Catalogue of Some Five Hundred Examples of the Printing of Edwin and Robert Grabhorn, 1917-1960; Two Gentlemen from Indiana, Now Resident in California

One of 250 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. Original publisher's brown and beige patterned, paper-covered boards backed with beige cloth. Black lettering on beige paper spine label. No date, circa 1961. 9" x 11 3/4." Pages xv, 1-63, complete. A few black-and-white illustrations, complete. Index in back. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning, offsetting on front and back endpapers, and a small tape ghost on front free endpaper. Covers are virtually pristine and intact except for light rubbing and age toning, tiny mark on front, slight shelf wear to bottom edges, and bumping to top corner of fore-edge on back. A Fine copy. This is a beautiful catalogue that lists 493 printing examples made by brothers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn of the Grabhorn Press. Contains notes by David Magee on Grabhorn publications not found in his bibliography. Each listing in the catalog includes information such as the author's name (if applicable), title, and specifications such as type of binding and year of printing or publication. The catalogue is organized chronologically and lists Grabhorn item made from 1917-1960. "Ephemera" and "Grabhorn-ana" constitute the last of the catalogue's listings. The catalogue is preceded by a biographical account of Edwin and the Grabhorn Press. Magee briefly describes Edwin's beginnings in Indiana as a music typesetter who worked for his uncle, his move to Seattle to set off on his own in the printing industry, his return to Indiana after several business ventures and printing opportunities, settling in San Francisco to found the Grabhorn Press with his brother Robert, and their exceptional printing skills and commitment to high-quality printing that were instrumental in cementing the Grabhorn Press's reputation as one of the finest printing presses in the United States. Back colophon: "250 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press of which 225 are for sale.".…