A Guidebook to the Mojave Desert of California, Including Death Valley, Joshua Tree National Monument, and the Antelope Valley by Leadabrand, Russ - 1967

Los Angeles, CA: W. Ritchie Press. Very Good+. 1967. 2nd Printing. Paperback. B&W Illustrations; This is a smaller than trade sized paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some beginning bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. "Russell Albert Leadabrand, an early California fan, published the printed fanzine Unique Tales in the late 1930s. He was a member of the LASFL. He seems to have gafiated by 1940. Born in Illinois, he grew up in Pasadena and Dinuba, CA. He attended Columbia University, the University of New Mexico and USC. Leadabrand became travel editor and a daily columnist for the Pasadena Star News, posts he held until he retired in 1971. He also wrote travel features for magazines and guidebooks about the West. " (from Fancyclopedia3) .