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David S. Terry of California. Dueling Judge.
by Buchanan, A. Russell
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Seller
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Austin, Texas, United States
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About This Item
The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1956. First Edition. Hardcover. A First Edition Hardcover. A biography of California' s David S. Terry (1823-1889) , best known for having shot to death in a duel U. S. Senator David C. Broderick. He was also Chief Justice of the State of California's Supreme Court, a survivor of the Vigilance Committee, Confederate Colonel in the Civil War. Terry was shot to death by a bodyguard of U. S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen J. Field. 238 238 pages, index. Slight age toning to the dust jacket. Book has bookplate of well known publisher and TV and movie screenwriter attached to back of front cover. Otherwise no other names marks, or writing in book. Dust jacket and book are in Near Fine condition. ; Standard Book Size. .
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- Bookseller
- Quinn & Davis Booksellers
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 121682
- Title
- David S. Terry of California. Dueling Judge.
- Author
- Buchanan, A. Russell
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Huntington Library, San Marino, California.
- Date Published
- 1956
- Keywords
- History, Western, Americana, California, Law, Judge, Biography, Legal
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About the Seller
Quinn & Davis Booksellers
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Austin, Texas
About Quinn & Davis Booksellers
We have been selling Fine Used Books for 20 years. Currently we sell on the internet and at bookfairs. We list any defect in a book and then assign an overall grade (Fine, Near Fine, Very Good)to the dust jacket and then to the book.
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- Good+
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Bookplate
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- Fine
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