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NEVADA COUNTY MINING AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY 1895; Comprising an Alphabetically Arranged List of Residents. A Classified List of All Trades, Professions and Pursuits. City and County Officials, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc. Historical Sketches of Nevada County. An Alphabetically Arranged List of Mines, with Engravings and Special Notices. Maps, General Information, Etc.
by POINGDESTRE, John Edmund
- Used
- very good
- Condition
- Very Good/Custom Clear Mylar
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
Oakland: Pacific Press Publishing Co, 1895. 1st Edition. Leather spine; Blue cloth printed covers. Very Good/Custom Clear Mylar. 16 (5) 18-196; 227-241(Adverts.) Unpaginated plates and adverts. Illustrated, including period photographs and two (2) folding maps ("Geological Map of Nevada County"; "Map of the Vicinity of Grass Valley and Nevada City"). Leather spine; blue cloth with gilt cover advertisements and gilt spine titling. 6" x 9 1/4". Names and occupations of Nevada County residents. Includes principal cities and many small towns impacted by the demise of hydraulic mining. A great many advertisements, mostly related to mining, with attractive period graphics and fonts.Classified Business directory. Classified list of gold mines and detailed descriptions of prominent mines. An important and scarce compendium of information about gold-rich Nevada County as of 1895. A Very Good copy (Expertly re-backed in cloth with portion of original leather titled backstrap preserved; rubbed; some edgewear) and now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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- Bookseller
- Hardy Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2522
- Title
- NEVADA COUNTY MINING AND BUSINESS DIRECTORY 1895; Comprising an Alphabetically Arranged List of Residents. A Classified List of All Trades, Professions and Pursuits. City and County Officials, Churches, Schools, Secret Societies, Etc. Historical Sketches of Nevada County. An Alphabetically Arranged List of Mines, with Engravings and Special Notices. Maps, General Information, Etc.
- Author
- POINGDESTRE, John Edmund
- Format/Binding
- Leather spine; Blue cloth printed covers
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Custom Clear Mylar
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Pacific Press Publishing Co
- Place of Publication
- Oakland
- Date Published
- 1895
- Bookseller catalogs
- All Things Californian;
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About the Seller
Hardy Books
Biblio member since 2008
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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