ANNOUNCING The ENLARGEMENT Of OUR SHOP
first edition
(n. d.) · San Francisco
by [San Francisco Bookseller History]. Gelber, Leon. Lilienthal, Theodore Max [1893 - 1972]
San Francisco: Gelber, Lilienthal Inc, (n. d.). 1st Printing. Faint age-toning. 2 horizontal fold-lines. A VG - VG+ copy.. Broadside, printed in red & black ink. Wood engraving of a scribe at top.
"In 1924, antiquarian Leon Gelber joined with businessman Theodore Max Lilienthal to establish the Gelber-Lilienthal Book Shop at 336 Sutter Street in San Francisco. As recalled by James Hart in Rare Book Stores in San Francisco Fifty Years Ago, 'That shopâ¦was given character by an ingenious false front of a manufactured appearance, a pseudo half-timbered building with a projecting shingled and slanting roof ⦠A small hallway led to a lofty ceiling, in old-English style and great rows of shelves for rare books. â¦They were two attractive, charming, and witty men, quite without the pressure of salesmanship â¦.'" [Mellby]. While not stated as such, this item has the typographical appearance as being a production from the famed San Francisco Grabhorn press. (Inventory #: 42330)
"In 1924, antiquarian Leon Gelber joined with businessman Theodore Max Lilienthal to establish the Gelber-Lilienthal Book Shop at 336 Sutter Street in San Francisco. As recalled by James Hart in Rare Book Stores in San Francisco Fifty Years Ago, 'That shopâ¦was given character by an ingenious false front of a manufactured appearance, a pseudo half-timbered building with a projecting shingled and slanting roof ⦠A small hallway led to a lofty ceiling, in old-English style and great rows of shelves for rare books. â¦They were two attractive, charming, and witty men, quite without the pressure of salesmanship â¦.'" [Mellby]. While not stated as such, this item has the typographical appearance as being a production from the famed San Francisco Grabhorn press. (Inventory #: 42330)
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