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THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO. ILLUSTRATED, AND CONTAINING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PROMINENT MEN AND PIONEERS by [Van Dyke, Theodore S.]:
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San Diego. 1888.. 218pp. plus plates. Illus. Original limp cloth wrapper, manuscript title on spine. Touch of soiling on wrappers. Non-authorial gift inscription on front fly leaf. Very good. A fairly early San Diego county history, describing the topography, resources, agriculture, and inhabitants of the region. Many of the illustrations are of notable citizens of the city and county. ROCQ 7306.
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. Also known as the back.
wrappers : Paperback or softbound. Also, wraps.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
soiling : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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