THE CALIFORNIOS
by L'Amour, Louis
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Good Plus to Very Good
- Seller
-
Canandaigua, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Bantam Books, 1974. First Edition. . Mass Market Paperback. Good Plus to Very Good. Vintage Paperback: Bantam N8082. A mid-career Western from the bestselling L'Amour, arguably the most popular western writer in the history of the genre. "The Californios" features the Mulkerin family, which needs money to pay off the debt on their Malibu ranch and are desperate enough to follow an old Indian mystic and his stories of a gold treasure. Right behind them are a band of outlaws, who liked gold almost as much as killing. First Printing, First Paperback Edition, now more scarce than the Saturday Review Press hardcover edition. 188 pages in pictorial wrappers with an author biographical note and three pages of publisher's ads. Wrappers show moderate surface and edge wear with reading crease and some other light creasing. No tears, no chipping. Text is clean, complete and unmarked. Collectable.
Synopsis
Louis L’Amour is undoubtedly the bestselling frontier novelist of all time. He is the only American-born author in history to receive both the Presidential Medal of Freedom, and the Congressional Gold Medal in honor of his life's work. He has published ninety novels; twenty-seven short-story collections; two works of nonfiction; a memoir, Education of a Wandering Man ; and a volume of poetry, Smoke from This Altar . There are more than 300 million copies of his books in print worldwide.
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Details
- Bookseller
- H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005463
- Title
- THE CALIFORNIOS
- Author
- L'Amour, Louis
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good Plus to Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Bantam Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- WESTERN, FIRST EDITION, CALIFORNIA, GOLD, OUTLAWS, GUNFIGHTERS,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure; California; Historical Novel;
Terms of Sale
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
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About the Seller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2005
Canandaigua, New York
About H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller
H.W. Gumaer, Bookseller, has been serving customers on the internet since 2003. We specialize in modern American and English fiction and in mystery and detective thrillers, as well as art and art history. We also have a growing selection of mid-to-late 19th century history and literature. Nearly all our modern and contemporary books are first editions or otherwise collectable.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Mass Market
- Mass market paperback books, or MMPBs, are printed for large audiences cheaply. This means that they are smaller, usually 4...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...