NEGRO WHO'S WHO IN CALIFORNIA - 1948 EDITION.
by Wynn, Commodore, editor, John W. Roy, director
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in burgundy boards with gilt lettering (prev owner's name, some minor rubbing and wear to the covers.)
- Seller
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Ione, California, United States
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About This Item
Who's Who in California Publishing Co, (lithographed by Wm. Westerfield),, 1948.. Hardcover first edition -. Very good in burgundy boards with gilt lettering (prev owner's name, some minor rubbing and wear to the covers.) . First edition. The first and apparently the only edition of this uncommon reference work. Includes biographies of approximately 500 notable California African Americans. Book is divided into seven sections: The Pioneers, The Church and Pulpit, The Professions, Business and Industry, Art and Music, Civic and Social, and In Memorium. Illustrated with many individual and group photographs. Index. Large format. 133 pp.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfever.com, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54239
- Title
- NEGRO WHO'S WHO IN CALIFORNIA - 1948 EDITION.
- Author
- Wynn, Commodore, editor, John W. Roy, director
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover first edition -
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in burgundy boards with gilt lettering (prev owner's name, some minor rubbing and wear to the covers.)
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Who's Who in California Publishing Co, (lithographed by Wm. Westerfield),
- Date Published
- 1948.
- Keywords
- california, reference,
- Bookseller catalogs
- African American History and nonfiction;
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- First Edition
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