The Early Inns of California 1844-1869
by Ralph Herbert Cross
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco, CA: Self Published, 1954. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. F/none, as issued, used but is unread as the pages have never been cut, black cloth along spine with gilt text on spine, photograph image frontis, i-v, 302 pages plus fold-out map to rear still present. The book states there were only 500 copies but is not numbered that I could find. The front free end paper bottom fore-corner has previously been folded over and shows the line. Former owners gift inscription and date in ink at the top edge of the second free end paper. Interior clean no marks, binding tight. No wear to corners or edges of the binding.Pages have deckle edge..
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- Bookseller
- PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020527
- Title
- The Early Inns of California 1844-1869
- Author
- Ralph Herbert Cross
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Self Published
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, CA
- Date Published
- 1954
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- INNS OF CALIFORNIA, RALPH HERBERT CROSS, CALIFORNIA HISTORY
Terms of Sale
PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
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About the Seller
PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
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TORRINGTON, Wyoming
About PRAIRIE CREEK BOOKS & TEA LLC
We specialize in western history, gun knife and hunting titles. Also try to stock Wyoming history titles. We have a walk-in store on US Hwy 26/85 the most direct route to Fort Laramie National History site..We have what I think is the largest seleciton of weapons titles in SE Wyoming, both new and used. Always looking for good used weapons titles.
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- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Deckle edge
- Deckle edge is the feathered edge of a page. Traditionally and historically, this was a side effect of the process of making...
- 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....
- 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...