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Shakespeare and Some Commentators; An Address to the English Speaking Union at San Francisco, April 25, 1933, by Oscar Sutro by Sutro, Oscar - 1933

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Shakespeare and Some Commentators; An Address to the English Speaking Union at San Francisco, April 25, 1933, by Oscar Sutro

by Sutro, Oscar

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San Francisco: Privately Printed [by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn], 1933. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. One of 125 copies, octavo size, 28 pp. This edition, privately printed for prominant San Franciscan and member of the SF Roxburghe Club 1933-1935 Oscar Sutro (1874-1935), was printed by the Grabhorn Press, one of the most highly renowned private presses in America in the twentieth century, run by brothers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. This volume contains an address regarding William Shakespeare, a delightful read with interesting insights into the great Bard.

___DESCRIPTION: Quarter cream parchment spine with blue paper boards, gilt lettering on the spine, title page illustration and tailpiece reproduced from an early edition of Shakespeare; octavo size (approximately 9.25" tall), pagination: [i-ii] 1-26, one of 125 copies, unnumbered, privately printed for Oscar Sutro.

___CONDITION: Volume is fine, with clean boards, a strong, square text block, straight corners, solid hinges, and free of prior owner markings; slight discolouration along the front joint and some off-setting on the free endpapers (which seems to be norm), the rear bottom corner just barely rubbed.

___CITATION: Heller & Magee no. 183.

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  • Bookseller Swan's Fine Books US (US)
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Near Fine
  • Edition Limited Edition
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Privately Printed [by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn]
  • Place of Publication San Francisco
  • Date Published 1933
  • Keywords Fine Press - Grabhorn Press, Oscar Sutro, Roxburghe Club, Shakespeare, Shakspeare

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Shakespeare and Some Commentators: An Address to the English Speaking Union at San Francisco, April 25, 1933

by Sutro, Oscar

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San Francisco: Privately Printed, 1933. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Inscribed by Sutro! Limited edition, this one of 125 copies, 1933, hardcover with mock vellum spine and blue paper boards in original plain paper dust jacket, octavo, 25pp., not illustrated. Book VG with soil and toning to boards, small hole in paper on front board, mild wear to spine ends and corners, binding tight, endpapers off-set and foxed, otherwise text clean and unmarked. DJ good with toning, soil and rubbing, edgewear that includes tears and small chips to spine ends and corners, foxing, now in archival mylar wrap.
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Shakespeare and Some Commentators; An Address to the English Speaking Union at San Francisco, April 25, 1933, by Oscar Sutro

by Sutro, Oscar

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  • Hardcover
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San Francisco: Privately Printed [by Edwin and Robert Grabhorn], 1933. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. One of 125 copies, octavo size, 28 pp., inscribed by Oscar Sutro. This edition, privately printed for prominant San Franciscan and member of the SF Roxburghe Club 1933-1935 Oscar Sutro (1874-1935), contains an address regarding William Shakespeare, who "of all men understands the English language" (n.b., quote from p. 1). Printed by the Grabhorn Press, one of the most highly renowned private presses in America in the twentieth century, run by brothers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter cream parchment spine with blue paper boards, gilt lettering on the spine, title page illustration and tailpiece reproduced from an early edition of Shakespeare; Poliphilus handset type on Unbleached Arnold paper, octavo size (9 3/8" by 6 3/8"), pagination: [i-ii] 1-26, one of 125 copies, unnumbered, privately printed for Oscar Sutro, with his inscription in the year and month of publication on… Read More
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