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Picturesque California: The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope. The Region West of the Rocky Mountains from Alaska to Mexico
by Muir, John
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Edges slightly worn, otherwise a fine and attractive set bound in uniform decorative full morocco. A superb set.
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York and San Francisco: J. Dewing Publishing Company, c. 1888. Edges slightly worn, otherwise a fine and attractive set bound in uniform decorative full morocco. A superb set. . Binding: Full contemporary morocco, gilt spine, raised bands. Blind-tooling and decorative gilt embossed wildlife motif on covers. All edges gilt, marbled end papers, and inside dentelles gilt., Size: Folio, Illustration: Contains over 600 illustrations, including 120 full-page etchings, photo-gravures and wood engravings by Thomas Moran, Julian Rix, Frederick Remington, Thomas Hill, and other prominent American artists of California’s canyons, mountains, and rivers, as well as aspects of pioneer life. Lettered tissue-guards., Volume: 5 vols., Pages: Pp. vii, ix-xii,1-96; 97-192; 193-288; 289-384; 385-478., Category: Book Americas U.S.
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- Bookseller
- Alexandre Antique Prints, Maps & Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- B1493
- Title
- Picturesque California: The Rocky Mountains and the Pacific Slope. The Region West of the Rocky Mountains from Alaska to Mexico
- Author
- Muir, John
- Book Condition
- Used - Edges slightly worn, otherwise a fine and attractive set bound in uniform decorative full morocco. A superb set.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Dewing Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York and San Francisco
- Date Published
- c. 1888
- Keywords
- Book Americas U.S.
Terms of Sale
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 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...
- Folio
- A folio usually indicates a large book size of 15" in height or larger when used in the context of a book description. Further,...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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....
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