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Baer, Warren. The Duke of Sacramento: A Comedy in Four Acts. The Grabhorn Press, 1934.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Binding clean & crisp. Presentation plate has detached revealing glue residue with chinese character stamps next to that.
Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: First edition, some light rubbing on edges and corners, mild discoloration on spine from age. End leaves lightly tanned, otherwise clean and good inside.
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1934. 77 pp; quarter-cloth binding in ivory linen, blue boards with a fleur-de-lis pattern. Reprinted from the rare edition of 1856, with additional sketch 'A Short Account of the San Francisco Stage Before 1860' by Jane Bissell Grabhorn. Illustration by Arvilla Parker. Some rubbing, edgewear on boards; paper on top corners wearing away. Prior owner's bookplate on front paste-down. Pages lightly toned, clean and unmarked. Sound binding. From a limited edition of 500 copies.
Seller: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: [xii], 77, [1] pp., 8vo, twelve color illustrations by Arvilla Parker, ornaments and act numbers in red; quarter beige cloth, paper title label, blue fleur-de-lis patterned paper sides. Plain dustjacket not present. Typeset from the then-only known copy of the 1856 edition (which belonged to Ed Grabhorn). The play is preceded by Jane Grabhorn's essay, "A Short Acount of the San Francisco Stage Before 1860." One of 550 copies printed on English mould-made paper. With the bookplate of James Strohn Copley (1916-1973) (his sale, Sotheby's, June 17, 2010, lot 235). Copley was a journalist, newspaperman, and publisher of the San Diego Union-Tribune. A near fine copy; touch of rubbing to lower front tip, light offsetting from the pastedowns to facing blanks. Heller & Magee 212.
Seller: George Ong Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$26.27 + shipping
Description: 8vo; pp. (xiv), 78; numerous sketch illustrations; a very good copy. copy. . Five hundred and fifty copies of this edition of The Duke Of Sacramento, the first volume of the third series of Rare Americana, have been printed by the Grabhorn Press, San Francisco, in December, 1934.
Seller: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia
Price: US$27.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Plain dust jacket with a slight tear to its lower spine edge otherwise a lovely copy, one of 550 copies of this charmingly illustrated account of the San Francisco stage before 1860.
Seller: Recycled, Corte Madera, CA, U.S.A.
Baer, Warren. THE DUKE OF SACRAMENTO. Grabhorn Press, San Francsco, CA, 1934.
Price: US$29.50 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 78 pp., Color Illus, Blue Illus Hardback & Cream Spine, Paper label tipped on, Fine in slightly chipped DJ, (1st Ltd ed of 550 Copies)
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Very slight wear to top of dj spine, old ownership label on inner front board otherwise a superb copy, one of 550 printed.
Seller: Recycled, Corte Madera, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$33.50 + shipping
Description: 1934. Hardcover. Quarter cloth over dec. paper-covered boards. 8vo. Limited to 550 copies. Illus. Includes Grabhorn prospectus for this volume. Very little shelf-wear. Small chip to rear top fore-corner. Else clean, attractive copy. Very Good.
Seller: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Limited to 550 copies. White cloth spine, decorated paper on boards, 77 pages. End paper darkened else Fine. Includes "A short Account of the San Francisco Stage Before 1860".
Seller: The Bookstall, Richmond, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Description: An attractive production, with the text printed in two colors, augmented by color illustrations by Arvilla Parker. One of 550 copies. First edition thus. A near fine copy in a near fine dust jacket, darkening at the spine and missing a small chip at the crown. A bit musty.
Seller: Eureka Books, Eureka, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Small 4to. Pp. (x) 77. With a history of the early San Francisco stage by Jane Bissell. With illustrations by Arvilla Parker. Bound in tan buckram over blue decorated cloth; printed paper label on spine. Except for slight, closed tear to fore-edge of title page, Fine in Fine dust jacket, which is unprinted, plain blue cloth matching the binding. One of 550 copies. Per the colophon, this is the first volume of the third series of Rare Americana reprinted by the Grabhorns. An especially attractive copy kept fresh by its dust jacket. MAGEE catalog #137 (declared a "a delightful book," but mis-ascribes the history of SFO stage to Jane Grabhorn). Clear, removable archival dust jacket protector has a handwritten label on spine.
Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Baer, Warren. The Duke of Sacramento: A Comedy in Four Acts. The Grabhorn Press, 1934.
Price: US$43.52 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: SHIPS FROM USA. Used books have different signs of use and do not include supplemental materials such as CDs, Dvds, Access Codes, charts or any other extra material. All used books might have various degrees of writing, highliting and wear and tear and possibly be an ex-library with the usual stickers and stamps. Dust Jackets are not guaranteed and when still present, they will have various degrees of tear and damage. All images are Stock Photos, not of the actual item.
Seller: Irish Booksellers, Portland, ME, U.S.A.
Price: US$45.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Limited edition, (one of 550 copies). Originally published in 1856. Book has light wear, with two small scrapes on spine and a small scrape on side edge of front panel. Includes a sketch (10 pp) of the Early San Francisco Stage (before 1860) by Jane Bissell. Illustrated with 12 color drawings by Arvilla Parker. This comedy is concerned with the activities of the Ever-Flowing Golden Quartz Company and the characters employed therein. Good quality, typical Grabhorn Press production.
Seller: Blue Skye Books, Novato, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$46.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: This 6.75 x 9.5 inch, 77 page hardcover book is the 1934 printing of this title by the Grabhorn Press of San Francisco. This copy is in fine condition with just a touch of time wear to the paper-covered boards. The white cloth spine and paper label are strictly in fine condition. There is a curious block of offset to both the front and rear endpapers but no item is laid in to create this section of offsetting. The text pages are in strictly fine condition with no wear or markings to be seen. This edition by the Grabhorn Press is a handsome piece of work with the page design featuring red-and-black lettering and decoration and the four scenes of the comedy are highlighted by color illustrations by Arvilla Parker. This edition was issued with 550 copies and is part of the Rare Americana Series by the Grabhorn Press. 77 pages.
Seller: JDBFamily, Chico, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$47.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 550 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press. Uncut page sides and bottoms. Also, a sketch of the Early San Francisco Stage by Jane Bissell Grabhorn (this sketch also chronicles the history of the stage in Sacramento when the first real "show" was put on by Atwater's Eagle Theatre Company). Early California sets the stage for this 1856 comedy of the early theatre.
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Baer, Warren. The Duke Of Sacramento. ( Signed by Grabhorn).. Grabhorn Press, San Francisco, 1934.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First printing by Grabhorn Press , 1934 CA. This is a near fine copy with edge wear and slight edge chips otherwise a very good nice bookt. This copy is inscribed and signed by Ed Grabhorn on the first fly leaf.
Seller: Somewhere In Time Books, St. James, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: One of 550 copies. 78pp. Printed in red and black. Illustrations by Arvilla Parker. White cloth-backed blue boards, paper spine label. A very fine copy. The first of the Third Series of Rare Americana. A comedy in four acts, reprinted from the rare edition of 1856. Includes a sketch of the Early San Francisco Stage by Jane Bissell Grabhorn. [Grabhorn: 212].
Seller: Argonaut Book Shop, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Baer, Warren. The Duke of Sacramento. Grabhorn Press, San Francisco, 1934.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: xii, 78p. LIMITED TO 550 COPIES PRINTED. The first volume of the third series of Rare Americana printed at the Grabhorn Press. A crisp clean copy in its original blue dustjacket. Bound in decorated green cloth with a cream colored spine and a printed paper spine label. Slight small chip in the head of the dustjacket and some slight offsetting to the inside front blank.
Seller: Rosenlund Rare Books & Manuscripts, Basking Ridge, NJ, U.S.A.
Baer, Warren. The Duke of Sacramento A Comedy in Four Acts. Grabhorn Press, San Francisco, 1934.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Description: 77 pages. 24 X 16 cm. Sketch by Jane Bissell and color illustrations by Arvilla Parker. Reprinted from the edition of 1856. Limited edition, one of 500 copies, with original Grabhorn announcement laid-in. Free endpapers toned. GRABHORN 212. Fleur-de-lis blue boards and tan cloth. Very good
Seller: Royoung Bookseller, Inc. ABAA, Ardsley, NY, U.S.A.
Baer, Warren.. The Duke of Sacramento.. Grabhorn Press., San Francisco., 1934.
Price: US$71.00 + shipping
Description: Illustrated. Limited edition of 550 copies. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 78 pps.
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Baer, Warren. Duke of Sacramento: A Comedy in Four Acts. , 1934.
Price: US$76.50 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: 1934 Hardcover Near Fine/No Dust Jacket reprinted from the rare edition of 1856, to which is addeda sketch of the Early San Francisco Stage by Jane Bissell Grabhorn; Illustrations by Arvilla Parker; San Francisco, CA, 1934, limited to 550 copies, The Grabhorn Press, near fine condition, bound
Seller: Transmutation Publishing, Corning, CA, U.S.A.
BAER, Warren. Duke of Sacramento. A Comedy in four acts.reprinted from the. , 1934.
Price: US$82.50 + shipping
Description: BAER, Warren. The Duke of Sacramento. A Comedy in Four Acts.Reprinted from the Rare Edition of 1856, to Which Is Added a Sketch of the Early San Francisco Stage by Jane Bissell Grabhorn, and Illustrations by Arvilla Parker. San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1934. 8vo. (xii), 77pp. Cloth-backed boards. Fine copy in d/j. Includes publisher's prospectus. Limited to 550 copies.
Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.