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The California Revolution
by McWilliams, Carey (Editor)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/VG-
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York: Grossman Publishers, 1968. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. Contemporary collection of 17 essays on the Golden State & how it was shifting with the cultural revolution that swept the country in the 1960s, frequently the birthplace of changes that would spread nationwide. 240 pp. A First Edition, first printing from 1968, the year after the famed "Summer of Love" in Haight-Ashbury, this hardcover 8vo has blue cloth-covered boards stamped with a lighter blue design to front & orange lettering to spine. Condition is Near Fine: aside from a red remainder marl streaking along the outer fore edge pages & former owner's name in neat pen to ffep, it is completely clean & unmarked, binding strong & straight, pages creamy white with modest tanning to edges. Very mild rubbing to extremities. The unclipped DJ is VG- (minus): bright yellow with light random soiling (heaviest to spine, with many small spots), small chips & tears & creases; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific); later orders, Weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Bookseller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022471
- Title
- The California Revolution
- Author
- McWilliams, Carey (Editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- VG-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- Publisher
- Grossman Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- CALIFORNIA SIXTIES 1960S FREE LOVE HIPPIES HIPPY STATES CULTURE CULTURAL POLITICS EDUCATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Californiana;
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Gargoyle Books
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- First Edition
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- FFEP
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fore Edge
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