Montgomery and the Portsmouth
by Rogers, Fred Blackburn
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Missing
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
John Howell/Lawton Kennedy, 1958. First Edition. Very Good/Missing. Signed by Other. navy blue cloth with gilt title and cover illustration, octavo, 145 pages, portrait of John Berrien Montgomery as frontispiece; boards are crisp with slight edge wear to tail of spine, fore edges are age toned, pages are a crisp white. Inscribed on front free endpaper by Warren R Howell, president of the firm started by his father, John Howell. Limited printing of 750 copies. Background on the early history of California, Bear Flag Revolt, and establishing military possession with the raising of the American flag at Yerba Buena, Alta California, on July 9, 1846, by the U.S. Navy from the "Portsmouth", under Commander John B. Montgomery
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- Bookseller
- Chaparral Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CHAPmapROG
- Title
- Montgomery and the Portsmouth
- Author
- Rogers, Fred Blackburn
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Missing
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Howell/Lawton Kennedy
- Date Published
- 1958
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
Terms of Sale
Chaparral Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Chaparral Books
Biblio member since 2015
Portland, Oregon
About Chaparral Books
Chaparral Books is located across from Elephant's Deli on S Corbett Avenue in Portland. We have a well rounded collection of subjects, including an extensive core collection in Western Americana and Native American Literature including Western Writers.
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- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Inscribed
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- Edges
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- 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...
- Cloth
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- Spine
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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...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- First Edition
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