The Big Four; The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific.
by Lewis, Oscar
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine copy in fine (price clipped, spine lightly faded) dust jacket (in mylar).
- Seller
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Fair Oaks, California, United States
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About This Item
New York.: Alfred A. Knopf., 1966.. Reprint.. Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in fine (price clipped, spine lightly faded) dust jacket (in mylar). . Octavo.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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- Bookseller
- BookMine (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221440
- Title
- The Big Four; The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific.
- Author
- Lewis, Oscar
- Format/Binding
- Gilt decorated hard cover.
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine copy in fine (price clipped, spine lightly faded) dust jacket (in mylar).
- Edition
- Reprint.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1966.
- Pages
- 418 pps.
- Size
- Octavo.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
BookMine
Biblio member since 2004
Fair Oaks, California
About BookMine
The BookMine has been selling quality out-of-print, rare and first edition books since 1984.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- 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....
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Octavo
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...