New York, NY, USA: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc., 1940. Signed by author on front free endpaper. Red cloth boards with small blind-stamped sailing ship on front. Gift tag tipped in on ffep. Spine lightly faded, cloth on upper end of spine slightly stretched. Interior beginning to lightly tan; rear endpapers starting to fox a bit. Overall a tight and still-attractive copy. 329 pp.. Signed by Author. First Edition stated. Hardcover. Good Plus/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: The Country Bookshop (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 29351
Title: Harbor of the Sun: The Story of the Port of San Diego
Author: Miller, Max
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good Plus
Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
Edition: First Edition stated
Publisher: Doubleday, Doran & Company, Inc.
Place of Publication: New York, NY, USA
Date Published: 1940
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Keywords: California History, San Diego, Ports, Seaports, Pacific Ocean

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