The Monterey Peninsula - A Postcard Journey
by Willes, Burl (Signed)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1586857835
- ISBN 13
- 9781586857837
- Seller
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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
Salt Lake City, Utah: Gibbs Smith Publisher. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 2005. First Edition. Hardcover. 1586857835 . Calligraphically signed and inscribed by author upon half-title page. "Captures the unsurpassed beauty of this gem along the California coast with reproductions of over 300 postcards. Presents the history of the Monterey Peninsula and the surrounding areas of Carmel, Point Lobos, Big Sur, and Tassajara and captures the romance experienced by the first tourists to this area." - dust jacket. viii, 200 semi-glossy pages. Index. Profusely illustrated with color and sepia-tone reproductions of vintage postcards. Clean and unmarked with light wear. Dust jacket now preserved in glossy new archival-grade Brodart. A quality copy of this wonderful work. Oblong 9"x11.3"; 8vo; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- RareNonFiction.com (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 131j0817
- Title
- The Monterey Peninsula - A Postcard Journey
- Author
- Willes, Burl (Signed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1586857835
- ISBN 13
- 9781586857837
- Publisher
- Gibbs Smith Publisher
- Place of Publication
- Salt Lake City, Utah
- Date Published
- 2005
- Keywords
- 1586857835, Monterey Peninsula, Carmel California, Point Lobos, Big Sur, Tassajara
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Antiques And Collectibles;
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