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Samfow: the San Joaquin Chinese legacy, foreword by Thomas W. Chinn
by Minnick, Sylvia Sun
- Used
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0944194095
- ISBN 13
- 9780944194096
- Seller
-
San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
Fresno: Panorama West Publishing, 1988. xviii, 322p. + [10]p. index, numerous b&w period photographs and several maps, 10.5 x 7.5 inch first edition red cloth boards gilt in bright red dj. Jacket shows mild edgewear with a short closed tear, now enclosed in an archival-grade brodart to size. A bright, clean, very good copy, inscribed and signed by author Minnick on the title page.
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- Bookseller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 39890
- Title
- Samfow: the San Joaquin Chinese legacy, foreword by Thomas W. Chinn
- Author
- Minnick, Sylvia Sun
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0944194095
- ISBN 13
- 9780944194096
- Publisher
- Panorama West Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Fresno
- Date Published
- 1988
- Bookseller catalogs
- California; Chinese American; Immigration;
Terms of Sale
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Established in 1981 in San Francisco, we specialize in books and ephemeral materials related to the history of Labor and other social movements, including the struggles for Black and Chicano equality, the Gay liberation movement, Feminism, and Asian-American activism, as well as the Far Right. In recent years Bolerium has expanded into materials in non-western languages, especially from East Asia, and has also placed more emphasis on ephemera, with tens of thousands of original leaflets, pamphlets, and posters in stock. You can sign up for free email lists in our subject areas at www.bolerium.com. We are located in San Francisco at 2141 Mission, Suite 300 (between 17th & 18th St.). We're open by appointment only..
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