Size: 8vo-over 7? -9? " tall; Type: Hardback First Edition. Author's First

Size: 8vo-over 7? -9? " tall; Type: Hardback First Edition. Author's First Novel. Hardcover Book and Jacket in Very Good Condition. A tale of early California a "dark joke of history, a flipped-out fairy tale, and the truth about the invention of California". Terry McDonell's tale goes back to the days of "Go West, Young Man", and the dreams of gold at the end of the journey. Binding of deep orange half cloth, red titled, over deep orange boards; very clean and unmarked. Very slight rubbing of spine tail and corners. Tight, solid, square. Internals in Fine Condition. Clean, unmarked jacket, faint wear to extremities, inner rear flap creases on corner. 209 pages. 8.75 x 5.75 inches. Macmillan, New York, 1980.

002583150X. Hardcover; Ny; Macmillan; 1980; A 1st Edition; Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; 8.30 X 5.60 X 1 inches.

002583150X. Hardcover; Ny; Macmillan; 1980; A 1st Edition; Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket; 8.30 X 5.60 X 1 inches.

002583150X. The author's first novel. Stated first printing. Foxing to top

002583150X. The author's first novel. Stated first printing. Foxing to top edge and endpapers, else very good in a very good (age darkening to rear panel and flaps, short closed edge tear and attendant crease on rear panel, foxing on verso) dust jacket. Tom Robbins, Edward Abbey, and Edward Hoagland blurbs.