Pacific Coast Souvenir.
by DENISON, E. S
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Oakland: E. S. Dennison, (1888). First edition. Octavo. Unpaginated. Title page, (26) leaves of tinted lithographs from photos and 12 pp. of text explaining the pictures. Publisher's rust cloth with an elaborate design of a miner and the Cliff House, gilt cover lettering. Gilt a bit faded and very minor wear to extremities but overall a very attractive copy.There are 46 images which are discussed in the text at the rear; Last Spike, Sacramento capitol, Yosemite, Chinese buildings, Cliff House, Hotel Del Monte, etc.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 70559
- Title
- Pacific Coast Souvenir.
- Author
- DENISON, E. S
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- E. S. Dennison
- Place of Publication
- Oakland
- Date Published
- (1888)
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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- Leaves
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- Title Page
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