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PROVISIONS OF THE CODES AND GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF CALIFORNIA (SIGNED)
by BACKUS, Gen. Samuel, Commanding
- Used
- near fine
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar
- Seller
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
Sacramento: California State Printing Office, 1880. First Edition. Leather. Near Fine/Custom Clear Mylar. (xv) 280 pages. SIGNED/INSCRIBED by General Samuel Backus in ink to Professor John LeConte in ink on a front free endpaper, "Professor John LeConte / President - University of Cal. / Compliments / Samuel W. Backus / Adjutant -General Cal." Original morocco binding with gilt front cover titling with California state seal. 4" x 5 1/2". General Samuel Backus served in the California Battalion (Part of the 2nd Massachusetts Voluntary Cavalry Regiment) during the Civil War. Following the war, he served as Adjutant General of the State of California. John LeConte was Professor of Physics and President of the University of California at Berkeley from 1875 - 1881. His Brother Joseph LeConte was a Professor of Geology at Cal and a Yosemite expert.This is a very scarce association copy of a book almost never seen. A Near Fine copy (Bookplate on front pastedown; possibly some restoration to cover, but if it has been done, it has been done expertly ) and now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books via media mail to any United States address,
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Details
- Bookseller
- Hardy Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1260
- Title
- PROVISIONS OF THE CODES AND GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL GUARD OF CALIFORNIA (SIGNED)
- Author
- BACKUS, Gen. Samuel, Commanding
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Custom Clear Mylar
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- California State Printing Office
- Place of Publication
- Sacramento
- Date Published
- 1880
- Keywords
- Signed books, California, Western Americana, Civil War, University of California, Yosemite
- Bookseller catalogs
- Signed Books;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Hardy Books
Biblio member since 2008
Nevada City, California
About Hardy Books
Hardy Books is a rare and out-of-print book and ephemera seller located in Nevada City, California, in the heart of the California Northern Mines Gold Country. We are members of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA) and follow the IOBA Code of Ethics.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
Our specialties are Californiana, Western Americana, Books About Books, Fine Press, Original Posters and Movie books, photos and ephemera.
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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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
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