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California of the South, Its Physical Geography, Climate, Resources, Routes to Travel, and Health-Resorts, Being a Complete Guide-Book to Southern California
by Lindley, Walter; Widney, J.P
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+
- Seller
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
New York: D. Appleton & Co, 1888. First Edition. Hardcover. Good+. viii, 377 pp + 3 folding maps (two in color), publisher's catalogue, with 32 illustrations, frontispiece. Red cloth with decoration in gilt and black. Spine sunned, some pale water stains on cover. two previous owners' bookplates on front pastedown, one map with a small repair on the back. Covers climate, attractions, natural resources, and other details of interest to tourists and potential settlers for Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino, Ventura, and Santa Barbara Counties. Also includes "comparative valuation of lands and products" and short articles on Orange Culture and on Trees and Wild Flowers of Southern California.
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- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23279
- Title
- California of the South, Its Physical Geography, Climate, Resources, Routes to Travel, and Health-Resorts, Being a Complete Guide-Book to Southern California
- Author
- Lindley, Walter; Widney, J.P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- D. Appleton & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1888
- Keywords
- Southern California Agriculture
- Bookseller catalogs
- Californiana;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- First Edition
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- Good+
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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