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The Seacoast of Bohemia: An Account of Early Carmel (Harry R. Goff's copy)
by Walker, Franklin
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- first
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Monterey, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1966. First Edition Limited to 500 copies. 4to. [iv], 129pp. Black & white photographic illustrations. Publisher's prospectus laid in. SIGNED by Harry R. Goff, past president of the Book Club of California and of the California Historical Society. Illustrated paper covered boards; titles to paper label to the spine. Small waternark on spine label else a fine copy. Accounts of artists, writers, and poets on the Monterey peninsula, including Jack London, Robert Louis Stevenson, Carrie Sterling, Upton Sinclair, et al.
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- Seller
- Carpe Diem Fine Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 21222
- Title
- The Seacoast of Bohemia: An Account of Early Carmel (Harry R. Goff's copy)
- Author
- Walker, Franklin
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Limited to 500 copies
- Publisher
- The Book Club of California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- Carmel; Poetry; spoto, California, Carmel, Monterey, Pacific Grove
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About the Seller
Carpe Diem Fine Books
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Monterey, California
About Carpe Diem Fine Books
Carpe Diem Fine Books offers a discriminating selection of out-of-print, signed and unusual books in all fields – with an emphasis on the history and literature of California and the West. Proprietors James Bryant and Mary Hill have served an international clientele of private collectors and libraries since 1995. Their book gallery, located in a charming 1930's Carmel stone building just steps from the Robert Louis Stevenson House in historic Old Monterey, features a constantly changing inventory - from the classics to the unexpected.
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