University of California Press 1973. first edition, signed, inscribed and dated, octavo, rust cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, ix + 312pp, illus, VG (light wear, light ink stamp to fep, small closed tear to lower spine) in VG+ d/w (light wear, bruising esp. to lower spine)

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Bookseller: Hard To Find Books (NZ)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 136899
Title: Chile, Peru, and the California Gold Rush of 1849
Author: MONAGHAN, JAY
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: University of California Press 1973
Keywords: jay monaghan signed first edition chile peru south america gold rush california history gold mining

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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...
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...
Inscribed: When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
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Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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...
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....