Retrospect: In Los Angeles, By Ina Coolbrith, to Which the Poet Has Now Added an Introductory Note

Language: English

Published by Ernest Dawson / John Henry Nash, Los Angeles / San Francisco, 1925

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Single Huge Sheet Folded In Two Into Four 19 3/4" X 13" Pages, Printed On Front Cover Only In Black Ink With Red And Orange Decorations. Rear Cover Shows Colophon Indicating Printing By John Henry Nash In 1925 For Ernest Dawson. Slight Browning, No Tears Or Chips Or Marks. With The Plain Manila Folder With String Tie, Internal Sheet Of Card Reinforcement, Name Thomas F Andrews In Red Ink; Thomas F. Andrews Was Research Historian In Special Collections At Azusa Pacific University And Served As Executive, And Was Also An Author. Coolbrith's Poem "California" Had Been Previously Published By Nash In 1918. The Author Was A Niece Of The Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith. She Was Bret Harte's Assistant When He Was Editor Of The Overland Monthly In 1869-1870, And Her Poem "California" Was Read At The Founding Ceremony For The University Of California In 1869. She Became A Writer, Publishing Her First Volume Of Verse In 1881. She Later Became Librarian Of The Oakland Free Library. She Was California's First Poet Laureate, The Only Woman Elected To Membership In The Bohemian Club, And A Beloved California Literary Figure. Light Horizontal Fold Across Center, No Tears Or Chips Or Marks Or Stains But Some Areas Of Darkening To Last Page On Which The Colophon Is Printed.…

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Title
Retrospect: In Los Angeles, By Ina Coolbrith, to Which the Poet Has Now Added an Introductory Note
Author
Coolbrith, Ina Donna [1842-1928]
Publisher
Ernest Dawson / John Henry Nash, Los Angeles / San Francisco
Publication year
1925
Condition
Very Good +
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Chemise
Binding
Single Sheet, Folded
Language
English
Edition
First Edition
Dimensions
19 3/4" x 13"
Seller catalogs
California: History, Art, Culture and Travel, Fine Printing and Private Presses, Poetry

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