Bayside Bohemia. Fin de Siecle San Francsico & Its Little Magazines. Introduction by James D. Hart.
by BURGESS, Gelett
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Tamworth, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1954. First edition. Quarto, tan cloth lettered in brown, pp. 42, illustrated, including four tipped-in facsimilies of period printing. One of 375 copies printed by the Black Vine Press. First complete appearance of these essays, chronicling the bohemian literary scene of San Francisco at the turn-of-the-century. Bookplate on pastedown, cloth frey at spine ends, else near fine..
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- Seller
- Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB (CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 12471
- Title
- Bayside Bohemia. Fin de Siecle San Francsico & Its Little Magazines. Introduction by James D. Hart.
- Author
- BURGESS, Gelett
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1954. First edition.
- Keywords
- FPBB
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Press and Printing;
Terms of Sale
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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About the Seller
Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
Biblio member since 2006
Tamworth, Ontario
About Robert Wright Books, ABAC / ILAB
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