Early Printing in California from Its Beginning in the Mexican Territory to Statehood, September 9, 1850.
by FAHEY, Herbert
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: Book Club of California, 1956. First edition. One of 400 copies printed at the Grabhorn Press. Folio. ix, [1], 141, [1] pp. Numerous full page facsimiles of title pages for pioneer publications in California. Publisher's quarter black cloth over green cloth, red morocco gilt spine label. Minor sunning to label, else a near fine copy.
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- Seller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 71229
- Title
- Early Printing in California from Its Beginning in the Mexican Territory to Statehood, September 9, 1850.
- Author
- FAHEY, Herbert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Book Club of California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1956
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- Morocco
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- Fine
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- Folio
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- Gilt
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Spine Label
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