PHELPS, CHAS. H. (CHARLES) — Californian Verses

San Francisco, CA: The California Publishing Company, 1882. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was likely issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The book covers have some light ground-in in dirt and rubbing to the spine ends, corners and joints of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "Charles Henry Phelps was born in Stockton, California, January 1, 1853. He grew up in Sonoma county, and then in San Francisco. He attended the University of Califonria and Harvard Law School (1872-1874). He practiced law in San Francisco (1874-1880) , and during this period became editor of the California. He moved to New York in 1882 where he practiced law. His poetry appeared in Harper\'s, Century, Atlantic, and Lippincott\'s." ( [source: Ella Sterling Mighels, The Story of the Files: A Review of California Writers and Literature (San Francisco: Cooperative Print. Co, 1893) ). Very Good+ .