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Sea Routes To The Gold Fields The Migration By Water To California in 1849-1852
by Lewis, Oscar
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Deep River, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. First Edition. Very good+ in blue cloth covered boards with gilt text and decorations on the spine with the cloth at . the extreme lower edge of the front board worn through; else, near fine. In a very good- unclipped dust jacket with 1/4" deep chipping to the upper edge of the spine area and numerous shallow chips to the fold to the front flap. 286 pages including a bibliography followed by an index and a fold-out map showing the gold regions of California from a broadside of 1850.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Town's End Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- TB28469
- Title
- Sea Routes To The Gold Fields The Migration By Water To California in 1849-1852
- Author
- Lewis, Oscar
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1949
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Town's End Books
Biblio member since 2009
Deep River, Connecticut
About Town's End Books
We purchase and sell only collectible first editions in a number of fields all focused on Americana. We are primarily mail order sellers; however, we are open by appointment and welcome visits from customers.
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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- First Edition
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- Chipping
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- Jacket
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- Gilt
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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....
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