Outpost of Empire: The Story of the Founding of San Francisco
by Bolton, Herbert Eugene
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- good+ /NO
- Seller
-
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
NY: Knopf. 1st. 1931. good+. Hardcover. Inscribed by the author for Merle Meara McClellan and dated 1942. 334pp + index + b/w glossy plates; 9-3/8" tall; gilt lettering on spine of black cover is a bit faded; fold-out maps; large fold-out map in back has ca. 4" tear; some wear to extrems of cover .
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Old Library Bookshop (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 149048
- Title
- Outpost of Empire: The Story of the Founding of San Francisco
- Author
- Bolton, Herbert Eugene
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - good+
- Jacket Condition
- NO
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1931
- Keywords
- Travel/Explor., History, Signed
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
The Old Library Bookshop
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
About The Old Library Bookshop
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Glossary
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...