CALIFORNIA 350 YEARS AGO: MANUELO'S NARRITIVE. Translated from the Portuguese By A Pioneer by (Cole, Cornelius)
- Bookseller: Maxwell's Bookmark
(US)
- Seller Inventory #: 1148
- Format: Clothbound with blind and gold embossing on covers
- Jacket condition: Binding soiled and stained. Bit of wear to extremities. Solid and tight. Bookplate
- Edition: 1st edition
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Samuel Carson & Co
- Place: San Francisco:
- Date published: 1888
Description
San Francisco:: Samuel Carson & Co, 1888. 1st edition. Clothbound with blind and gold embossing on covers. Binding soiled and stained. Bit of wear to extremities. Solid and tight. Bookplate. Frontispiece woodcut.
tight : Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
frontispiece : A portrait or illustration on the page opposing the title page.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
bookplate : A device (often decorative) affixed to the book, usually on the endpapers, which designates ownership (or former ownership).
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