CALIFORNIA AS IT IS." Written by Seventy of the Leading Editors and Authors of the Golden State for the Weekly Call. Third editio
by [California]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
San Francisc, 1882. 209,[3]pp., printed in double columns. Original pictorial wrappers bound into original green cloth, gilt. Cloth a bit shelfworn. Quite clean internally. Very good overall. An informative collection of articles about the counties of California, geared toward the prospective emigrant, including articles on various agricultural subjects. First published in 1881, this popular (now scarce) text went through five editions in the course of a decade. COWAN, p.92
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- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM44230
- Title
- CALIFORNIA AS IT IS." Written by Seventy of the Leading Editors and Authors of the Golden State for the Weekly Call. Third editio
- Author
- [California]
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- San Francisc
- Date Published
- 1882
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William Reese Company
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About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
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With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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...