San Francisco's Literary Frontier

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 32 pp. photographs and illustrations. First edition, with a page of Walker's typed manuscript with handwritten corrections laid in. Landmark survey of California literary history, built upon the personal histories of eight key figures: Bret Harte, Mark Twain, Prentice Mulford, Ina Coolbrith, Charles Warren Stoddard, Joaquin… Saber más sobre este artículo

alfred a. Knopf, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: . 400 pages. Moderate wear; a little damage to the spine; pages tanned; a good solid binding. No jacket. Contents are A Precocious Frontier; The Fifties; Apprentice Days; Washoe Silver and the Civil War; The Golden Era; Visitors; Polite Literature and Ghosts;… Saber más sobre este artículo

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. FIRST EDITION. Blue cloth, decorated in gilt. Includes a page of Walker's actual manuscript. First edition of this story of the literary publications that came out of the far west.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. 1st printing. Square, clean copy in full green cloth binding. Prior owner's name inked on front flyleaf, along with a small address label. xii, 400pp., index. Good only jacket is price-clipped, well rubbed, with some small chips, offered now in a new mylar cover. Built upon the histories of… Saber más sobre este artículo

NY:: Alfred A. Knopf. G/VG, unmarked HB; no DJ.. 1939. 1st ed.. ISBN: xii + 400 + xxv pp.. Catalogs: San Francisco. Keywords: LITERARY Criticism, AMERICAN LITERATURE.

Alfred A. Knopf. Second Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good/Very Good-. DJ chipped and edgeworn with bits of loss; DJ spine darkened. ; 9.7 X 6.7 X 1.4 inches; 400 pages

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939 First edition. 400pp. plus 25 page index. Illustrated with 32 unpaginated plates from various sources. Original green cloth, gilt. A very fine copy with spine-darkened dust jacket. The history of the writing that came out of San Francisco from the Gold Rush to the coming of the railroad in 1869. Excellent reference..

Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. First edition, NY, 1939. 400 pages, clothbound, very good condition in dust jacket. .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1939. 400+25 pp. Original green cloth covers w/ gilt title on spine. Lightly soiled and rubbed. Corners and spine ends bumped. Previous owner's name on front endpaper. Illust. w/ b/w photos. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Seatlle, WA: University of Washington Press, 1969. Cloth, xxii, 400, xxv pages, illustrations, music; 23 cm. Tight, clean copy. "A literary history of San Francisco from 1848 to 1875, with emphasis upon the sixties." - Foreword. CONTENTS: I. A precocious frontier; II. The Fifties; III. Apprentice days; IV. Washoe silver and the Civil War; V. The "Golden era"; VI. Visitors;… Saber más sobre este artículo

University of Washington, 1970. Hardcover. Good Plus. Solid copy, neat and clean. Library clutter removal damaged FFEP. Owner stamps.

NEW YORK: ALFRED A. KNOPF. VG IN DARK GREEN CLOTH WITH GILT LETTERING. NO DJ. Pages: 400+. . 1939. 1ST EDITION. HARDCOVER.. FAINTLY SCUFFED IN SPOTS. ALL PAGES CLEAN, BINDING TIGHT. .

hardcover. illus. 8vo, cloth. N.Y., 1939.<br/><br/>

Alfred A. Knopf. Collectible - Good/No Dust Wrapper. 1939. First Edition. Hard Cover. (L482) .

Univ. Of Washington. Good. 1970. Soft Cover. (T23) .