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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S BEST GHOST TOWNS. A PRACTICAL GUIDE.
by VARNEY, PHILIP
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Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, [1990]., 1990. First edition. First edition. Quarto. Cloth, titles stamped in black on the spine, xiv, 137 pp., frontis., acknowledgments, to the reader, what to look for at Ghost Town sites, double column, illustrated, maps, appendices, glossary of frequently used mining terms, pronunciation guide, bibliography, index. Provided is a down-to-earth and helpful guide to more than sixty ghost towns. The sites are grouped in four chapters in Inyo County, Death Valley, the Mojave Deset, and Kern River, and the regions surrounding Los Angeles and San Diego. In a promotional blurb on the dust jacket, Tony Hillerman says "No one knows ghost towns - nor what ghost town lovers want to know about them - like Phil Varney. A most useful book." As new, unread copy in like dust jacket.
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- BUCKINGHAM BOOKS
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 32350
- Title
- SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S BEST GHOST TOWNS. A PRACTICAL GUIDE.
- Author
- VARNEY, PHILIP
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press, [1990].
- Place of Publication
- Norman
- Date Published
- 1990
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