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Philosopher Pickett - SIGNED copy: The Life and Writings of Charles Edward Pickett, Esq., of Virginia, Who Came Overland to the Pacific Coast in 1842-43
by POWELL, Lawrence Clark
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Seattle, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1942. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo. Pp. xv, 178. Frontis. journal facsimile. Illustrated with three additional facsimiles. Bibliography, index. Dark red cloth, titles and decoration stamped in gilt on the spine, edges trimmed. In the printed dust jacket, unclipped. Author signed on front endpaper. Top edge lightly soiled. Two faint stains on the jacket front, one quarter-inch closed tear on back. The University of California librarian, bibliographer and historian of the American West's life of a quixotic journalist and pamphleteer. Early immigrant Charles Edward Pickett railed against legal and political corruption during the US conquest of California. This is one of the brightest copies to pass through our inventory. Dust jacket now preserved in a removable clear archival sleeve.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5180
- Title
- Philosopher Pickett - SIGNED copy
- Author
- POWELL, Lawrence Clark
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover with Dust Jacket
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley and Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1942
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About the Seller
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2010
Seattle, Washington
About Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books, ABAA
Long Brothers Fine and Rare Books was established in 1996 as a natural progression of proprietor Jeffrey Long's historical and bibliophilic interests. We are located in West Seattle and can be visited by appointment only.
Glossary
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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