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Heroes of California. The Story of the Founders of the Golden State as Narrated By Themselves or Gleaned from Other Sources
by James, George Wharton
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- first
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- Seller
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Little, Brown and Co, 1910. First Edition. Octavo. Frontispiece, 515pp., illustrated with photographic illustrations. This is the story of many heroes from California. Many tell their story in their own words and about those who have been known of their heroism. This work helps to arouse thought, excite desire for further study of the lives of the pioneers, builders, and heroes of the state and stimulated longing to be filled with their heroic spirit, so that the rising generation may bring to the problems that will confront them, and the work they must accomplish. A near fine copy bound in light blue pictorial cloth depicting a cross on a mountain top with accents in blue, brown, green, and purple within a gilt double ruled frame, lettering, and top edge gilt. Only very minute spots of rubbing to corners and spine ends. A lovely copy.
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- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 023101
- Title
- Heroes of California. The Story of the Founders of the Golden State as Narrated By Themselves or Gleaned from Other Sources
- Author
- James, George Wharton
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Little, Brown and Co
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1910
- Keywords
- California
- Bookseller catalogs
- California;
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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Scottsdale, Arizona
About Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- 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....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- 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...
- 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...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Fine
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