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University of California Press, 1938. hardback. very good condition in a dust jacket with moderate wear and spine fading.
The Covered Bridges of California by Morley, S. Griswold - 1938
by Morley, S. Griswold
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The Covered Bridges of California
by Morley, S. Griswold
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Berkeley, California: University of California, 1938. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Good. Signed by Author. SIGNED by the author 92 pp. on first free endpaper, in gray ink at first free endpaper. Bound handsomely in tweed gray cloth covers with silver spine lettering. Thick ivory paper remains glossy and bright though with moderate sunning along edges, wear along top edge and with a short closed tear thereat. Nearly three dozen black-and-white photographs of fine views of historic wooden bridges, many being elaborately constructed, including O'Bryre's Ferry, Honey Run Grade Road, Buck's Bar, Ambrosini's Booth Run, Canyon Creek, Berta's Ranch, Zane's Ranch, Lawrence Creek, Maple Creek, Riverside, Moseley Slough, Redwood Creek, and others. 92 pp. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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- Publisher University of California
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- Date Published 1938
- Keywords covered bridges California Californiana Western Americana
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The Covered Bridges of California
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The Covered Bridges of California.
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Berkeley.: University Press., 1938.. First edition.. Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in fine (light spine fading) dust jacket (in mylar).. 4to.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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The covered bridges of California.
by MORLEY, S. Griswold
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Berkeley, CA: Univ. of California, 1938. 4to. [10], 92 pp. Photo illusts. throughout. Gray cloth, silver lettrng, w/ d.j. NF/NF copy. First edition of this excellent work on the covered bridges of California before World War II, many of them lost now to the ravages of development and the elements.
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The Covered Bridges of California.
by Morley, S Griswold
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Berkeley, California:: University of California Press, 1938.. 1st Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: charcoal colored cloth; the spine text is printed upside down (European fashion), but since there is nothing else printed anywhere on the cloth, this is a minor distraction; otherwise a Very Good+ book, with a Good dust jacket; the dust jacket is not price clipped. The jacket is not chipped to note, but is badly faded at the spine and the bordering areas front and rear.. small 4to (10.75 inches tall) . Gray endpapers. Description: The author's introduction explains his interest in the covered bridges of California, and touches on his methods of finding them. A few paragraphs are devoted to talk of covered bridges in general. Pictorial with historical record of construction. Following the introductory pages, pages 8 to 89 are formatted with text on one page and black and white photo illustrations on the facing page. Shows bridges at Honey Run Grade Road, Buck's Bar, Booth Run, Canyon Creek,…
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