REMINISCENCES AND INCIDENTS OF EARLY DAYS OF SAN FRANCISCO (1845-1850)
by BROWN, John Henry
- Used
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Clear Mylar (Custom)
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1933. First Thus. Cloth-backed Marbled Boards. Very Good Plus/Clear Mylar (Custom). (xii) 138 (7) pages. First Thus. The Grabhorn Press, San Francisco. Seven illustrations reproduced from Annals of San Francisco. Folded map from plan map of San Francisco streets in 1846. One of 500 regular copies. Laid in is the September 20, 1933 announcement of the Grabhorn Press' new building at 642 Commercial Street, with mention of this title. Introduction and Reader's Guide by Douglas Sloane Watson. Cloth-backed Marbled Boards. Paper spine title. Paper label on front cover with facsimile of Brown's signature. Title and chapter headings in sepia. First series of Rare Americana, No. 10. British fur trader turned hotelier and prominent man of affairs, John Henry Brown describes the colorful early days of San Francisco, from 1845 to 1850. Zamorano 80: 10. Wheat, Gold Rush, 23 note. Kurutz 88b. Heller & Magee 190. Howes B-853. Mintz 60. Rocq 8430. Some edgewear; corners showing and slight toning of endpapers as usual but Very Good Plus or better, and now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING via media mail to any United States address.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hardy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1787
- Title
- REMINISCENCES AND INCIDENTS OF EARLY DAYS OF SAN FRANCISCO (1845-1850)
- Author
- BROWN, John Henry
- Format/Binding
- Cloth-backed Marbled Boards
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Clear Mylar (Custom)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- The Grabhorn Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1933
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Western Americana, California, Gold Rush, Americana,
- Bookseller catalogs
- San Francisco;
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Hardy Books
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Nevada City, California
About Hardy Books
Hardy Books is a rare and out-of-print book and ephemera seller located in Nevada City, California, in the heart of the California Northern Mines Gold Country. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and follow the IOBA Code of Ethics.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
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