To California and Back: A Book of Practical Information for Travelers to the Pacific
by Higgins, C. A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, musty, silverfish damage to front boards, hinges cracked, two plat
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
NY: Doubleday, Page and Co.. Fair with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, musty, . silverfish damage to front boards, hinges cracked, two plates loose, one . photo plate repeated (Moki Hair Dressing) and one map has large tear).. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Red decorative cloth binding. Includes Some Notes on Southern California by Charles Keeler. Many line illustrations, maps and illustrations. An historical look at train travel to California and the America Southwest, including descriptions and photographs of Native Americans, San Francisco, Redwoods, and desert landscapes. ; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 317 pages .
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Details
- Seller
- Old Saratoga Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 35185
- Title
- To California and Back: A Book of Practical Information for Travelers to the Pacific
- Author
- Higgins, C. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Usual library stamps and markings, musty, silverfish damage to front boards, hinges cracked, two plat
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page and Co.
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- 1900s Travel, American Southwest, California History
- Bookseller catalogs
- Travel and Adventure; California;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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