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THE CALIFORNIA OF THE PADRES; or, Footprints of Ancient Communism.
by Hughes, Mrs Elizabeth
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Portions of spine lost, some chipping to edges of wrappers, near very good
- Seller
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Fort Bragg, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: I. N. Choynski, 1875. First edition. Softbound. Portions of spine lost, some chipping to edges of wrappers, near very good. Original printed wrappers, octavo (5.75 x 8.75 inches), (iv), 41 pp.
A short history of California's mission period. Inside rear cover is a full page advert for I.N. Choynski's antiquarian book store, corner of Second and Jessis streets, San Francisco. Cowan p. 395.
A short history of California's mission period. Inside rear cover is a full page advert for I.N. Choynski's antiquarian book store, corner of Second and Jessis streets, San Francisco. Cowan p. 395.
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- Bookseller
- Chanticleer Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23274
- Title
- THE CALIFORNIA OF THE PADRES; or, Footprints of Ancient Communism.
- Author
- Hughes, Mrs Elizabeth
- Format/Binding
- Softbound
- Book Condition
- Used - Portions of spine lost, some chipping to edges of wrappers, near very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- I. N. Choynski
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1875
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- 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....
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
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