Wails from Carmel: As Wailed by a City Child
by Ney, Gisela K
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
G.K. Ney, 1932. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" A very good- copy in wrappers with a few small nicks, slight staining and rubbing to wraps. tall 8vo 27,[3]pp Series of 5 occasional verses by the Northern California resident, generally concerning domestic chores and duties; with illustrations (including upper wrapper, in color) by an unidentified artist (signed in plate, either 'Luc' or 'Luce'). Scarce. Exterior as noted (few small nicks to foredges); few small nicks to edges of few leaves, slight internal browning (chiefly to preliminaries and edges).7 b/w Illustrations.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Arundel Books of Seattle
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- L029768
- Title
- Wails from Carmel: As Wailed by a City Child
- Author
- Ney, Gisela K
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- G.K. Ney
- Date Published
- 1932
- Keywords
- Poetry NEY, GISELA K. AMERICAN LITERATURE 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN POETRY CALI FORNIA CARMEL ILLUSTRATED, , , , , , ,
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Arundel Books of Seattle
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