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POPULAR STUDIES OF CALIFORNIA WILD FLOWERS
by RICE, Bertha M.; RICE, Roland
- Used
- Near Fine
- Signed
- Condition
- Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Upton Bros. & Delzelle, 1920. Sepcial Hand-Colored Limited Edition. Cloth-backed Boards. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. 127 pp. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by the Authors on the front free endpaper: "Treasure Island G. G. I.E. (Golden Gate International Exposition) / To Fay Nerell with best wishes - Bertha M. Rice + Roland Rice Authors / Christmas 1940". Special Edition limited to 700 un-numbered copies. Profusely illustrated from photographs of California wild flowers, many hand-colored by Myrtle Hill McQuarrie. Cloth backed boards. 6" x 9". Detailed essays, including histories, concerning each flower illustrated; many first appeared in The Oakland Tribune. Includes a plea for protection for Toyon Berries, with supporitng letters from period notables, including David Starr Jordan, Luther Burbank and William Kent. A unique piece. A Near Fine copy (Minor soiling and rubbbing from handling), now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hardy Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2826
- Title
- POPULAR STUDIES OF CALIFORNIA WILD FLOWERS
- Author
- RICE, Bertha M.; RICE, Roland
- Format/Binding
- Cloth-backed Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Custom Clear Mylar
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Sepcial Hand-Colored Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Upton Bros. & Delzelle
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1920
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books; San Francisco; All Things Californian;
Terms of Sale
Hardy Books
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About the Seller
Hardy Books
Biblio member since 2008
Nevada City, California
About Hardy Books
Hardy Books is a rare and out-of-print book and ephemera seller located in Nevada City, California, in the heart of the California Northern Mines Gold Country. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and follow the IOBA Code of Ethics.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
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