A Promise Kept The Story of the James S. Copley Library
by Reilly, Richard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- F/No dust jacket As Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0913938262
- ISBN 13
- 9780913938263
- Seller
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murrieta, California, United States
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About This Item
La Jolla, CA: Copley Books. F/No dust jacket As Issued. 1983. Special Edition. Hardcover. 0913938262 . Fine condition. ; Special Edition of 1983, an un-numbered copy signed by Helen K. Copley, the widow of James S. Copley and the head of the Copley publishing and media empire. Also signed by the author. Designed by Allan Zukor, Edited by Timothy l. Biel. Color frontis after a portrait of James Copley. Bookplate of James Strohn Copley affixed to front pastedown. Cardstock marbled endpapers. With notes and an extensive list of works consulted. The James S. Copley Library was dedicated on November 19, 1982 in La Jolla, CA. The collection was sold in 2010 and 2011 by Sotheby's in a series of eight auctions. It included a large selection of Americana and Californiana books and historical documents. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 174 p.; Signed by Author .
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- Bookseller
- Optical Insights (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 35515
- Title
- A Promise Kept The Story of the James S. Copley Library
- Author
- Reilly, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - F/No dust jacket As Issued
- Edition
- Special Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0913938262
- ISBN 13
- 9780913938263
- Publisher
- Copley Books
- Place of Publication
- La Jolla, CA
- Date Published
- 1983
- Keywords
- 0913938262, Copley, Library, California, Americana, Books On Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Books On Books;
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