Southern California Edition; Souvenir Playing Cards.
by (CALIFORNIA)
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: R. J. Waters, 1898. Complete deck of 52 playing cards, each with a captioned photographic scene on the face and the state flower and seal on the back, card edges gilt. In the original two-part blue box with gilt lettering. Box has some expected wear. Cards are beautiful.All fifty-two of the cards bear different photographic images of places of interest in California and include; Spring Street (LA), Mariposa Grove, Palace Hotel, Lick Observatory, Half Dome, Santa Barbara Mission, Stanford Unversity, West Lake Park (LA), Yosemite Falls, Greystone Winery and many others. No automobiles present so this deck probably was issued in 1898.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71269
- Title
- Southern California Edition; Souvenir Playing Cards.
- Author
- (CALIFORNIA)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- R. J. Waters
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1898
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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