California Writers Club: Poems 1930
by Julia Cooley Altrocchi, et al
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very good +/none as issued
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley: The Professional Press, 1930. First Edition. Original wraps. Very good +/none as issued. A very good plus first edition in original wraps. Stapled. Gilt title stamping on cover with the seal of the Club. The very first of the series of Poems by the California Writers Club. Shelf wear and tiny tears to top edge (see photo). Text is clean and bright. The California Writers Club traces its founding to the San Francisco Bay Area literary movement in the early part of the 20th century. The informal gatherings of Jack London, George Sterling, and Herman Whitaker, along with others, eventually became formalized as the Press Club of Alameda. ---wikipediaJulia Cooley Altrocchi was an American author and poet, who wrote many works for children and adults, including The Poems of a Child, The Dance of Youth, Snow Covered Wagons, and Wolves Against the Moon.-- Wikipedia
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1013
- Title
- California Writers Club: Poems 1930
- Author
- Julia Cooley Altrocchi, et al
- Format/Binding
- Original wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Jacket Condition
- none as issued
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- The Professional Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1930
- Keywords
- poems, poetry, california
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry & Drama;
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- Gatherings
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- Shelf Wear
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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