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Hunting for gold
by William Downie; Robert H. Becker [Introduction]
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0910118221
- ISBN 13
- 9780910118224
- Seller
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Olympia, Washington, United States
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About This Item
American West Pub. Co, 1971. Facsimile Reprint Edition, 1971. Hardcover. Good/Good. 9x6x1. Hardcover. Facsimile reprint edition. Light to moderate shelf wear to boards and dust jacket. Dust jacket in protective mylar wraps. Binding square and tight. No highlighting, notation, or remainder marks. Thank you for supporting Last Word Books and independent bookstores.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Last Word Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 210437657
- Title
- Hunting for gold
- Author
- William Downie; Robert H. Becker [Introduction]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile Reprint Edition, 1971
- ISBN 10
- 0910118221
- ISBN 13
- 9780910118224
- Publisher
- American West Pub. Co
- Place of Publication
- Palo Alto
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 9x6x1
- Keywords
- history, United States, California, Gold Rush
- X weight
- 48 oz
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- PUB
- Common abbreviation for 'published'
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
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- Remainder
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- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Shelf Wear
- Shelf wear (shelfwear) describes damage caused over time to a book by placing and removing a book from a shelf. This damage is...
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