"Books West Southwest

Los Angeles; (1957): The Ward Ritchie Press. First Edition. Octavo. 157pp., Signed by the author. Powell writes about Arizona's dry and wrinkled land, A Southwestern bookseller, street of the second-hand bookshops, land of fiction and more. Bound in 1/4 black cloth over decorative cloth, spine lettering gilt. A handsome near fine copy.

Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press, 1957. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Title page illustration. Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Pres, 1957. First edition, one of only 2,000 copies printed. A collection of 12 essays and addresses by Lawrence Clark Powell (1906-2000), inspired by the literature of the Southwest and his own experiences in "the semi-arid land from… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, [1957] First edition. Clothbacked boards. Octavo. Clothbacked boards. This copy presented by Anderson Ritchie and Simon, with a slip, signed by Ritchie, noting this. A little light discoloration to endpapers. Otherwise fine.

Los Angeles: The Ward Ritchie Press , 1957. Inscribed by author on front pastedown and dated April 8, 1992. Front pastedown also has signature of previous owner in 1959. Only 2000 copies of this book were printed. Patterned paper boards have light to moderate soiling with bumped tips. Textblock fairly tight and square. . Signed by… Read more about this item

Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, [1957] First edition. Clothbacked paterned boards. Octavo. Fine condition.

Los Angeles, CA: Ward Ritchie Press, 1957. First Edition, First Printing. . Cloth. Very Good/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition, First POrinting. Hard cover 8vo in illustrated yellow cloth w/black cloth spine and gold titles. Very Good/No DJ. Gift inscription and notes front endpapers, sporadic annotations heavy notes rear endpapers. 157pp,

Ward Ritchie Press, 1957. Good. Powell, Lawrence Clark. Books West Southwest: Essays on Writers, their Books, and their Land. Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, 1957. 157pp. 8vo. Hardcover. Book condition: Good with a slightly rolled spine and bumped corners. Faint soiling to front and back boards. Previous owners names on front free end sheet. Neat underlining in blue… Read more about this item