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[*] posted on 3-5-2008 at 03:03 PM
new old books: Attn collectors and history buffs


Dateline La Paz:

From a private collection Diane offers for sale three old books:

With dedication from the author,
The Land of Shorter Shadows by Erle Stanley Gardner, 1948. richly illustrated with photographs by the author
500mxp

The Mother of California
"Being an Historical Sketch of the Little Known Land of Baja California, from the days of Cortez to the present time, depicting the ancient missions therein established, the mines there found, and the physical, social and political aspects of the country, together with an extensive Bibliography relative to the same"
by Arthur Walbridge North 1908
300mxp

and

Lower California: A Cruise
The Flight of the Least Petrel
with 46 illustrations and a map

written on board by Griffing Bancroft 1932
250mxp

The books are in fair condition.

Diane's store is Allende Books in La Paz
on Allende Street between Madero and Revolucion


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[*] posted on 3-6-2008 at 01:25 PM


Diane also now carries a daily english newspaper from Cabo called Daily News.

She was carrying "The News" from Mexico City but the distributor had so few sales they stopped importing it from the mainland.
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