Catalogue of the Loan Book Exhibition, held at the University of California, Berkeley, May 26th to 31st, 1884.
by UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Tiny chips and two small tears repaired with archival tape; ink numbers on wrapper and title page.
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
Sacramento:: James Ayers, Supt. State Printing,, 1884.. First edition.. original printed wrappers.. Tiny chips and two small tears repaired with archival tape; ink numbers on wrapper and title page. . 8vo,. Cowan II, p. 110: "It was mainly through this book exhibit that Mrs. Phoebe Hearst became interested in the institution." Item 292 records the earliest known printing done in California, "Anuncia a los Californios su llegada," printed on a "blanket" without the aid of a printing press. The apparently unique example was subsequently lost, and has not resurfaced.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8175
- Title
- Catalogue of the Loan Book Exhibition, held at the University of California, Berkeley, May 26th to 31st, 1884.
- Author
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
- Format/Binding
- Original printed wrappers.
- Book Condition
- Used - Tiny chips and two small tears repaired with archival tape; ink numbers on wrapper and title page.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Publisher
- James Ayers, Supt. State Printing,
- Place of Publication
- Sacramento:
- Date Published
- 1884.
- Pages
- 96 pp.
- Size
- 8vo,
- Bookseller catalogs
- California;
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About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
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