Books West Southwest, Essays on Writers, Their Books, and Their Land
by Powell, Lawrence Clark
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles; (1957): The Ward Ritchie Press. First Edition. Octavo. 157pp., Signed by the author. Powell writes about Arizona's dry and wrinkled land, A Southwestern bookseller, street of the second-hand bookshops, land of fiction and more. Bound in 1/4 black cloth over decorative cloth, spine lettering gilt. A handsome near fine copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 007598
- Title
- Books West Southwest, Essays on Writers, Their Books, and Their Land
- Author
- Powell, Lawrence Clark
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Ward Ritchie Press
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles; (1957)
- Keywords
- Signed First Edition Southwest Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana; Lawrence Clark Powell;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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