Untold Tales of California
by Filcher, J. A
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Good/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Midland, Michigan, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
1903. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Good/No Jacket. Scare first edition, in original pictorial wraps showing a man and bear fighting as they fall from a cliff. Early stories of fights with animals and hold ups, mining towns, etc. Inscribed by author to former owner, with inscription dated 1923. Also, newspaper obituary of author pasted in. A remarkable survival of a fragile book, with archival repair to hinges and a few tears, some chipping to spine tips.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Graver & Pen Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012257
- Title
- Untold Tales of California
- Author
- Filcher, J. A
- Format/Binding
- Soft cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Date Published
- 1903
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- 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....
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Pictorial Wraps
- Pictorial wraps are color illustrated covers for paperback books. Preceding mass-market paperbacks, this format brought popular...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...