GARFIAS, Valentín R.

Garf from Mexico [Association Copy]

Mexico City: Editorial Jus, 1950. First Edition. Stiff Printed Wraps. 8vo. Pp. 256. Stiff coated wraps printed in black and turquoise. Author portrait inside front cover. Edges rubbed, front cover with mellowed creases and a two-inch tear to the lower edge repaired with cellophane tape of which the adhesive has age-toned. Leaves bright and crisp. Affixed to the fly leaf are: postage label for the book sent from Garfias in Mexico City to Mr. Paul C. Harper in Seattle, carbon copies of typewritten letters from Harper to Garfias dated November 2, 1950 acknowledging receipt (1 p.,) and November 20, 1950 recalling friends in common (2 pp.). Very Good-. Item #5920

Lively stories from the life of a geologist and oil industry executive born in Mazatlán and educated at Stanford. In five sections: La Paz and Mexico City, California, Traveling Around, Home Again, Epilogue. Paul Harper was a Stanford alumnus and Seattle stockbroker.

Price: $50.00