REMINISCENCES OF A RANGER or, Early Times in Southern California
by Bell, Major Horace
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Covina, California, United States
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About This Item
Los Angeles: Yarnell, Caystile and Mathes, 1881. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo: 457 p. Rebound in modern green cloth with gilt titles. The contents are crisp and clean. Some mild rubbing to the corners and tips. Zamorano Eighty 5.
Bell (1830-1918) was an incendiary attorney who was fond of the seamier side of life. This true account of his service with the Los Angeles Rangers, a sort of border police, rivals any dime-store western. The first book printed and bound in Los Angeles, it is particularly scarce because the type from the first half of the book was reportedly cannibalized for use in the second.
Bell (1830-1918) was an incendiary attorney who was fond of the seamier side of life. This true account of his service with the Los Angeles Rangers, a sort of border police, rivals any dime-store western. The first book printed and bound in Los Angeles, it is particularly scarce because the type from the first half of the book was reportedly cannibalized for use in the second.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Johnson Rare Books & Archives (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 77104
- Title
- REMINISCENCES OF A RANGER or, Early Times in Southern California
- Author
- Bell, Major Horace
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Yarnell, Caystile and Mathes
- Place of Publication
- Los Angeles
- Date Published
- 1881
- Keywords
- California, Western Americana, Los Angeles, Law Enforcement, True Crime
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About the Seller
Johnson Rare Books & Archives
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Covina, California
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Glossary
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- 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...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.