I REMEMBER CHRISTINE
by Lewis, Oscar
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Concord, California, United States
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About This Item
Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1942, 1942. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 12 mo., hardcover, VG ex library copy in red boards with yellow lettering on spine. This was a "war-time" book but unlike most of them it was done on quality paper. 266 pp.Oscar Lewis sets his first novel in mid-1850s San Francisco.the irascible Horton and, most notably, Christine Winton, Horton's mistress. It is from Doane's perspective that this fascinating story unfolds. Lewis's charming novel brings to life the lore of the families and of the city of San Francisco from the middle 1850s to the 1940s. The book won the California Commonwealth Club's gold medal and is one of the most highly regarded San Francisco novels.
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Details
- Seller
- bookwitch (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 80636
- Title
- I REMEMBER CHRISTINE
- Author
- Lewis, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1942
- Date Published
- 1942
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Concord, California
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