A Collection of Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Ventura Pamphlets & Ephemera Formed by Clifton F. Smith of Santa Barbara, California

Book Description

Dawson's Book Shop, Los Angeles, 2003. Limited edition: 300 numbered copies. Fine. 11 x 8 1/2 inches, xiv, 193 pages, boards with leather spine, The material in the bibliography cover the tri-counties of San Luis Obispo, Ventura, and Santa Barbara and the cities and towns within. The listed items comprise pamphlets, brochures, folded sheets, broadsides, trade cards, periodicals, maps, and other ephemeral material from 1861 to 1940. The Santa Barbara city and county material form the core of this work; some of the items have never been described in print before and thus are unknown to scholarship. This book is the first and only bibliographic work dedicated to the history of Santa Barbara ephemeral material and will provide both the scholar and casual reader with an unrivaled resource.

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