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Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches to Which is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State
by FIELD, Stephen J. [with] Hon. George C. Gorham
- Used
- fair
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
(Stephen J. Field), 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair. Large 8vo. Pp. 472. Bound in navy cloth with gilt lettering printed on spine, blindstamp design on front and rear boards. Front hinge cracked; front free endpaper lacking; a bit shaken; cloth a bit worn and soiled, with bleach spots on rear board. Privately printed by the author "for a few friends," per the title page. Now housed in a clear, removable archival jacket. COWAN, p. 209.
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- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7843
- Title
- Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches to Which is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State
- Author
- FIELD, Stephen J. [with] Hon. George C. Gorham
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- (Stephen J. Field)
- Date Published
- 1893
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About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
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- Blindstamp
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