TRAVELERS' HANDBOOK TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
by James, George Wharto
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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- Seller
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New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
Pasadena, Ca, 1904. 507,[2]pp., including illustrations. Half title. Thick 12mo. Original flexible red cloth, gilt. Hint of wear to the cloth. Near fine. First edition of this thorough guide to southern California, by the prolific George Wharton James. Equal parts practical guidebook and celebration of SoCal, with chapters on Indians, driving, petroleum, ornithology, the sporting life, etc. COWAN (1964 ADDITIONS) 282. ROCQ 16291
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Reese Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- WRCAM44312
- Title
- TRAVELERS' HANDBOOK TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
- Author
- James, George Wharto
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Place of Publication
- Pasadena, Ca
- Date Published
- 1904
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
William Reese Company
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New Haven, Connecticut
About William Reese Company
Since 1975, William Reese Company has served a large international clientele of collectors and private and public institutions in the acquisition of rare books and manuscripts and in collection development.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
With a catalogued inventory of over thirty thousand items, and a general inventory of over sixty-five thousand items, we are among the leading specialists in the fields of Americana and world travel, and maintain a large and eclectic inventory of literary first editions and antiquarian books of the 18th through 20th centuries.
We issue frequent, and substantial, catalogues in our fields of specialization, and we are equipped to produce smaller lists devoted to specific subjects with ease in response to requests.
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- Half Title
- The blank front page which appears just prior to the title page, and typically contains only the title of the book, although, at...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...