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CHINATOWN DREAMS: The Life and Photographs of George Lee
by Dunn, Geoffrey (Editor) with Lisa Liu Grady, Tony Hill, James D. Houston, Sandy Lydon, Morton Marcus, and George Ow, Jr
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0932319068
- ISBN 13
- 9780932319067
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Capitola, California: Capitola Book Company, 2002. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Inscribed by the editor and all six contributors on the half-title, with program from the book release event laid in. An intimate portrait of a Chinese American community that stretches back for more than sixty years. Raised in the last of Santa Cruz's Chinatowns, George Lee (1922-98) served as a photographer for the Santa Cruz Sentinel for thirty years, but the subject most dear to his heart was his family. His collected oeuvre captured five generations of relatives, so that by the end of his life he had created an unparalleled record of the Chinese American experience in Northern California. Quarto: 140 p. with numerous photographs. Original blue cloth binding, with silver titles. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.
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- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75697
- Title
- CHINATOWN DREAMS: The Life and Photographs of George Lee
- Author
- Dunn, Geoffrey (Editor) with Lisa Liu Grady, Tony Hill, James D. Houston, Sandy Lydon, Morton Marcus, and George Ow, Jr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0932319068
- ISBN 13
- 9780932319067
- Publisher
- Capitola Book Company
- Place of Publication
- Capitola, California
- Date Published
- 2002
- Keywords
- California, Western Americana, Chinatowns, Chinese Americans, Photography, Ethnic Studies
Terms of Sale
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
About Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Established in 1981, johnson rare books & archives is located in the heart of downtown Covina, about 20 miles east of Los Angeles. Our shop is currently open by appointment Thursday - Saturday from 11am - 6pm (please call ahead) and houses an inventory of some 30,000 titles, ranging from the general second-hand to the truly antiquarian. For more information, visit our website at www.johnsonrarebooks.com or call 1-626-967-1888.
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