Arion Press

Arion Press
Arion Press is a renowned fine press and publisher based in San Francisco, California, specializing in limited-edition, handcrafted artist books that combine classic literature with original contemporary artwork.

Founded in 1974 by Andrew Hoyem as the successor to the legendary Grabhorn Press, Arion Press is unique as the only facility in the United States that produces books entirely by hand “from comma to cover” under one roof. This includes their own hot-metal type foundry (the last unified one in America), letterpress printing workshop with historic equipment (some dating to the 1910s and even machines used to cast the U.N. Charter in 1945), and complete book bindery.

They collaborate with leading artists to reimagine literary classics, creating museum-quality volumes through traditional craftsmanship while keeping the printed book relevant in the digital age. In 2024, they relocated to a 10,000-square-foot facility at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture.

Their publications are highly sought after by collectors, often featuring intricate illustrations, fine typography, and deluxe bindings. Notable examples include their famous 1979 edition of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick (illustrated by Barry Moser), which has become a benchmark in fine press publishing.

Other titles have included works like George Orwell’s Animal Farm (with illustrations by Jonathan Hammer) and various deluxe editions of classics such as Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, and more recent ones like Isaac Asimov’s Nightfall.

The press maintains a gallery and store open to the public (typically Tuesdays through Saturdays, 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.), where visitors can view books, prints, and sometimes observe the production process. They offer subscriptions for new releases and sell directly through their online store.

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Moby Dick by Herman Melville Arion Press Barry Moser Hardcover 1981

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Moby-Dick - Herman Melville Hardcover Arion Press U. California 1st Edition 1981

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RARE Arion Press Moby-Dick (1979) Original Leaf Specimen Signed By Andrew Hoyem

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Moby-Dick by Herman Melville Arion Press Andrew Joyed Barry Moser Hardcover

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*RARE*_Shaped Poetry_Arion Press_29 of 30 Prints + Book_Good

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Moby Dick Herman Melville HC Arion Press First Trade Edition 13th Printing

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ADAMS, Ansel. Sierra Nevada: The John Muir Trail - Arion Press PROSPECTUS - 2006

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American Buffalo David Mamet 1992 Arion Press Signed Ltd Ed McCurdy

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The World is Round by Gertrude Stein Arion Press - 1986 Only 400 copies

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John Milton "Paradise Lost" Arion Press limited edition

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Arion Press, Le Desert De Retz,

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Williwaw - Arion Press - Signed by Gore Vidal - Limited Numbered #203 of 250

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2002 Books & Wives John Dryden broadside Roxburghe Zamorano keepsake Arion Press

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MOBY-DICK by Herman Melville - 1st printing Arion Press HCDJ 1981

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Warner Bott Berry Scotsman's Dream Signed Limited Edition Association Copy

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Lot of 5 Bohemian Grove Plays 1993-2005 Private Distribution First Emperor RARE

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3 Arion Press Books Christmas Carol Prospectus, Catalogue 1995-1975 & 1992

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Moby Dick by Melville Univ of California Press (Arion ed) B. Moser Illustrated

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ROSENTHAL Wilder Bentley the Elder at the Archetype Press 1982

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ARION PRESS Fine Books 1995 catalogue Price List brochure

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Shirley Jackson – The Lottery – SUNTUP PRESS + The Sundial – ARION PRESS

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ARTHUR MILLER Signed X2 ARION PRESS The Price STAN WASHBURN Limited Edition #173

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2011 China on Paper Marcia Reed, Roxburghe keepsake Arion Press invite

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Arion Press, Private Press Ephemera, Andrew Hoyem, Robert Grabhorn, 70s/80s

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A Day in the Bleachers - Arion Press - 2006 Limited Signed Numbered - Baseball

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Richard Bosman / CAPTIVITY NARRATIVE OF HANNAH DUSTON RELATED BY COTTON #213113

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What the End is For - Arion Press - 2014 Limited Signed - Jorie Graham - Prints

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Story of a Story & Three Stories Jessamyn West Arion Press, Friends of Bancroft

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Kaddish Allen Ginsberg 1992 Arion Press Signed Ltd Ed Kitaj Prospectus

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Thirty-three Sonnets of Guido Cavalcanti. Arion Press. PROSPECTUS ONLY - 1991

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Arion Press BIRDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE Limited Edition 1986, NO PLATES

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SCOTT MOMADAY The Colors of Night (Arion Press Broadsides, Limited, 1976)- KIOWA

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Arion Press BIRDS OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE Limited Edition 1st Edition 1986 #87313

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1986 The Log of Apollo Prospectus Book Club of California Arion Press Gold Rush

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PEDRO PARAMO by Juan Rulfo, ARION PRESS, boxed w/framed Print by Enrique Chagoya

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The Colt Springs High: Colt Press 1939-1942 William Roth 2004 Arion Press 1st Ed

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Oak Knoll Books Catalogue #176 Arion Press Stanley Morrison Books New Castle DE

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Arion Press Catalogue of Publications 1990-91 Checklist 1975-90

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Scotsman's Dream, Warner Bott Berry. First Edition, 1st - 2002

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NIKOLAI REZANOV & CONCEPCION ARGUELLO + EXTRAS Alberto Shumate 1993 ARION PRESS

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Flatland ~ EDWIN ABBOTT ~ ARION PRESS Limited Edition Signed by Ray Bradbury

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Grabhorn Press 1920-1965 & Beyond: Grolier Club Exhibition 2015 HC Arion Press

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Mrs. Bridge, Arion Press, Signed & Limited Edition, Evan Connell, Laurie Simmons

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Arion Press - Captivity Hannah Duston - 1987 Richard Bosman Signed Fine Press

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MALTESE FALCON Dashiell Hammett 1984 1st Edition 1st Printing Hardcover DJ Arion

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Mrs. Bridge Evan S. Connell Arion Press - 2009 #22/300

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Arion Press Catalogue Retrospective Checklist of Publications 1995-1975 / 1st ed

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Leaves of Grass by WALT WHITMAN ~ ARION PRESS ~ Limited Edition ~ 2014

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Poems of W.B. Yeats ~ Arion Press. Illustrated Richard Diebenkorn. Ltd. edition

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