Between The Gates
by Taylor, Benj. F
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Bordentown, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Chicago: S.C. Griggs and Co, 1878. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First edition. Hardcover in emerald green cloth ornately decorated in black and lettered in black and gilt. 292 pp. plus publisher's list at rear. Egraved frontispiece ":The Golden Gate" and additional small engravings in the text. Memoirs of the author's life in California, bothe northern and southern, coastal and inland, in the mid-19th century. A tight, near fine example, slight wear at the spine expremities, Christmas 1883 gift inscription on the second blank.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ) (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- GE14533
- Title
- Between The Gates
- Author
- Taylor, Benj. F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- S.C. Griggs and Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1878
- Keywords
- california, golden gate, san francisco, san francisco, los angeles, yosimite
Terms of Sale
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
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About the Seller
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
Biblio member since 2005
Bordentown, New Jersey
About The Old Book Shop of Bordentown (ABNJ)
The Old Book Shop of Bordentown is a general used/rare bookshop open to the public Tues.-Sunday 11AM to 5PM (8 PM on Fridays). 10,000 books on premises with another 25,000 in stock. Areas of speciality include baseball, New Jersey, American literature, mysteries. Member, ABAA, ILAB,Antiquarian Booksellers of New Jersey. Located in historic Bordentown City, New Jeresy (est. 1682).
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Tight
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- Fine
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