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THE COURT THAT TAMED THE WEST; From the Gold Rush to the Tech Boom / Foreword by Judge William Alsup
by Cahan, Richard, Pia Hinckley, and Jessica Royer Ocken
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very Fine/Very Fine
- ISBN 10
- 1597142468
- ISBN 13
- 9781597142465
- Seller
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Lake Forest, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Berkeley, California: Heyday, 2013. First Edition, First Printing. Boards. Very Fine/Very Fine. B&W. Tall 8vo, black boards with bright scarlet lettering on spine and front cover, archival polyester-protected pictorial dust jacket (unclipped) depicting a statue of justice before a cityscape, illustrated with many B&W in-text photos, beige endpapers, xi, [xii] + 515 pages. Weight: 2 lbs. 3 oz. Dynamic history of the US District Court for the Northern District of California based in San Francisco. It "set precedents that decided the fate of Mexican land grants and shanghaied sailors and establishedcivil rights for Chinese immigrants." <br/>Thereafter, its verdicts shaped the Bay Area's geography, culture, and commerce.<br/><br/>AS NEW copy. No remainder marks. Lengthy inscription on the front free endpaper by a person apparently connected to the production of this volume.
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- Bookseller
- Borg Antiquarian
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6985
- Title
- THE COURT THAT TAMED THE WEST; From the Gold Rush to the Tech Boom / Foreword by Judge William Alsup
- Author
- Cahan, Richard, Pia Hinckley, and Jessica Royer Ocken
- Illustrator
- B&W
- Format/Binding
- Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1597142468
- ISBN 13
- 9781597142465
- Publisher
- Heyday
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley, California
- Date Published
- 2013
- Keywords
- many copies; maybe from HP?; illustrated, San Francisco, Mexican land grants, homosexuality, sailors, shipping, taxes, Indians, Chinese, photos, crime, geography, culture
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Borg Antiquarian
Biblio member since 2015
Lake Forest, Illinois
About Borg Antiquarian
BorgAntiquarian (ABAA & ILAB) is a dealer long engaged in selling exceptional collectibles: rare and fine books, autographs and manuscripts, fine art and artifacts. We are generalists in Americana, English & American literature, plus selected authors & important figures (Dickens & Darwin; presidents & 'signers'; scientists & historical figures; Revolutionary & Civil War militaria).
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