New York: John Wurtele Lovell. Poor with no dust jacket. 1881. First Edition. Hardcover. Ex-library with usual marks. Reading copy only. Publisher's mustard cloth with lettering and decoration stamped in gilt and burgundy. Moderately soiled, lightly edgeworn, spine ends and corners bumped. Binding cracked at title page, otherwise sound; amateur duct tape repairs at hinges. Interior quite toned and becoming brittle. Not illustrated. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 166 pages .

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Seller: Old Editions Inc. (US)
Seller's Inventory #: 9369
Title: Californians and Mormons
Author: De Rupert, A. E. D
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Poor with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: John Wurtele Lovell
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1881
Bookseller catalogs: American History / State History / California;

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Cracked: In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Soiled: Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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...
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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....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...