East of the Giants: A Novel
by STEWART, GEORGE R
- Used
- Condition
- Fine copy in a slightly worn dust jacket.
- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Henry Holt, 1938, 1938. First edition. Baird & Greenwood, California Fiction, 2355. Fine copy in a slightly worn dust jacket.. 8vo, original red-brown cloth, gilt lettering. "A novel of California from 1837 to 1861 . . . unique among novels dealing with this period and setting in having a serious and philosophical point of view. Regional history is given considerable detail. Montery and Contra Costa Counties; also San Francisco" - Baird & Greenwood. Inscribed on the title-page "To the Woodfords / Sincerely / George R. Stewart."
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- Bookseller
- The Brick Row Book Shop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27796
- Title
- East of the Giants: A Novel
- Author
- STEWART, GEORGE R
- Format/Binding
- Baird & Greenwood, California Fiction, 2355
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine copy in a slightly worn dust jacket.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- New York: Henry Holt, 1938
- Date Published
- 1938
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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