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The California Gold Rush: A descriptive Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years 1848-1853.
by Kurutz, Gary F
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1997. First Edition. Fine in royal blue buckram cloth with a large gilt on black title label on the spine. A small quarto measuring 10 3/8 by 6 3/4 inches containing 771 pages including an index, a list of references consulted with 705 titles. Without its issued plain white dust jacket. One of only 1,000 copies printed.
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- Seller
- Town's End Books
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- Seller's Inventory #
- TB27350
- Title
- The California Gold Rush: A descriptive Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years 1848-1853.
- Author
- Kurutz, Gary F
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Book Club of California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1997
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
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Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
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- Buckram
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- Gilt
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- Fine
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