LEONARD & BERYL BUCK a biographical essay
Santa Rosa: Monroe Press, 1982. First Thus. Soft cover. Fine. Item #1707062
Fine reading / review copy of the 1st printing. Oblong ornate gilt-decorated wraps, 8.5" x 11". 45pp. Illus. Publisher's review letter laid in. A specific search for information on the Bucks and the highly publicized settlement of the estate following Beryl's death in 1975 will be found on the internet. Oil interest. Philanthropic interest. California interest as the Bucks lived in Ross, Marin County. The publisher's letter states that this publication was withheld from the "general public" because the "Buck Trust became the source of intense criticism and litigation." This item was subsequently made available for distribution after The San Francisco Foundation was "removed from control of the Buck Trust..." Fine condition. Rare. Very few copies in libraries.
Price: $290.50