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GOLD RUSH STEAMERS OF THE PACIFIC
by Wiltsee, Ernest A
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/very good +
- ISBN 10
- 088000083X
- ISBN 13
- 9780880000833
- Seller
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Kennebunk, Maine, United States
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About This Item
Lawrence, MA: Quarterman Publications, Inc, 1976. Hardcover. Near Fine/very good +. 421 pp; superb history of the opening up of California beginning in 1846 and takes up in chronological order all the ships to California from 1846 to 1869; also covers the inauguration of the PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP COMPANY; also describes the postal history of the era. This copy is a reprint of the orignal work published in 1938 and includes a new series of illustrations not found in original work. well-illustrated with b & w illustrations and reproductions of postcards; end-paper maps; slight rubbing to dj.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Maiden Voyage Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 64714
- Title
- GOLD RUSH STEAMERS OF THE PACIFIC
- Author
- Wiltsee, Ernest A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 088000083X
- ISBN 13
- 9780880000833
- Publisher
- Quarterman Publications, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Lawrence, MA
- Date Published
- 1976
- Keywords
- California Gold Rush, Steamers, Coastal Shipping, Philatelics, Postal History, California
- Bookseller catalogs
- Steamers;
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About the Seller
Maiden Voyage Booksellers
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Kennebunk, Maine
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...