A Day in the Office of A M B: A Play in One Stupendous Act, Printed in a Manner that Will Surprise Him, for Albert M. Bender on the Occasion of his Birthday, and For the Delight of Booklovers and the Wonder of Dramatists the World Over
San Francisco: Privately Printed [at the Grabhorn Press], 1932. Second edition. Original wrappers bound in hardcover. Thin octavo, Original green wraps bound in quarter cloth over decorative paper-covered boards. Pp. [10]. Pamphlet is Fine, binding Very Good+.
Inscribed: "A bit of fun,/ with best wishes of/ The Victim // To my friend. / Caroline Esberg."
The first edition was 10 copies, printed in 1922. Fine / Very Good+. Item #8355
An early Grabhorn Press publication; David Magee, in his "Catalogue of Some Five Hundred Examples of the Printing of Edwin & Robert Grabhorn lists this as item 113. To quote from his citation for the first edition, ""written in collaboration with Bertha Pope, this is an affectionate ribbing of Alfred M. Bender, one of San Francisco's most beloved philanthropists." Caroline Esberg was a San Francisco arts patron and the namesake for a medium pink large-flowered climber rose introduced in 1926.
Price: $150.00