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West Wind s California's Book of Fiction
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
San Francisco , California: Paul Elder and Company, 1914. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. First Edition, beautiful Paul Elder San Francisco publication, 1914, a collection of 15 short stories illustrated by California artists, 219 pages with 8 tipped in plates. First appearance of Jack London's "The Son of the Wolf" with a Maynard Dixon illustration. A lovely example of printing, Book is FINE, 8.75 by almost 6 inches, Publisher's mottled tan paper over boards, bright gilt title to front board and spine, No previous owner writing or bookplate, tight and square with sharp corners. MUCH better than usually found. Jacket is Very Good Plus, splits on spine folds, , some light rubbing on front leading edge, small tear and crumple to rear panel, light corner wear head chipped. Shows nicely in a new mylar sleeve. Scarce in this condition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003805
- Title
- West Wind s California's Book of Fiction
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Paul Elder and Company
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco , California
- Date Published
- 1914
- Keywords
- San Francisco, Paul Elder, California Fiction, Jack London
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
10 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
Biblio member since 2015
Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- 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...
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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...
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