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The Ward Ritchie Press . 1967. Hardback. Good. In a fair dust wrapper that has a repaired but obvious tear.. Biography. There are b&w illustrations and photos.
THE GENEROUS MISER The Story of James Lick of California by Lick, Rosemary - 1967
by Lick, Rosemary
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THE GENEROUS MISER The Story of James Lick of California
by Lick, Rosemary
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Ward Ritchie Press. Good+ with no dustjacket. 1967. Hardcover. Internally very good, name inside front cover and on page facing title page. Honors program stamp on ffep. Spine is darkened with a repaired rip in the surface cloth. ; Story of the miser-millionaire who left $3 million in public benefactions and who founded an astronomical observatory and had a lunar crater named for him. ; Large 8vo; 95 pages .
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- Illustrator Few Photos
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- Book Condition Used - Good+ with no dustjacket
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Ward Ritchie Press
- Date Published 1967
- Keywords Lick Trust
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The Generous Miser The Story Of James Lick of California
by Lick, Rosemary
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- Used - Good. In a fair dust wrapper that has a repaired but obvious tear.
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- 1967
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Anacortes, Washington, United States
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The Generous Miser The Story of James Lick of California
by Lick, Rosemary (with A Preface by Richard H. Dillon and An Introduction by C. D. Shane)
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Modesto, California, United States
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Menlo Park, CA: The Ward Ritchie Press. Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1967. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has several small edge tears, and there is noticeable ground-in dirt / finger dirt, especially to the rear cover. "Lick arrived in San Francisco, California, in January 1848, bringing with him his tools, work bench, $30,000 in gold (valued at approximately $2.75 million as of 2020) , and 600 pounds (275 kilograms) of chocolate. The chocolate quickly sold. So, Lick sent back word convincing his friend and neighbor in Peru, the confectioner Domingo Ghirardelli, to move to San Francisco, where he founded the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company. Upon his arrival, Lick began buying real estate in the small village of San Francisco. The discovery of gold at…
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The Generous Miser, The Story of James Lick of California
by Rosemary Lick
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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The Ward Ritchie Press, 1967. Book. Illus. by Photographs. Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. G+/G, used hc, vii-xvi, 95 pgs. Grey colored cloth over boards with gilt text on upper and spine; slight edge wear; minor shelf wear to head and tail of spine. Tan colored dust jacket with red and black colored text on upper, and black colored text on spine; dj clipped but price still showing; slight soiling on lower; 1 1/2"x3/4" piece missing at head of spine on lower; 1/4" tear at head of upper near spine; wrapped in mylar protective cover. Ffep has inked signature, initials and date. Preface by Richard H. Dillon who completed the manuscript for publication and an Introduction by C. D. Shane. Interior pages clean, unmarked; b&w photographs; deckle fore edge. Binding is tight and straight..
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