A Familiar Letter from a Daughter to Her Mother. Foreword by James B. Snyder.
by (YOSEMITE) VANSHAAK, Alice
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Emeryville: Havilah Press, 2002. First limited edition. One of 150 copies; this copy signed by Snyder. Octavo, xx [Snyder's insightful foreword], 21, [1] (facsimile of the original 1871, complete with facsimile burgundy wrappers and a fold out view of the Valley), [4, notes and colophon) pp. Publisher's quarter creme cloth over blue boards, printed paper spine label. As new.Prospectus laid in.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 75254
- Title
- A Familiar Letter from a Daughter to Her Mother. Foreword by James B. Snyder.
- Author
- (YOSEMITE) VANSHAAK, Alice
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Havilah Press
- Place of Publication
- Emeryville
- Date Published
- 2002
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Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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