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Two reference books on California Literature

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Description

Heading: (Zamorano Select)
Author:
Title: Two Zamorano Select Books on the Literature of California
Place Published: New York and Los Angeles
Publisher:Various publishers
Date Published: 1939-1971
Description:

Two volumes. (8vo) full cloth, printed titles. First Editions.

Comprising:

Walker, Franklin. San Francisco's Literary Frontier. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. Dust jacket. Zamorano Select 111.
Powell, Lawrence Clark. California Classics. Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1971. Dust jacket. Zamorano Select 91.

Condition

Jacket for the Knopf edgeworn and chipped; overall volumes very good or better.

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Two reference books on California Literature

Name: Two reference books on California Literature
SKU: 103986184
Price: 150 USD
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