New York: G. P. PUTNAMS SONS, 1942. History of California focusing on its birth as our 31st state and the period 1846 - 1864. Signed by author on front free endpaper, no inscription. Yellow cloth with three color stamping on boards which have one bumped corner and light shelfwear at spine ends. Textblock tight and square with no markings or toning. Price clipped jacket has 2 shallow chips and a couple of short closed tears. In mylar. l. Signed by Author. First American Edition. Cloth. Very Good Plus/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Bookseller: Timothy Norlen Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 006172
Title: Thirty-First Star
Author: Scherer, James A. B
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good Plus
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: First American Edition
Publisher: G. P. PUTNAMS SONS
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1942
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
Bookseller catalogs: Western Americana;

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I am a internet based bookstore that specializes in Modern First Editions, film sources, Mystery and Detective fiction and Western Americana. I have approximately 10,000 books, primarily first editions with about 1300 of them signed by the author. I try and stock only books that are sound, clean and attractive.

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