San Francisco: Port of Gold; The Life Story of the City by the Golden Gate
by Camp, William Martin
- Used
- Fine
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1947. First Edition. Fine/Very Good. Garden City, NY; Doubleday & Company, Inc.; 1947; First Edition [6x8.75"]; Dark green binding with gilt lettering and devices on spine, illustration of San Francisco in 1868 on front endpapers and image of the city in the late 1940's on back endpapers; Light green dust jacket with white and black lettering and illustration of 1840's waterfront. image and narrative of author on back; [1], xv,518 pp., nine black/white images and illustrations; Bookseller stamp on back pastedown endpaper; Dust jacket slightly soiled and darken spine with minor shelf wear, price clipped; Overall in very good to fine condition.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 12988
- Title
- San Francisco: Port of Gold; The Life Story of the City by the Golden Gate
- Author
- Camp, William Martin
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday & Company, Inc
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, NY
- Date Published
- 1947
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure;
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About the Seller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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- Spine
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- Shelf Wear
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- Gilt
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Fine
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