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THE FIRST CALIFORNIAC: Being a Reprint of PROSPECTS OF CALIFORNIA, Written by Dr. Victor H. Fourgeaud for the April 1, 1848 Issue of "The California Star," San Francisco's First Newspaper, of Which Samuel Brannan Was the Publisher.
by (Allen Press). Fourgeaud, Dr. Victor H. Prolegomenon by Carroll D. Hall
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- Hardcover
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- Slight bumps to corners, small bookplate to front free endpaper, usual darkening to endpapers at gutter from reactive binding ma
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Press of Dorothy and Lewis Allen, 1942. Limited edition. Hardcover. Slight bumps to corners, small bookplate to front free endpaper, usual darkening to endpapers at gutter from reactive binding materials.. Half calf and decorative boards, 12mo (7x 6 inches) (xv), 44, [1] pp., frontispiece and 2 full-page illustrations.
Edition of 225 copies. The second book from the Allen Press.
Edition of 225 copies. The second book from the Allen Press.
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- Chanticleer Books
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- Title
- THE FIRST CALIFORNIAC: Being a Reprint of PROSPECTS OF CALIFORNIA, Written by Dr. Victor H. Fourgeaud for the April 1, 1848 Issue of "The California Star," San Francisco's First Newspaper, of Which Samuel Brannan Was the Publisher.
- Author
- (Allen Press). Fourgeaud, Dr. Victor H. Prolegomenon by Carroll D. Hall
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Slight bumps to corners, small bookplate to front free endpaper, usual darkening to endpapers at gutter from reactive binding ma
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- The Press of Dorothy and Lewis Allen
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1942
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Glossary
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Bumps
- Indicates that the affected part of the book has been impacted in such a way so as to cause a flattening, indention, or light...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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