Arion Press

The Arion Press is a continuation of Grabhorn-Hoyem, a printing establishment co-founded in 1965 by Robert Grabhorn, one of the original founders of the Grabhorn Press, and Andrew Hoyem. When Robert Grabhorn died in 1973, Hoyem assumed control of the operation and renamed it after the legendary poet Arion. The Arion Press, which inherited the Grabhorn Press plant and extensive collection of American metal type, is still in operation and includes a typecasting division – M & H Type – as well as bookbinding facilities.

Special Collections has the following items printed at or published by the Arion Press:

  • Arion Press. The Arion Press, Fine Printers and Publishers of Books and Prints in Limited Editions: Catalogue, Retrospective Checklist of Publications, 1995-1975. San Francisco: 1995. Z473.A677 A75 1995
  • Catalogue of Printing Types Offered by M & H Type Typographers & Typefounders Since 1915, with Specimens of Faces Offered in Fonts, Monotype and Hand Composition, with a Display of Rules, Borders, Ornaments, Handy Fonts, Special Characters, Various Decorative Devices. San Francisco: 1994. Z250 .C3 1994
  • Cherrin, Bonnie. The Ernest Hemingway Collection of Charles D. Field: Catalogue. Stanford: 1985. PS3515.E37 Z5845 1985
  • A Commonplace Book of Cookery: A Collection of Proverbs, Anecdotes, Opinions, and Obscure Facts on Food, Drink, Cooks, Cooking, Dining, Diners & Dieters, Dating from Ancient Times to the Present. San Francisco: 1975. PN6084.F6 C64 1975
  • Hoyem, Andrew. Picture/Poems: An Illustrated Catalogue of Drawings and Related Writings, 1961-1974, Prepared by the Artist and Poet, Published on the Occasion of an Exhibition, January 18 through March 16, 1975, the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, California Palace of the Legion of Honor. San Francisco: 1975. NC139.H68 C34 1975
  • Kipling, Rudyard. With the Night Mail: A Story of 2,000 A.D. San Francisco: 1998. PR4854 .W58 1998
  • Koch, Rudolf. Christian Symbols. San Francisco: 1996. N8010 .K63 1996

Special Collections has the following secondary resources relating to the Arion Press:

  • Arion Press. The Arion Press, Fine Printers and Publishers of Books and Prints in Limited Editions: Catalogue, Retrospective Checklist of Publications, 1995-1975. San Francisco: Arion Press, 1995. Z473.A677 A75 1995
  • Catalogue of Printing Types Offered by M & H Type Typographers & Typefounders Since 1915, with Specimens of Faces Offered in Fonts, Monotype and Hand Composition, with a Display of Rules, Borders, Ornaments, Handy Fonts, Special Characters, Various Decorative Devices. San Francisco: M & H Type, 1994. Z250 .C3 1994