Sale 22JK02 | Lot 147

[GRABHORN PRESS] POWELL, H. M. T. [Douglas S. Watson, editor]. The Santa Fé Trail to California, 1849-1852: The Journal and Drawings of H.M. T. Powell / Edited by Douglas S. Watson.

Catalogue: The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

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Lot 147
[GRABHORN PRESS] POWELL, H. M. T. [Douglas S. Watson, editor]. The Santa Fé Trail to California, 1849-1852: The Journal and Drawings of H.M. T. Powell / Edited by Douglas S. Watson.
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press for the Book Club of California, 1931. First edition, one of 300 copies. Publisher's brown goatskin, cloth sides in cloth slipcase. 13 1/2 x 10 inches (34 x 24 cm); [12], 272 p.; [18] leaves of plates. Light binding wear, soiling, corners a bit jambed, short tear to fold of first plate.
Printed by the Grabhorn brothers, Robert and Edward, this handsome work came out at $30, a high price for the time, in the middle of the Great Depression. It was recognized as a typographic masterpiece early on; it was made one of the Fifty Books of the Year for 1931, and features on most lists of American fine printing. Magee158; Howes P525; Rader 2716; Rittenhouse 471; Streeter Sale 3229; Wheat 161 etc.


C The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold for $882 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $300 - $500

Sold for $882 (includes buyer's premium)

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The Collection of Jay I. Kislak sold to benefit the Kislak Family Foundation

Thu, Sep 15, 2022 at 10am EDT