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The Big Four : The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific - SIGNED copy
by Lewis, Oscar (on Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Berkeley, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG+ in Near VG dw. 8vo, xii+418+xivpp, navy buckram stamped in gold, printed dustwrapper. SIGNED by Oscar Lewis on the half-title page. A nice signed copy of the stated fourth printing (September 1938) of this classic work of popular history. Unmarked copy with minor wear; jacket has some edge losses and wear but is generally intact.
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- Bookseller
- Philip Smith, Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3636K
- Title
- The Big Four : The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific - SIGNED copy
- Author
- Lewis, Oscar (on Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- New York: Alfred A. Knopf
- Date Published
- 1938
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Big Four The Story of Collis P. Huntington Leland Stanford Mark Hopkins Charles Crocker Building of the Central Pacific Railroad SIGNED copy oscar lewis Alfred A. Knopf Northern California Californiana 1930s Popular History Western Americana
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- California and the West;
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Philip Smith, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Philip Smith, Bookseller
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Berkeley, California
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- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
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- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
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