The Golden Whales of California and Other Rhymes in the American Language
by Lindsay, Vachel
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
-
Woodstock, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1920. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Inscribed by Lindsay on the front endpaper and with an excerpt from "A Song in July" written inside the front board. Very Good in an about Good jacket, unclipped ($1.75 on the spine), generally toned, split along the top spine fold, shallower chips throughout. Orange cloth with blue and orange ink lettering and designs on the spine and front board. Square, bound with some reading wear, some stains at the edges, clean internally.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Carpetbagger Books, IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10300
- Title
- The Golden Whales of California and Other Rhymes in the American Language
- Author
- Lindsay, Vachel
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Macmillan Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1920
- Keywords
- Poetry, American Poetry, 20th Century, California, Illinois
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Carpetbagger Books, IOBA
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Woodstock, Illinois
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