THE FARALLONES, THE PAINTED WORLD, AND OTHER POEMS OF CALIFORNIA. With Fifty-three Illustrations and with a Supplementary History and Description of the Farallones, including Notes on their Plant, Bird, and Animal Life. (2 volumes)
by Ray, Milton S
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine
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Cadyville, New York, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Printed by John Henry Nash, 1934.. 1934.. Fine. - Quarto, vellum backed light green boards titled in gilt on the spines. The covers are slightly warped and soiled. xii & 86 pages plus the colophon; and xxiv pages & 50 leaves plus the colophon. Illustrated with 2 lovely color frontispiece portraits and 50 black & white photgraphs, each annotated on the facing page. A bright internally fine set. <p>Limited edition of 2,000 sets, with the original 4 page prospectus laid in at the front. This copy is inscribed and signed by Rose Carolyn Ray and Milton S. Ray on the front pastedown of volume one.
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- Bookseller
- Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21396
- Title
- THE FARALLONES, THE PAINTED WORLD, AND OTHER POEMS OF CALIFORNIA. With Fifty-three Illustrations and with a Supplementary History and Description of the Farallones, including Notes on their Plant, Bird, and Animal Life. (2 volumes)
- Author
- Ray, Milton S
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- San Francisco: Printed by John Henry Nash, 1934.
- Date Published
- 1934.
- Keywords
- FINE PRESS; JOHN HENRY NASH; LITERATURE; PHOTOGRAPHY; ILLUSTRATIONS; ILLUSTRATED; MILRON S. RAY; THE FARALLONES; PAINTED WORLD; POEMS; CALIFORNIA; HISTORY; PLANT; BIRDS; ANIMALS; NATURAL HISTORY; LANDSCAPE; SCENERY; AMERICANA; PHOTOGRAPHS; LIMITED EDITION
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
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About the Seller
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Biblio member since 2003
Cadyville, New York
About Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 18 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office.
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