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Three Years In California
by Colton, Rev. Walter, U. S. N
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- G
- Seller
-
Alliance, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
NY: A.S. Barnes and Company. G. 1850. 1st Edition. Blind Stamped Cloth. First edition bound in black cloth with a blind stamped pattern, gold decoration on front board and gold spine lettering. Frontis plate of J ohn Sutter. Six tinted wood engravings and six black & white engraving s. 5" X 7 1/4", 456 pages. Good condition. The book is missing a fold- out facsimile page of the California Declaration of Rights else comple te. The corners have small bumps and light rubs. Spine just slightly s lanted. Soiling to the spine and covers. The pages are foxed through-o ut but are readable. .
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- Bookseller
- Dearly Departed Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 82628
- Title
- Three Years In California
- Author
- Colton, Rev. Walter, U. S. N
- Format/Binding
- Blind Stamped Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - G
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A.S. Barnes and Company
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1850
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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About Dearly Departed Books
Selling books since 1978. We specialize in SF, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western & Pulp Fiction. With an inventory of more than 35,000 Hardcover 1st editions, Vintage Paperbacks , Pulp Magazines & general antiquarian books. Store front open by chance or appointment.
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- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
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