California and its wonders. New edition, carefully revised and brought down to the present time.
by TODD, John
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Vianen, Netherlands
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London, T. Nelson and Sons, 1884.Sm.8vo. Contemporary polished blue calf, gilt fillets round sides, inner dentelles, spine richly gilt in compartments, with red morocco title-label to spine (Ralfe Brothers London). With frontispiece and 16 wood-engraved plates (several double-page). 208 pp. From the contents: The climate, soil, and natural productions, mines, the big tree, the caves, the Yosemite valley, natural productions, the highway, life on the Pacific slope, etc. - A nice copy.Not in Cowan.
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- Gert Jan Bestebreurtje Rare Books (NL)
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- Title
- California and its wonders. New edition, carefully revised and brought down to the present time.
- Author
- TODD, John
- Book Condition
- Used
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- 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....