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Alfred Sutro. Which: Lord Byron or Lord Byron. The Grabhorn Press, 1932.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Privately printed for Alfred Sutro by the Grabhorn Press in a limited edition of 150 copies. A quality oversized production on laid paper. The binding of blue cloth spine over tan paper boards is clean and unworn. Everything is square and tight with unbumped edges and corners. Inside the contents are clean and bright, with no ownership inscriptions or other markings of any kind. A fascinating discourse on the pronunciation of Byron's name, including a facsimile of a letter to Byron on the subject.
Seller: Nineveh & Tyre, Cedar Rapids, IA, U.S.A.
Price: US$49.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Good. Used with tan covers which show wear amd staining; pages are yellowed; previous owner's inscription on the front endpaper. NO markings in text. Pasadena's finest new and used bookstore.
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: San Francisco: Privately printed [by the Grabhorn Press], 1932. 1932. Very good. - Quarto [11-1/4 inches high by 8-3/4 inches wide], decorative golden yellow boards backed with green cloth with a printed paper label on the spine. The binding is bumped with the head & tail of the spine slightly chipped. Colophon, title & 9 pages plus a facsimile letter tipped-in at the rear. The pages are very lightly bumped. Very good. Limited edition of 150 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press for Alfred Sutro for distribution among his friends.Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper: "Wm. M. Clearwater Esq. / member of the Book Club of California with kind greetings from its President / Alfred Sutro. / San Francisco May 8/'33."Sutro writes that the story of the bet is fictitious but that the facsimile is of a genuine letter from Thomas Moore, who had recently published an edition of the letters and journals of Byron. Moore resolved the question of how Byron pronounced his name by writing that he used both pronunciations in the course of his life.
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: One Of 150 Copies, Finely Printed For Alfred Sutro At The Grabhorn Press. Blue Cloth Spine With Paper Label Printed In Black, Plain Yellow Boards. Inscribed To A Fellow Bibliophile, "To Robert E. Cowan Esq. With My Best Wishes Alfred Sutro San Francisco September 8, 1932". Just A Touch Of Wear, No Fraying To Paper Covered Boards, But Two Short Tears 1/4" Apart Across Spine, Leaving A Short Flap Of Loose Cloth (Without Loss).
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 4to. [16 pp.], Decorative Yellow Papered Boards over Blue Cloth, Letterpress On Laid Paper with Deckled Edges, Near Fine with small stain to cover. One of 150 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press for Alfred Sutro for distribution among his friends. "Note: The Thomas Moore letter is genuine; it is in the possession of the writer and is here reproduced in facsimile. The rest of the sketch is an imaginary setting for the letter." Signed dedication inside cover by Alfred Sutro to Carl When, dated Sept. 8, 1932. Facsimile (folded) follows text.
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.