Cathay in Eldorado: The Chinese in California, Book Club of California Keepsake for 1972
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Boulder, Colorado, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1972. A complete set of the eleven folders.Various authors of each of the ten folders and an introduction by Oscar Lewis in the first folder, with the entire set under the general editorial direction of Martin Mitau. Each part is four to eight pages in length, with illustrations primarily from contemporary photographs. Pages are 8 1/2 x 10 inches. The set was designed and printed by Clifford Burke at his Cranium Press in San Francisco. Composition is by Mackenzie & Harris, Inc. The typeface is Goudy's Italian Old Style. The folders are fine, and the blue cloth covered slipcase with leather spine labels and the heavy board chemise with quarter cloth spine are in very good condition, with some chipping of the labels and slight wear, small residue from a gum label on the chemise.
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Details
- Seller
- Four Rivers Books, LLC (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 16657
- Title
- Cathay in Eldorado: The Chinese in California, Book Club of California Keepsake for 1972
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Book Club of California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1972
Terms of Sale
Four Rivers Books, LLC
14 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged. All orders are subject to prior sale.
About the Seller
Four Rivers Books, LLC
Biblio member since 2018
Boulder, Colorado
About Four Rivers Books, LLC
Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB), the Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association (RMABA), Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and a founding member of the Fine Press Book Association.
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- Fine
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