Carl Wheat Editor (5 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Illustrated (illustrator). Book plate. Owner name.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Early Printing. A series of letters by an observant lady to her sister during the California Gold Rush, making a fascinating social history. Book and jacket are in splendid condition. Part of the "Western Americana" series.

Hardcover. Condition: Near fine. First edition, limited. Folio [40 cm] 1/4 black cloth with bright marbled paper over boards. Top edge trimmed; other edges deckled. Text printed in red and black. Ex-libris Santa Rosa publisher and rancher Lee Lawrence Stopple, with his bookish bookplate on the front pastedown. A lovely production. One in an edition of 200 copies printed by Roxburghers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn. From the preface by Carl Wheat- "Despite the fact that at the outset the club's membership was limited to thirty-one (as was that of 'The father of book clubs,' The Roxburghe Club in England), and despite the further fact that for most of its history not more than fifty have made up its company, the lists which appear in this volume disclose that more than a hundred and thirty men have, over the years, enjoyed its goodly fellowship. Among these, the practical printers have at all times been especially honored, and their generous contributions to the club's life and fortunes have been immeasurable. These artists, too, have added much to the general atmosphere. Booksellers, with their background of experience, have all proved worthy members. Librarians have likewise shared their specialized lore. But the core of the club has at all times been those members whose vocations were in other than bookish fields. These, the 'collectors,' or those who merely found pleasure in the contemplation of good- or 'fine'- books, have given the group most of its Masters of the Press, and their avocational interest in the fundamentals of the club has furnished the cement to hold it together over its entire history.".

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. One of 200 copies, elephant folio size, 83 pp. Limited edition of 200 copies "printed by Roxburghers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn" and sold only to members of the Club; included in the Exhibition of Western Books (Rounce & Coffin Club). Contains an essay on the Roxburghe Club by Carl I. Wheat, an essay on the Duke of Roxburghe by Roy Vernon Sowers, a Roster of Members and Officers for the 25 years, a Chronology showing year by year the venue and topic of each meeting, with twenty-six plates at the end of reproductions of invitations. ___DESCRIPTION: Marbled paper boards with black cloth shelfback, paper label on back with black and red lettering and decorations, fore- and bottom edges uncut, cream endpapers, printed throughout in red and black, plates in colour; paper English handmade, elephant folio size (15.75" by 10.5") unpaginated with 48 leaves total; limited edition of 200 copies, unnumbered. ___CONDITION: Fine overall with clean boards, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; a hint of rubbing to the bottom front corner, barely discernible. Lacking the plain dustwrapper. ___POSTAGE: Please note that this is an extremely large volume and additional postage may apply; we are happy to ship at cost to both domestic and international customers, please inquire for details. ___CITATION: Grabhorn Bibliography, no. 547. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Limited Edition. 38.5 x 25.5 cm, unpaginated but GB547 says 83 pp., two color title page with The Roxburghe Club emblem. On verso in red: "Two hundred copies printed by Roxburghers Edwin and Robert Grabhorn, at San Francisco, California, in January, Nineteen Hundred anf Fifty-four.", Acknowledgements [by Dawson], text of the chronology, followed by 26 full-page plates in colors, reproducing printed notices, etc. Essay: "The Roxburghe Club of San Francisco", by Carl I. Wheat & "The Duke of Roxburghe & the Roxburghe Club", by Roy Vernon Sowers. Black cloth spine, with mounted title label on the spine, bold red, black, et. marbled paper-covered boards.Original plain white paper dust jacket torn.