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A Gest of Robin Hood; Revived as the Forty-ninth Grove Play of the Bohemian Club of San Francisco and Performed by its Members in the Bohemian Grove Sonoma County California on the Thirty-first Night of July Nineteen Hundred and Fifty-four Under the Direction of Fred Orin Harris
195416072504San Francisco: Printed by the Grabhorn Press 1954. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Berman Eugene. One of 1100 copies octavo size 102 pp. "A Gest of Robin Hood" is one of the oldest surviving tales of Robin Hood printed between 1492 and 1534. This edition was printed by the Grabhorn Press for the Bohemian Club of San Francisco; the Grabhorn Press run by brothers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn was one of the most highly renowned private presses in America during the twentieth century.<br/><br/>___DESCRIPTION: Quarter green cloth with light green paper boards decorated with green red and yellow pattern yellow lettering on the spine title page in red and black paragraph marks in red; monotype Caslon machine-made paper octavo size 9.5" tall 102 pp. one of 1100 copies unnumbered printed for the Bohemian Club of San Francisco.<br/><br/>___CONDITION: Volume is near fine with clean boards straight corners a strong square text block with solid hinges and the interior is clean and bright; prior owner's name and date July 29 - 1954 written in blue ink on the front free endpaper some rubbing to the head and tail of the spine and the bottom front corner is somewhat rubbed else fine.<br/><br/>___CITATION: Heller & Magee no. 552.<br/><br/>___POSTAGE: International customers please note that additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs; please inquire for details.<br/><br/>___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have we are here to help. (Printed by the Grabhorn Press) hardcover books
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