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ON SUNSET HIGHWAYS: A Book of Motor Rambles in California
by Murphy, Thomas D
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Boston: The Page Company, 1915. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. Presentation copy, inscribed and dated in the year of publication by the author on the front flyleaf. In this romantic relic of bygone California, Murphy extols the wealth of heritage and beauty in a variety of Golden State locales, all of which are newly accessible by motor vehicle. 376 p. with 16 color reproductions of paintings and 40 duogravures by California artists, including Thomas Moran, George Howell Gay, Percy Gray, and other California Plein Air painters, as well as a folding map. Octavo. Original gray cloth trade binding, with elegant Art Nouveau designs stamped in gilt, green, and orange. The spine is a touch faded, with just a hint of wear to the corners and tips. A lovely example of this classic of California booster literature.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 73189
- Title
- ON SUNSET HIGHWAYS: A Book of Motor Rambles in California
- Author
- Murphy, Thomas D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Page Company
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1915
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- California, Western Americana, Motor Travel, Booster Literature, Trade Bindings, Art Nouveau
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
Biblio member since 2008
Covina, California
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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....
- 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...
- 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...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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