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Three Years in California
by Rev. Walter Colton, U. S. N
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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Lafayette, California, United States
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About This Item
Three Years in California, Rev. Walter Colton, U. S. N., New York, A. S. Barnes & Co., 1850, 456 pp., 12mo. First edition. Fair+ condition. Embossed cloth binding with gilt-stamped cover (California state seal) and spine. Rubbed, bumped, chipped, with foxing and blurred inscription, "Sylvester Hosmer Book $6.29[?] Sylvester Hosmer Book Bought Sept. 1850". Inscription on front pastedown reads, "J. A. Leermaler 1938". Folded facsimile of the California Declaration of Rights attached and in very good condition. Before Colton's early death in 1851 at the age of 54 he had careers as Theologian, Editor, U.S.N. Chaplain and Alcalde (governor) of California during the Mexican-American War and California Gold Rush prior to statehood. (Sabin 14800)
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- Bookseller
- Reasonable Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- G1SS8DHMY7Y0P
- Title
- Three Years in California
- Author
- Rev. Walter Colton, U. S. N
- Format/Binding
- Cloth hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. S. Barnes & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1850
- Pages
- 456
- Size
- 12mo
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- California, Colton, Mexican-American War, Gold Rush, Pioneer, Westward Expansion
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About the Seller
Reasonable Books
Biblio member since 2022
Lafayette, California
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While we strive to make available illuminating materials you may not even realize you want to read, we also believe that the mind benefits from rest and healthy distractions. You will find books that can help you relax or escape for a well-deserved break here.
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- Fair+
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- First Edition
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
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