The California Gold Rush; A Descriptive Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years 1848-1853
de Kurutz, Gary F
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- Aceptable
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- Estado
- Fine
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1997. First Edition. Fine. SIGNED, limited to 1000 [7.5x10.75"]; xxvii,771 pp., 34 images, Over 700 entries, abbreviations, references consulted and index; Dark blue cloth board with gilt illustration of shovel, pick ax and mining pan on front and gilt lettering in black field on spine; Slight shelf wear with rubbing and soiling to covers and slightly fading of spine, no internal markings, signed by Kurutz and dated on half title with State of California Library business card tipped in. [BCC 206]. This is a significant bibliography focusing on the California Gold Rush with 706 entries with extensive bibliographic descriptions and annotations on editions. There are also extensive narratives of relating to the authors, the times and settings relating to the books. An essential research book for collectors and book dealers in the California Gold Rush.
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- Librería
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 13902
- Título
- The California Gold Rush; A Descriptive Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years 1848-1853
- Autor
- Kurutz, Gary F
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First Edition
- Editorial
- The Book Club of California
- Lugar de publicación
- San Francisco
- Fecha de publicación
- 1997
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Palabras clave
- Western Americana, Travel, History of Gold Rush, GETMAN524
- Catálogos del vendedor
- This & That;
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David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
Miembro de Biblio desde 2018
Sebastopol, California
Sobre David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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