California (The Series)

Item Details

Los Angeles, John Powell Publishing, 1928-9

Very good to Fine

9vol. Full brown Morocco. CALIFORNIA, John Powell Publishing Company, 1928 & 1929, first edition, 9 volumes. Vol. 2 with rubbing at head of spine. Various degrees of fading to spine labels else a near fine set with fine contents and unbroken inner hinges with all woodcuts, illustrations and maps as called for, bound in the publishers full calf binding with gold gilt rules, decorations and illustrations and t.p.e.'s in gold-gilt as well with raised spines in 6 compartments, two with red and green leather labels.  The 9 leather bound volumes are entitled Pathfinders; Spanish Arcadia; The Great Trek; Gold Days; Songs and Stories; Oxcart to Airplane; March of Industry; Land of Homes & Outdoor Heritage. This is the De Luxe Edition, #95 of 387 numbered copies, this one for T. Zellerbach. It contains the full compliment of 59 signatures by those connected with these volumes. An obviously desirable book for those collecting Western Americana.