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California: For Health, Pleasure and Residence. A Book for Travellers and Settlers by Nordhoff, Charles - 1873
by Nordhoff, Charles
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California: For Health, Pleasure and Residence. A Book for Travellers and Settlers
by Nordhoff, Charles
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New York: Harper & Brothers, 1873. 8vo. 2 preliminary leaves, [11]-255 + [4pp] publisher's advertisements. Map; illustrations. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and decorative black stamping; brown endpapers. Light wear to extremities; slight darkening to spine; previous owner bookplate dated Jun 27, 1873 inside front cover; small pull on front joint; else a near fine copy. "... an extremely popular guidebook that persuaded many to settle in California. It opens with descriptions of the various routes available to the traveller to California and the visitor to Yosemite. Next come suggested points of interest; California agriculture (with hints to prospective settlers); and notes on the Southern California climate." - Library of Congress. "Mr. Nordhoff's descriptions of the natural attractions of California were considered the best of their time, and much esteemed" - Cowan pg. 455. "Includes a description of Utah and the state of Mormonism; in Utah for 3 or 4 days in 1873." - flake 5861. (Rocq 17051; Zamorano Select 80).
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California : For Health, Pleasure and Residence a Book for Travellers and Settlers
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California : For Health, Pleasure and Residence a Book for Travellers and Settlers
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California: For Health, Pleasure and Residence a Book for Travellers and Settlers
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Simi Valley, California, United States
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Ten Speed Press, 1973-06-01. Paperback. Good. 0.7000 8.9000 6.2000. Cover and edges shows shelf wear and minor tanning. Pages are clean and intact.
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California: For Health, Pleasure and Residence a Book for Travellers and Settlers
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Moorpark, California, United States
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Ten Speed Press, 1973-06-01. Paperback. New. 8x6x0.
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California: For Health, Pleasure and Residence a Book for Travellers and Settlers
by Charles Nordhoff
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Middlebury, Vermont, United States
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Ten Speed Press, 1973. reprint. Softcover. Very Good/None. Softcover. Facsimile reprint edition. Black and white illustrations, maps. Reprint of the original copy from the 1870s. Record # 382236
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CALIFORNIA: FOR HEALTH, PLEASURE, AND RESIDENCE; A BOOK FOR TRAVELLERS AND SETTLERS
by Nordhoff, Charles
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Columbia, Missouri, United States
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Ten Speed Press, 1973. Trade paperback. Near fine. Ten Speed Press, 1973. Facsimile reprint edition. black and white illustrations, maps. 8vo. Uncreased spine, minor soiling on back cover; clean unmarked interior, near fine trade paperback.
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California: For Health, Pleasure and Residence a Book for Travellers and Settlers
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HOUSTON, Texas, United States
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California: For Health, Residence and Pleasure. A book for Travellers and Settlers
by Nordhoff, Charles
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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Harper, 1872. Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. Original brown cloth covers with gilt titles and a black cover design. A Good copy. Book has shelfwear, edgewar, severely bumped corners, soiling to covers and edges of text block, chipping to top and bottom of spine (small pieces missing), a tear to the cloth at the bottom of the spine (about an inch, signatures visible), a tear to the cloth at the top of the spine (about two inches), a cocked spine, toning to pages, a former owner's name on the front endpapers, a tight split at page 16, and a tight split at page 64. No jacket. Interior is otherwise clean and unmarked. 8vo. - over 7¾' in - 9¾' in.
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California: For Health, Pleasure, and Residence. For Travelers and Settlers. Centennial Printing. 1873 - 1973.
by Nordhoff, Charles
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- Facsimile edition.
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Fair Oaks, California, United States
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£17.81
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np.: Ten Speed Press., 1974.. Facsimile edition.. Soft cover. . Fine copy.. Octavo.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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CALIFORNIA: FOR HEALTH, PLEASURE, AND RESIDENCE. A BOOK FOR TRAVELLERS AND SETTLERS.
by Nordhoff, Charles
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Stockton, California, United States
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Pages 255 pp.8vo. Rust colored cloth with embossed and decorated cover. 2nd edition. Illustrated. Zamorano Select Spine cloth splitting along back outer hinge, else good condition.
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