The History of the Sierra Club, 1892-1970
by Michael P. Cohen
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/fine
- Seller
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Gridley, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1988. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Fine/fine. Fine first edition / first printing hardcover. Indigo paper boards with quarter cloth spine with gilt title. Clean and crisp. In a fine dust jacket, with a clear, removable archival cover. Appears to have been unread. 550 pp. Octavo, 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in tall.
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- Bookseller
- Uncommon Works
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CA-FA-2014-13
- Title
- The History of the Sierra Club, 1892-1970
- Author
- Michael P. Cohen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Sierra Club Books
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1988
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sierra Club, California, ecology, nature, environment, muir
- Bookseller catalogs
- California & the West;
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About the Seller
Uncommon Works
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- 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...
- 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....
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
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