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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1980. First Thus. Cloth-backed patterned boards. Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (xii) 129 pp. Prospectus and related material laid in. Illustrated, including several from pencil sketches by Dan De Quille. Foreword by Oscar Lewis. Edited with an Introduction by James J. Rawls. Edition limited to 650 un-numbered copies. Printed by Arlen & Clara Louise Philpott, Fairfax, California. Cloth-backed patterned boards. 7 1/4" x 10 1/4". Dan De Quille was the local and mining editor of the Virgina City Territorial Enterprise newspaper during the glory days of the Comstock Lode bonanza. Mark Twain was on the staff. De Qulle later wrote The History of the Big Bonanza, one of the best accounts of life during the Comstock boom. BCC 165. A Fine copy, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.

The Book Club of California, 1980-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Limited to 650 copies. Reprints from manuscripts of the journalist, writer and editor, Dan De Quille, aka William Wright 1829-1898 , who worked for many years on the Virginia City Enterprise, where he was briefly an associate of Mark Twain. Contains 12 tall tales, 2 longer stories, 2 sketches, and an account of Paiute Ghost Dancers with a defense of Indian religious practices. Plain paper DJ is scuffed. Light foxing to page edges. 127pp.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 4to. Pp. xii, 127, (1). Introduction by James Rawls. Foreword by Oscar Lewis. Frontis. portrait of de Quille, 1864. Illustrated with reproduction of pen drawings, mostly Native American subjects. Bound in half taupe cloth over patterned boards, gilt lettering stamped on spine. One of 650 copies printed. Reprints from manuscripts of the journalist, writer and editor William Wright, 1829-1898, who used the nom de plume Dan de Quille. Wright edited the Virginia City Enterprise, where he interacted with Mark Twain. A superb copy of a handsome book, printed by Arlen and Clara Louise Philpott. Publication 165 of the Book Club of California.

Alfred A Knopf, 1947-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. No DJ. Some wear to cover, edges and corners. Several small stains on side outer page edges that do bleed slightly into page margins.

San Francisco, The Book Club of California, 1980., 1980. Small 4to. Frontispiece and 7 b/w illustrations. Edited with a 17 page introduction by James J. Rawls. 2 page foreword by Oscar Lewis. Original 1/2 brown cloth stamped in gilt over patterned boards. Plain dust jacket (light soiling), else fine. 18 pages. No signatures or bookplates. One of 650 copies printed by Arlen & Clara Louise Philpott.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine.

San Francisco. : The Book Club of California. , 1980.. First edition. . Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy. As new. . 4to.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Limited edition of 650 copies. "Announcement" laid in.

San Francisco.: The Book Club of California., 1980.. First edition thus.. Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in fine (very lightly sunned) dust jacket (in mylar).. Octavo.. Frontis, plates. Edited by James J. Rawls, forward by Oscar Lewis. Limited to 650 copies. Humorous sketches by the editor of the Territorial Enterprise. Very scarce in this condition.

American Publishing Co, 1876. First Edition. hardcover. Acceptable. 0x0x0. First state, with plate 44 missing and replaced with plate 222 (Waste Rock). Extremely heavy wear. Binding broken, with a few pages detached (but included). Water staining throughout. A few owners' names/stamps inside. Exterior stained, worn, especially at spine. A good candidate for rebinding. Reliable customer service. Photos available. We ship daily. Expedited shipping available!