Grabhorn Press Publications
In 1919, Edwin and Robert Grabhorn moved to San Francisco and established the Grabhorn Press, initially printing announcements and advertisements, but soon moving on to books. Recognized for printing high-quality limited editions and ephemera, the press soon became the most celebrated of California's fine presses. Bruce Peel Special Collections houses a complete collection of the Grabhorn brothers’ works under the Grabhorn Press imprint (1919–1966), including the press’s masterpiece, Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass (1930). After Edwin’s retirement in 1965, the press closed, but Robert established a new partnership with Andrew Hoyem, publishing under the Grabhorn/Hoyem imprint until Robert’s death in 1973. In 1974, the Grabhorn/Hoyem Press was renamed the Arion Press. The Grabhorn Press Publications came to Bruce Peel Special Collections as part of the Robert J. Woods Western Americana Collection in 1968.
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Shakespeare, William. The Tempest. Illustrated by Mary Grabhorn. Grabhorn Press, 1951 (Z 239 G7 A1 v.506 folio).
Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Printed by Grabhorn Press. New York: Random House, 1930 (Z 239 G7 A1 v.138 folio).
Gutch, John Matthew, editor. A Lytell Geste of Robyn Hode and His Meiny. Reprint based on the Wynken de Worde and William Coupland texts. Printed by Grabhorn Press for Westgate Press (Z 239 G7 A1 v.157).
Powell, H.M.T., and Douglas S. Watson. The Santa Fé Trail to California, 1849-1852. Printed by Grabhorn Press. San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1931 (Z 239 G7 A1 v.158 folio).
Signed certification from Nineteenth Century Type Displayed in 18 Fonts, Cast by United States Founders, Now in the Cases of the Grabhorn Press. Sold by D. Magee, 1959 (Z 239 G7 A1 v.607).