CONTROVERSIAL JAMES: AN ESSAY ON THE LIFE AND WORK OF GEORGE WHARTON JAMES (SIGNED)
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1991. First Edition. Cloth. xii (2) 99 pages, colophon. 8 1/4" x 10 1/4". Illustrated from photographs. Notes. Annotated bibliography. Maroon cloth with gilt decoration on cover. Slipcase with paper spine label. One of 400 copies printed by the Yolla Bolly Press of Covelo, California. This copy is SIGNED/INSCRIBED in ink on the half-title from the author to San Francisco physician and bibliophile Sandor Burstein, MD (1924-2015): "To Sandor Burstein, fellow internist and bibliophile with all best wishes / Roger K. Larson". Dr. Burstein was an avid member of the Roxburgh Club and The Book Club of California, and amassed a notable Lewis Carroll collection. Also laid in is the prospectus and a stamped envelope containing Dr. Burstein's invitation, with tickets, to a meeting of The Roxburgh Club for April 19, 1994, featuring a talk by Author Larson on "George Wharton James: Further Reflections". Dr. Burstirn was Master of the Press. An essay on the Western writer, collector and bibliophile George Wharton James. A very FINE copy in a Near Fine slipcase. ALWAYSFREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address. Fine / Slipcase. Item #2427
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