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The Resources of California, Comprising, Agriculture, Mining, Geography, Climate, Commerce, Etc. Etc. And the Past and Future Development of the State.
by Hittel, John S
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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GRASS VALLEY, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: A. Roman & Co.. Good. 1863. First Edition. Hardcover. Rubbing to spine & joints; front joint starting lower half, but hinges tight; rubbing to edges; spot on the spine. Remnant of bookplate on second free endpaper; front end rear second free endpapers tanned, otherwise the prelims and text are clean. ; Ex- Pacific Union Club library with their bookplate on front pastedown, no other library treatments save small call numbers on verso of title page, one in pencil, one in pen. Former owners (doner? ) name, date in pencil on half-title. Bound in full Spanish calf, lettered in gilt, raised bands, marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Many of the clubs books were sent out for this binding. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 464 pages .
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- Bookseller
- G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11048
- Title
- The Resources of California, Comprising, Agriculture, Mining, Geography, Climate, Commerce, Etc. Etc. And the Past and Future Development of the State.
- Author
- Hittel, John S
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- A. Roman & Co.
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1863
- Keywords
- CALIFORNIA, Western America, HISTORY, MINING, AGRICULTURE
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana;
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G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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About the Seller
G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
Biblio member since 2005
GRASS VALLEY, California
About G. F. Wilkinson Books, member IOBA
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
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