It's an Old California Custom (Signed) by SHIPPEY, Lee - 1948

Vanguard Press, NY, 1948,, 1948. Hardcover. Fair/No Dj. Octavo, hardcover, with contemporary illustrations. Top of spine taped else good reading copy.There are many old California customs some of which are: to ride forth seeking romance, to gamble on anything, to be grandiosely hospitable, to seek short cuts to heaven, to eat drink and be merry, to search for gold, to engage in banditry, to speak in superlatives, to live out of doors, to tell tall tales and much more. 292 pp.

New York, New York, U.S.A.: The Vanguard Press, Inc., 1948. Book. Illus. by Illustrations. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. G/none, used hc, 292 pages. Blue/grey colored cloth over boards with a yellow illustration on upper and yellow text on spine, 292 pages. Interior clean no marks, binding tight. Shelf wear to exterior at corners, no dj.

Vanguard Press, NY, 1948,, 1948. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Octavo, hardcover, with contemporary illustrations. Previous owner's label on inside cover else VG, in VG blue and gold pictorial dj. . First Ed. 2nd Printing.There are many old California customs some of which are: to ride forth seeking romance, to gamble on anything, to be grandiosely hospitable, to seek short cuts to heaven, to eat drink and be merry, to search for gold, to engage in banditry, to speak in superlatives, to live out of doors, to tell tall tales and much more. 292 pp.

New York: The Vanguard Press (1948), 292pp, illus., staint o frnt cover, some soiling & edgewear to dj.. Cloth. Good +/Good.

The Vanguard Press, 1948-01-01. second printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x1. Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & tanning on edges of text block. Previous owners name in pencil on ffep. Light pencil notations on several pages. Dj quite shelf worn with toning, chipping, creases & small tears in a mylar cover.

New York: Vanguard Press, Inc, 1948. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8x5x1. Front jacket flap clipped, some loss to jacket spine head. 1948 Hard Cover. 292 pp. "Informal chronicling of California's personality in terms of traits, inherited, adopted and native. Stories of old romances, gambling heritages, the large scale hospitality, the types of messiahs and cults, the pleasures of food and drink, the spirit of fiesta, are combined with material on gold hunting, bandits, hoaxes, real estate, the tendency for self deception, the playtimes of various clubs and groups, the exhibitionism, and the originality in solving problems of public works and civic questions. This traces, from the old land grants and the old families, the roots of California's individuality, independence and pride, and is a pleasant review, in conversational style, of the state's story....One of the numerous California books gauged to the interest generated by the centennial. Of regional appeal largely.

Pages 292 pp.8vo. Cloth. 1st edition. Autographed by the author. Near fine in lightly soiled dust jacket. Bookplate.

New York:: The Vanguard Press,, [1948].. First edition.. publisher's cloth in dust jacket.. A few spots to cloth, else better than very good in an unchipped jacket with some slight tanning to the spine.. 8vo,.

Vanguard Press, 1948. Unknown Binding. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

NY: Vanguard. VG in Fair DJ. (1948). Inscribed by author. DJ chipped, tears. Shippey, a columnist for The Los Angeles Times, writes about the state he loves. .