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Harbor of the Sun: The Story of the Port of San Diego.
by Miller, Max
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some chipping to spine head.
- Seller
-
Reno, Nevada, United States
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About This Item
New York.: Doubleday Doran., 1940. 1st Edition.. Red cloth, gilt spine decorations and title, sailing ship device blindstamped on cover, top edge stained red. . Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some chipping to spine head.. 23.5x15.5 cm.. Inscribed and signed by the author on the front endpaper,Christmas greeting from the author on the pastedown. weight: 2.1 lb. Illustrated with 6 full-page plates.
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- Bookseller
- Zephyr Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 355245
- Title
- Harbor of the Sun: The Story of the Port of San Diego.
- Author
- Miller, Max
- Format/Binding
- Red cloth, gilt spine decorations and title, sailing ship device blindstamped on cover, top edge stained red.
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine in a very good dust jacket with some chipping to spine head.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Doubleday Doran.
- Place of Publication
- New York.
- Date Published
- 1940
- Pages
- xiii, 329 pp.
- Size
- 23.5x15.5 cm.
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- California;
Terms of Sale
Zephyr Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery for any reason.
About the Seller
Zephyr Books
Biblio member since 2018
Reno, Nevada
About Zephyr Books
Zephyr Books is owned and operated by Lee and Ivye Johnson. We have been in the book business in Reno, Nevada since 1994. We have operated both brick and mortar, as well as online exclusive shops. We closed our brick and mortar shop in 2013, and now offer an exclusive selection of rare, collectible, and antiquarian books online only.
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- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Cloth
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- Inscribed
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- Spine
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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...
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