THE SHIRLEY LETTERS FROM THE CALIFORNIA MINES 1851-1852
by CLAPPE, Louise
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Near Fine
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. First Borzoi Editon. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Near Fine. (xxix) 216 (1) pp. Pictorial dust jacket. Introduction by Carl I. Wheat. Illustrated from contemporary lithographs and woodcuts. Endpaper map of Feather and Yuba River country. Cloth. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2". A series of 23 letters from the California mines. A California classic. Kurutz 133c; Zamorano 80 #69. A Very Good Plus copy (Prior owner's neat signature on front end paper; some soiling) in a Near Fine dust jacket (slight edgewear) now in a clear mylar protective jacket.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hardy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2788
- Title
- THE SHIRLEY LETTERS FROM THE CALIFORNIA MINES 1851-1852
- Author
- CLAPPE, Louise
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Borzoi Editon
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- California and the West
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana; All Things Californian;
Terms of Sale
Hardy Books
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About the Seller
Hardy Books
Biblio member since 2008
Nevada City, California
About Hardy Books
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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