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California Poetry Folios (Book Club of California 1-11 1947)

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California: The Book Club of California, 1947. Limited Edition . Pamphlet. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This series was limited to 750 copies of each issue, issued monthly during 1947, and offered here is 11 of the issues. NO issue 12 by Jeffers. Each issue presents poetry with commentary by a prominent California poet, with each issue designed and printed by a different, California based small/fine press. Approximate size for each is 10"T x 6.75"W, with a couple being JUST a little smaller. 4x French Folded booklets, thick stock quality paper. Ballade of Fog in the Cañon by Gelett Burgess (The Quercus Press).?From the Golden Gate Bridge by Stanton A. Coblentz (Aucune Press). At the Stevenson Fountain by Wallace Irwin (The Platen Press). Long View by Genevieve Taggard (The Aquarius Press).?Letter to California by Marie de L. Welch (Pioneer Hand Printing Society of La Cañada). After This, Sea by Josephine Miles (The Hart Press).?The Hangar at Sunnyvale: 1937 by Janet Lewis (The Masque Press).?To The Holy Spirit by Yvor Winters (The Toyon Press). The Children's Orchard by Murial Rukeyser. (The Greenwood Press). Winter Rain by Hildegarde Flanner (The Eucalyptus Press). Folk Sculpture by Donald Weeks (The L-D Allen Press). All issues are in VERY GOOD+ or better condition. May show MINOR toning due to age, but no severity. Issue 3 has 2 short red pencil marks. Entire set is preserved in an acid-free archival bag. Suitable framing if desired, or at the least gift or collection quality.

  • Seller Independent bookstores US (US)
  • Format/Binding Pamphlet
  • Book Condition Used - Very Good
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition Limited Edition
  • Publisher The Book Club of California
  • Place of Publication California
  • Date Published 1947
  • Keywords california poetry folios illustrated paper ephemera
  • Size 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall

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THE CALIFORNIA POETRY FOLIOS
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THE CALIFORNIA POETRY FOLIOS

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Used - Contents fine, slipcase VG+
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Limited to 750 copies
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San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1947. Limited to 750 copies. Contents fine, slipcase VG+. Limited to 750 copies. Group of 12 4-page folders, each by a California poet, printed by a different California press. Laid loose in cloth gilt-titled quarter morocco slipcase.
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