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Untold Tales of California: Short Stories Illustrating Phases of Life Peculiar to Early Days in the West, Embalmed in a Book That They May Remain when the Actors Are Gone
by Filcher, J. A
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fair with no dust jacket; Boards soiled, front hinge cracked and first ten pages of text loose, some finger soiling.
- Seller
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Selkirk, New York, United States
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About This Item
Private Printing. Fair with no dust jacket; Boards soiled, front hinge cracked and first ten . pages of text loose, some finger soiling.. 1903. First Edition. Hardcover. Yellow cloth boards with black cloth spine. Many illustrations adorn these tales of early California days. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 161 pages .
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- Bookseller
- Old Saratoga Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 37551
- Title
- Untold Tales of California: Short Stories Illustrating Phases of Life Peculiar to Early Days in the West, Embalmed in a Book That They May Remain when the Actors Are Gone
- Author
- Filcher, J. A
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair with no dust jacket; Boards soiled, front hinge cracked and first ten pages of text loose, some finger soiling.
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Private Printing
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- CALIFORNIA, California History
- Bookseller catalogs
- The American West;
Terms of Sale
Old Saratoga Books
We are happy to provide a refund within thirty days of the customer's receipt of any book(s) upon return of the book(s) to our shop.
About the Seller
Old Saratoga Books
Biblio member since 2005
Selkirk, New York
About Old Saratoga Books
Old Saratoga Books owners Dan and Rachel Jagareski have been selling books since 1996. After running an open shop for twenty years in the historic village of Schuylerville we now sell books online and at book fairs. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA). Our specialties include books about history, science, cooking, children's books, and the arts. Rachel is a graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar and has attended Rare Book School in Charlottesville, Virginia.
Glossary
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- 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....
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- 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...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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