THE SAN BERNARDINOS: The Mountain Country from Cajon Pass to Oak Glen, Two Centuries of Changing Use
by Robinson, John W
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Arcadia, California: Big Santa Anita Historical Society, 1989. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Preface by Larry E. Burgess. Illustrated with more than 300 photographs, drawings, and maps. Robinson's accurate, comprehensive, and thoroughly readable history of the San Bernardino Mountain range, which overlook the San Bernardino valley on the south, the Mojave Desert on the north, and the Joshua Tree country to the east. Includes an extensive bibliography. Inscribed by Robinson on a prefatory blank leaf. Original green buckram binding, with gilt titles. A near fine copy in a very lightly rubbed dust jacket. Inscribed by Author.
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- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 59725
- Title
- THE SAN BERNARDINOS: The Mountain Country from Cajon Pass to Oak Glen, Two Centuries of Changing Use
- Author
- Robinson, John W
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Big Santa Anita Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Arcadia, California
- Date Published
- 1989
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- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Fine
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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...
- 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...
- Inscribed
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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...