Mother of Felipe and Other Early Stories.
by AUSTIN, Mary
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1950. First edition. One of 400 copies printed at the Ward Ritchie Press. Small octavo. 141, [1], [1, colophon], [1] pp. Shoulder notes and illustrations in red. Publisher's quarter black cloth over red and black checked boards, gilt spine lettering. Tips lightly bumped, else a very good copy. With prospectus laid in.
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Details
- Seller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 70925
- Title
- Mother of Felipe and Other Early Stories.
- Author
- AUSTIN, Mary
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Book Club of California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1950
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- Spine
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- Octavo
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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