The Bay of San Francisco :; the metropolis of the Pacific Coast and its suburban cities : a history
by Lewis Pub. Co
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Extremely mild rubbing to spine foot and head to both volumes, very gently bumped corners to bothh volumes, very light soiling t
- Seller
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Oakland, California, United States
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About This Item
Chicago, Ill: Lewis Pub. Co, 1892. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Hardcover. Extremely mild rubbing to spine foot and head to both volumes, very gently bumped corners to bothh volumes, very light soiling to boards to both volumes, very faint sunning to spine to both volumes, ownership bookplate to front free endpaper to both volumes, else Very Good(+) to Near Fine(-).. Two leather volumes with engraved borders to boards, AEG, marbled endpapers, gilt to front boards and spines, raised bands, x, 708; 680 pages, b&w illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm. California -- San Francisco Bay Area, History, Biography. || Includes loose b&w plate to volume II.
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- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88837
- Title
- The Bay of San Francisco :; the metropolis of the Pacific Coast and its suburban cities : a history
- Author
- Lewis Pub. Co
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Extremely mild rubbing to spine foot and head to both volumes, very gently bumped corners to bothh volumes, very light soiling t
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated)
- Publisher
- Lewis Pub. Co
- Place of Publication
- Chicago, Ill
- Date Published
- 1892
- Bookseller catalogs
- California;
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- 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....
- 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...
- AEG
- All Edges Gilt. Describes a book in which the top, fore edge and bottom of the outside of the pages are decorated with gold...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- 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...
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