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NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE TO CALIFORNIA PORTS IN 1841-42. TOGETHER WITH VOYAGES TO SITKA, THE SANDWICH ISLANDS & OKHOTSK by Simpson, George:
- Bookseller: William Reese Company - Americana
 (US)
- Seller Inventory #: WRCAM 29529
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: San Francisco: The Private Press of Thomas C. Russell, 1930.
Description
San Francisco: The Private Press of Thomas C. Russell, 1930.. 232pp. plus facsimiles and folding map. Portrait frontis. Half cloth and boards. Rubbed, hinges loose, spine with small tear, small piece excised from titlepage and page 15, slightly affecting text. Good. A private press reprint of Simpson's famous voyages. One of 250 copies signed by the publisher.
boards : Common term for the covers of a hardbound book.
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.
reprint : Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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