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West Winds. California's Book of Fiction Written By California Authors and Illustrated By California Artists
by London, Jack, Charles F. Lummis, Herman Whitaker(editor) and Others
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco; (1914): Paul Elder and Co. First Edition. Octavo. 219pp., 8 tipped in illustrations in sepia tone. pp. 115-133 Jack London's The Son of Wolf. The Enchanted Mesa b Charles F. Lummis and others. Bound in brown paper covered boards lettered in gilt, pictorial pastedown to upper baord, spine lettering gilt, A few leaves near the end with faint dampstain to lower margin, and a stain to upper edge near gutter of a few leaves, off-setting to title page. A very good copy in very good dust jacket with some chipping.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 022323
- Title
- West Winds. California's Book of Fiction Written By California Authors and Illustrated By California Artists
- Author
- London, Jack, Charles F. Lummis, Herman Whitaker(editor) and Others
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Paul Elder and Co
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco; (1914)
- Keywords
- Jack London Son of Wolf California Artist Charles F. Lummis
- Bookseller catalogs
- California;
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Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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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...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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....
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
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