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James W. Marshal The Discovery of California Gold A Biography (Signed)
by Theressa Gay
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- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Georgetown, California: The Tailisman Press, 1967. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Signed Limited Edition, number 125 of 250, nicely signed in blue ink on colophon page by author Theressa Gay, 568 pages, Book is as new, never read, quarter bound black cloth spine over marbled brown/tan/white marbled paper boards, gilt titles to spine, ultra clean with No previous owner bookplate or writing, 5 inserts complete in rear pocket. Comprehensive history of the James W. Marshall and the original discovery of Gold in the foothills of California at Sutter's Fort, color frontis portrait of Marshall and some vintage black and white photographs. Book nicely housed in a double slipcase, inner case red paper and outer case is mustard yellow paper with illustration of Marshall on front and rear panels, nice paper title label on spine. Slipcases are Fine. An ultra clean and most presentable signed Limited Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002389
- Title
- James W. Marshal The Discovery of California Gold A Biography (Signed)
- Author
- Theressa Gay
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- The Tailisman Press
- Place of Publication
- Georgetown, California
- Date Published
- 1967
- Keywords
- Gold Rush, California Gold Rush, California History, Signed Limited Edition
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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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- Fine
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- New
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- Colophon
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- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Cloth
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