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California's Missions: Their Romance and Beauty
by Hawthorne, Hildegarde
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York and London: D. Appleton-Century and Company, 1942. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Suydam, E.H.. Very Good cloth first edition with maroon lettering on spine and Very Good DJ. Soiling to front and back covers (but not the spine, strangely) and age toning throughout commensurate with age. DJ shows edge wear and chipping to top and bottom edges and soiling to spine . 1/2 inch closed tear at top edge of front cover. Binding is tight and straight. All corners sharp. Not ex lib, not clipped, not remaindered. Illustrations. Index. 237 pages.
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- Bookseller
- William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000435
- Title
- California's Missions: Their Romance and Beauty
- Author
- Hawthorne, Hildegarde
- Illustrator
- Suydam, E.H.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- Publisher
- D. Appleton-Century and Company
- Place of Publication
- New York and London
- Date Published
- 1942
- Pages
- 237
- Keywords
- history, california, west
- Bookseller catalogs
- History;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall
Terms of Sale
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
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About the Seller
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
Biblio member since 2018
Greenwood, South Carolina
About William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts
William Ramsey Rare Books & Manuscripts specializes in modern poetry and southern history, with an emphasis on first and signed editions.
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- Spine
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