalogue No. 42 which, as Magee put it, is "This Omnium Gatherum of Grabhorn Press books, the largest ever assembled for sale." This collection of Grabhorn publications was from several sources. By 1961, Grabhorn Press was a well know and respected institution in fine press publications. Over the years, the Grabhorn brothers and Jane Grabhorn collaborated with well known and not so well known authors, illustrators and others to produce a breath and depth of work that is still very impressive as one of the publishers of fine press work in the 20th Century.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13550
- Title
- Catalogue of Some Five Hundred Examples of the Printing of Edwin and Robert Grabhorn 1917 - 1960; Two Gentlemen from Indiana now Resident in California
- Author
- Magee, David
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Grabhorn Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1961
- Keywords
- Grabhorn Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- This & That;
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About the Seller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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- Fine
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- Wrappers
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