LIBROS CALIFORNIANOS; OR FIVE FEET OF CALIFORNIA BOOKS
by HANNA, Phil Townsend; POWELL, Lawrence Clark (Editor)
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/Custom Clear Mylar
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Zeitlin & Ver Brugge, 1958. Second Revised and Enlarged Edition. Boards. Very Good Minus/Custom Clear Mylar. 87 pp. Preface by Editor Lawrence Clark Powell. Edition limited to 1000 un-numbered copies, printed by Anderson, Ritchie & Simon, Los Angeles. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by both Lawrence Clark Powell and Jake Zeitlin: "For John B. Lee for auld lang syne Larry Powell / Jake 11/11/58". Also signed and dated by Larry G. Powell. SIGNED on the colophon by Lawrence Clark Powell. Yellow boards; printed paper labels on spine and front cover. 5" x 7 3/4". Book list laid in. Second and best edition. Several lists by learned individuals of what each regards as the 20 most important books about California. First published in 1931, this revised edition was published in tribute to Phil Hanna after his death in 1957. The revised edition includes lists by Leslie E. Bliss, Robert E. Cowan, Henry R. Wagner, Phil Hanna, Glen Dawson, Warren R. Howell, as well as Powell's own list of the 25 most important books published between 1931 and 1957. A Very Good Minus copy (soiled; stain to lower left cover), now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail, to any United States address.
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- Bookseller
- Hardy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2421
- Title
- LIBROS CALIFORNIANOS; OR FIVE FEET OF CALIFORNIA BOOKS
- Author
- HANNA, Phil Townsend; POWELL, Lawrence Clark (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- Custom Clear Mylar
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Second Revised and Enlarged Edition
- Publisher
- Zeitlin & Ver Brugge
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1958
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- Signed Books; Books About Books;
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Hardy Books is a rare and out-of-print book and ephemera seller located in Nevada City, California, in the heart of the California Northern Mines Gold Country. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and follow the IOBA Code of Ethics.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
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