SPUDDING IN. RECOLLECTIONS OF PIONEER DAYS IN THE CALIFORNIA OIL FIELDS
by RINTOUL, William
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About This Item
San Francisco: California Historical Society, 1976. First Edition. Cloth-backed cloth. As New/Near Fine. (xii) 240 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Profusely illustrated, including maps, diagrams and photographs. Index. Cloth-backed cloth. From the introductory notes by oilman Richard Sneddon: "The material recorded in the following pages is drawn from the voluntary contributions of men who were personally engaged in various operational phases of the California petrolium industry for diverse periods of time during the interval from 1890 to 1940." The title, 'Spudding In', is an oilman's term for the start of a well-drillling operation. An As New copy in a Near Fine dust jacket (slightly rubbed), now in a clear mylar protective sleeve. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address.
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- Bookseller
- Hardy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2783
- Title
- SPUDDING IN. RECOLLECTIONS OF PIONEER DAYS IN THE CALIFORNIA OIL FIELDS
- Author
- RINTOUL, William
- Format/Binding
- Cloth-backed cloth
- Book Condition
- New As New
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- California Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1976
- Bookseller catalogs
- All Things Californian;
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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.
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