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J. Ross Browne: Confidential Agent in Old California (Signed)
by Richard H. Dillon
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
-
Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First Edition 1965 stated, nicely signed by authorRichard H. Dillon in blue ink on top of the first free page, comprehensive and detailed look at the Government career and travels of J. Ross Browne, 218 pages including index, some full page black and white illustrations. Book is Fine, No previous owner bookplate or writing, tight and square with sharp points, very clean light brown publishers' cloth with brown/gilt title block on spine, Jacket is at least Very Good Plus, price clipped, light corner wear also at head and heel of spine. Looks sharp in a new mylar sleeve. Very clean and most presentable Signed First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002795
- Title
- J. Ross Browne: Confidential Agent in Old California (Signed)
- Author
- Richard H. Dillon
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- University of Oklahoma Press
- Place of Publication
- Norman, Oklahoma
- Date Published
- 1965
- Keywords
- California History, Signed Richard H. Dillon
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
Pacific Coast Books specializes in quality of books of interest from our store on the Central Oregon Coast. We are proud members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America and have been buying and selling books for almost 20 years. Visit our website at www.Pacifc CoastBooks.net. Please feel free to call or email with any titles you would like to add to your collection. Only a small fraction of our inventory is online. We buy book collections.
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- Spine
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- First Edition
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Heel
- The lower most portion of the spine when the book is standing vertically.
- Fine
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- New
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