Californians
by Jeffers, Robinson
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1916 First edition. 1,200 copies. Small octavo. vi, [2], 217pp. plus ads. Blue cloth lettered in gilt on spine and front cover, pictorial element on front cover in light blue, gold and black. Very minor rubbing to spine ends and corners, light foxing to six preliminary leaves. Overall, a fine copy. The author's second book and the first to be published by a major publishing house. [Alberts: 15]..
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Details
- Bookseller
- Argonaut Book Shop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7424
- Title
- Californians
- Author
- Jeffers, Robinson
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1916
- Keywords
- California Literature Novel History Western Americana Poetry Epic Poem
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About the Seller
Argonaut Book Shop
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San Francisco, California
About Argonaut Book Shop
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