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Old California: Being Ten Reproductions of Original Watercolors

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Sale 489: Americana - African-American History - Travel & Exploration - Cartography: Library of Jane Galante (#489) 09/27/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed
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Lot #2 Old California: Being Ten Reproductions of Original Watercolors

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$468.75

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Title:

Old California: Being Ten Reproductions of Original Watercolors

Author:

Abdy, Rowena Meeks

Place Published:

San Francisco

Publisher:

John Henry Nash

Date Published:

1924

Description:

With 10 mounted color plates from watercolors by Abdy. Foreword by Gottardo Piazzoni. Introduction and Descriptive Text by H. Bennett Abdy. 15½x11, cloth-backed marbled boards, paper spine label. One of 400 copies printed by John Henry Nash.

One of 400 copies, marked "Printer's Copy" on limitation leaf. Lovely presentation of these watercolors which were executed during the early part of the twentieth century.

Condition:

Covers a bit bowed, rubbed at edges; very good.

Item#:

230154

Headline:

Old California: Being Ten Reproductions of Origin
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