Hilltop Russians in San Francisco. Pictures by Pauline Vinson [Limited Edition]
by SAROYAN, William; Pauline Vinson, illus
- Used
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
[San Francisco]: James Delkin, [1941]. First Edition. Limited to 500 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. Quarto (29cm.); original linen-backed decorative boards, green printed dust jacket; [14]pp. & 30 leaves of color plates with printed tissue-guards. Spine faded to tan, else Fine in Very Good or better jacket. Reproduces thirty of Pauline Vinson's watercolor portraits of members of the Potrero Hill religious colony of San Francisco, with introductory text and image captions by Saroyan. Vinson's portraits were originally produced for the Works Projects Administration.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21153
- Title
- Hilltop Russians in San Francisco. Pictures by Pauline Vinson [Limited Edition]
- Author
- SAROYAN, William; Pauline Vinson, illus
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James Delkin
- Place of Publication
- [San Francisco]
- Date Published
- [1941]
- Keywords
- Grabhorn California
- Bookseller catalogs
- Immigration; WPA; Illustrators; Great Depression;
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About the Seller
Lorne Bair Rare Books
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Winchester, Virginia
About Lorne Bair Rare Books
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