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Chicago: S. C. Griggs & Co., 1878. First Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good. One man's colorful first person account of the 1870's travel on the Pacific Railroad. Brown cloth covered boards Pencil eraser size rub on center of fornt cover. Embossed black decor & title. Very Clean. Very tight binding. NOT A CONTEMPORARY PRINTING

Chicago: S.C. Griggs and Company. 292 pages plus ads at back. An interesting period piece of travel on the overland train to California with quaint stories, interesting narrative and neat old steel-engraved illustrations. A well worthwhile late overland narrative that is fun and interesting. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 10" Tall . VG Plus. Decorated Brown Cloth Hardback. Vintage 1886 Edition.. 1886.

Chicago: S. C. Griggs, 1883. *Price HAS BEEN REDUCED by 10% until Monday, April 29 (sale item)* 11th edition, marron cloth, hardcover, covers rubbed, else good. - If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.

S. C. Griggs and Company, 1878. Hardback in good to very good condition. Some age toning and a few spots. No dust jacket. Name on front end page. Overall great condition for a book of this age! Hinges are intact and strong.. Hardcover. Good.

Chicago: S. C. Griggs and Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Wear to the corners and spine. Book worm holes on back on spine. Foxing on endpapers, surrounding the title page and some throughout. Browning of edges. .

Chicago: S. C. Griggs and Co., 1878. 292pp. Slight age staining spots on title page, otherwise textblock is clean and tight; rubbed, edge-worn and slightly frayed original binding; decorative front cover, stamped in black; spine titling and decorations in gilt. . First Edition. Green Cloth. Good+. Illus. by Engravings. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Hard Cover.

Chicago: S. C. Griggs and Company, 1878. First Edition. HB. Green cloth stamped in black, black lettering on front cover, gilt lettering on spine, 12mo, 292 pp. plus 8 pages publishers ads at rear, brown endpapers. Frontis drawing of the Golden Gate. Romantic view of California. Owner's name blacked out ffep, no other marks in book, binding tight. Covers clean with light wear to corners. Book condition VG.

S. C. Griggs, 1878. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1878. No Edition Remarks. 292 pages. No dust jacket. Decorative green cloth. Contains black and white illustrations throughout. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Thumb-marking present. Brown staining to pages throughout. Visible creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed binding threads. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and rubbing to surfaces. Visible crushing to spine ends. Noticeable tanning to spine and edges. Some splits to spine ends. Black marks overall.

S. C. Griggs and Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1878. Hardcover. E--Green cloth covers heavily worn and rubbed with loss at corners and spine ends. Binding sound. Text clean of highlighting, underlining or other pen/pencil marks. A Little Store that's BIG on Service. Tracking on every package. .

S.C. Griggs, 1878. First Edition. Owner signature. Good condition.

S. C. Griggs and Co., 1878. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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.

BCR (Bibliographical Center for Research), 2009-11-18. Paperback. Good.

Chicago: S. C. Griggs and Company, 1880. Documentation of the author's trip on the railroad from Chicago to California; and then traveled throughout California discussing his experiences. 292 pp. Eight pages of advertisements at conclusion of the book. Illustrations throughout. Green cloth covers with black embossed image of flowers on front and gilt lettering on spine. Cover corners are bumped, edges are rubbed, top/bottom of spine shows bookshelf wear. Pencil markings from previous owner on front page. Some foxing on interior pages and page edges, but text is unaffected. Interior is tight. Overall book is in VG condition.. Eighth Edition. Cloth. Very Good. Illus. by Illustrations. Size: Approx. 5 " x 7 1/2". Early Travel.

Chicago: S. C. Griggs and Company. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1878. First Edition. Hardcover. Publishers green cloth, front cover letttered and decorated in black, spine lettered and decorated in gilt, dark brown endpapers, full page frontispiece of The Golden Gate, additional illustrations in line with text. ; 5-1/4" x 7-1/2"; 292, [8] pp; A book with a bit of notoriety, owned by a murderer. In 1878, Isaac Smith Kalloch (I. S.) was running to be Mayor of San Francisco. He was shot in an assassinati on attempt by Charles de Young, then Editor of the Chronicle and backer of another candidate. He would survive and go on to be Mayor. Two years later (1880) his son, Isaac Milton Kalloch (I. M., and the former owner of this book) shot and killed de Young. He was tried but not convicted. ; A well-preserved copy. Minor wear to covers, text block is clean. This copy once the property of I. M. Kalloch, with his signature in ink on front flyleaf dated 1878. .

Chicago: S.C. Griggs, 1878. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Private Library stamp of Waterford Library Association verso of first free page, and nicely written Ladies Sewing Circle Library on opposite page ,no other library markings, 292 pages plus ads, rail travelogue from Chicago to San Francisco, considerable detail about Yosemite and San Francisco, frontispiece of the Golden Gate plus other illustrations, Book is Very Good Plus: Original publisher's green stamped cloth with gilt title to spine, light wear to edges, book taken care of, brown clay baked end papers. Bargain Price! 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall.

Chicago: S.C. Griggs and Co, 1878. First edition, 12mo, pp. [2], 292, [8, ads]; frontispiece, wood engravings in the text; original green cloth decorated in black, spine gilt; a good, sound copy with slight shelf-slant, remnants of a small label to front pastedown, gift inscription on prelim. Taylor's reminiscences of a childhood summer spent in California visiting the desert, San Francisco, Chinatown (with a description of an opium den), Mission Delores, the petrified forest, Yosemite, and more.

Chicago: S.C. Griggs and Company, 1878 Book. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 5 ½ x 8 ½. TITLE: BETWEEN THE GATES By BENJ. F. TAYLOR 1878 rare AUTHOR: BENJ. F. TAYLOR PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) /COPYRIGHT: S. C. GRIGGS AND COMPANY, CHICAGO 1878 EDITION: First Edition CATEGORY: First Edition, Literature BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: Green CONDITION: Ex-library copy with the usual stamps and markings present. The outside is in good minus condition with light fraying to the spine edges. Book is without marks or writings other than those from the library, pages are clean, and book is tight and sturdy. SIZE: 5 ½ x 8 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 292 plus ad pages. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: First Edition. S. C. GRIGGS AND COMPANY, CHICAGO 1878. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS. The book is about a description of a railroad trip from Chicago that goes on to tour San Francisco and on to Los Angeles. Several chapters on Yosemite. COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once… Read More