COMMITTEE OF VIGILANCE: REVOLUTION IN SAN FRANCISCO, 1851 - AN ACCOUNT OF THE HUNDRED DAYS... by STEWART, GEORGE R - 1964

Ballantine Books, 1971. Unknown Binding. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good. No Dust Jacket. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 1964.

Houghton Mifflin Company, 1964. Hardback in very good + condition with very good condition dust jacket. Stated 1st printing.. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.

Hardcover. Very good. Houghton Mifflin, 1964, 2nd printing, 339 pages, tight, square hardcover in a very good dust jacket, no owner's mark or underlining, light wear.

Boston: Houghton, 1964. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Second edition. Very good hardcover with Very good minus dustwrapper. 2nd printing. Dustwrapper is rubbed on the edges with tears at the folds, some have been repaired with tape from the inside. Book is slightly rubbed on the edges and the corners. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Boston: Houghton, 1964. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition. Near fine in very good dustwrapper. Bottom corners slightly bent. Dustwrapper shelf rubbed and slightly soiled. (soiling can come off with eraser). Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1964. 2nd printing; dj w/lite wear only, unclipped price, in mylar; tan c w/black titles; 339 clean, unmarked pages/index. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Illus. by B/w. 8 Vo.

Boston: Houghton Mifflin - The Riverside Press, 1964. Second Printing . Printed Russett Boards. Near Fine/Very Good. 8 5/16" Tall. This is a well-paced, well-researched account of the formation of the Committee of Vigilance by group of San Francisco citizens in 1851, how they succeeded in quelling the crime wave that prompted their organization (among the culprits were "Sydney ducks" - Australian ex-felons), and how they voluntarily dismantled themselves in 100 days, after their work had been completed. A rare strong example of beneficial community usurpation of police powers. 339 pages, with map, contemporary illustrations. Postscript, Retrospect, Sources and Acknowledgments, Notes, and Index; plus vii pages Contents, and Illustrations. DJ shows slight wear and discoloration; boards are clean and sound; text is clean and strong.

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, (1964). Second printing. Hardcover book complete in its original dust jacket (price-clipped). 22 cm. 339 pp. Contains black-and-white illustrations. In near fine condition. No ownership marks/writing present within. Hinges tight, pages bright. Moderate edge wear/bumping, soiling, rubbing to the dust jacket (now protected under a removable mylar sleeve).

Houghton Mifflin Co., 1964. Hardcover. Good/Acceptable. 1964. First Edition. 339 pages. Dust jacket over brown cloth. Deckled edges. Contains ex-libris stamp. Bright and clean pages with light tanning to text block edges. Binding is firm throughout with minor thumb-marking. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild crushing to spine ends. Boards are mildly warped. Unclipped jacket has heavy edgewear with some areas of loss, heavy tears, chips, and creasing. Mild water staining to front panel. Moderate tanning to spine. Mild rubbing and marking all over.