Mericos H. Whittier: His Career. The Story of a California Oil Pioneer, Civic Leader and Humanitarian whose Noteworthy Career Won Him Honor Among Men
by Guy W. Finney
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Used - very good
- Seller
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San Diego, California, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Self-Published, 1940. Hardcover . Used - very good. 8vo; 115pp. A square, tight copy with unmarked text. 1/2' closed tear to upper ffe., margins of frontis portrait foxed. Covers with just superficial rubbing and a tiny nick on rear spine fold. Well preserved and appears unread. Laid in is a 2 page typed summary of the 'Whittier Family Feature Story', 'approved by Whittiers on 12/17/86', and it is enclosed in an envelope made out to Dr. Willard VanderLaan. VanderLaan, with the financial backing of Paul Whittier, established The Whittier Institute for Diabetes.
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- Bookseller
- La Playa Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 38140
- Title
- Mericos H. Whittier: His Career. The Story of a California Oil Pioneer, Civic Leader and Humanitarian whose Noteworthy Career Won Him Honor Among Men
- Author
- Guy W. Finney
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Self-Published
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1940
- Keywords
- Bellridge Oil Company, Beverly Hills, Caribou, Maine, The Scripps Whittier Institute for Diabetes, Association Copy
- Bookseller catalogs
- Collectible;
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La Playa Books
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San Diego, California
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- 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....
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.