Sale 600
Fine Press Books:
The Collection of the late Marjorie Stern, sold for the benefit of the Special Collections of the San Francisco Public Library
Fine Bindings & Sets
Section I: Fine Press Books: Collection of the Late Marjorie Stern, with additions, Lots 1-212
Section II: Fine Bindings and Sets, Lots 213-272
Section III: Lots sold without reserve, Lots 273-301
300 lots of finely printed books, broadsides and finely bound books and sets. The fine press portion of the auction features the collection of the late Marjorie Stern, being offered here for the benefit of the Special Collections of the San Francisco Public Library. Many fine volumes from the fine presses of the Bay Area and beyond are offered, including works from the Allen Press, Grabhorn Press, Arion Press, Yolla Bolly Press, Limited Editions Club, John Henry Nash, Perishable Press, and many others. The second section of the auction comprises 60 lots of sets and finely bound books. Classic works by some of the great names of Western literature including Robert Burns, Thomas Carlyle, Charles Dickens, Edward Gibbon, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Francis Parkman, William Shakespeare, and many others.
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