Joaquin Murieta; The Brigand Chief of California. A Complete History of His Life From the Age of Sixteen to the Time of His Capture and Death in 1853.
by FARQUHAR, Francis P
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- Hardcover
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- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1932. One of 400 copies printed by the Grabhorns as the first volume of their First Series of Rare Americana. Octavo. vii, [1], 116, [4, bibliography] pp. plus color frontispiece and yellow fold-out Wanted poster at rear. Publisher's cloth over decorative boards, printed paper spine label, plain green dust jacket. Bookplate of renown California attorney John Francis Neylan to front pastedown else an excellent copy.Original prospectus laid in. Francis P. Farquhar contributed an 8-page foreword. Neylan negotiated Hearst's purchase of the Call newspaper and became its publisher. By 1925 the lawyer was Hearst's trusted advisor and became general counsel for all his enterprises. Although their professional relationship ended in 1937, the two remained good friends.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 72913
- Title
- Joaquin Murieta; The Brigand Chief of California. A Complete History of His Life From the Age of Sixteen to the Time of His Capture and Death in 1853.
- Author
- FARQUHAR, Francis P
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Grabhorn Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1932
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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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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