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HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
por Wilson, John Albert
- Usado
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Good condition
- Livreiro
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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Quarto in oblong format (11 by 14 1/2 inches) Oakland, California: Thompson & West [Printed by Pacific Press Printing and Publishing House], 1880. First, Original Edition. [3] iv-vi [2], [1] 12-192 pages; eighty-seven full page lithographic views, including a double page bird's-eye-view of the Wolfskill Ranch; full page colored map showing the Western States of Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California dated 1878.
Good condition: stamped-embossed original cloth over boards, with title in gilt centered on the front cover; professionally re-backed, with new corners, new endpapers to match the period; title in gilt on spine. Loss to lower right margin of one view, not affecting that image, archival repair to tear in margin of another plate, not affecting that image; another view, and pages 19-22, 37-38, 129-130 provided in facsimile, and are compatible to the contents - the book is in otherwise original condition, with binding and contents intact.
The fine plates are of local businesses, residences, farms, railroad stations, and other idealized images reflecting the progress and opportunities of a growing community, all described in an informative text. Topics include county organization, geology, topography, and government; climate, earthquakes, and water; industries; crimes; townships; biographical sketches; a chronological table and a directory of subscribers.
A section at the back titled: "Business Directories of Our Subscribers in the Several Townships of Los Angeles County" includes, among others, Anaheim, Azusa, and Santa Ana that are now part of Orange County.
A font of rich local information captured prior to the Boom of the 1880s.
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- Livreiro
- Caravan Book Store
(US)
- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 934
- Título
- HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
- Autor
- Wilson, John Albert
- Formato/Encadernação
- Embossed cloth over boards
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Good condition
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Original Edition
- Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Editorial
- Thompson & West [Printed by Pacific Press Printing and Publishing House]
- Local de publicação
- Oakland, California
- Data de publicação
- 1880
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
- Catálogos de livreiros
- California and the West; Western American History; Americana; Old and Rare; Los Angeles and Southern California; Promotional; Southern California; California Scenery; City Planning; Architecture; California Local History; Real Estate Promotion; First Edition; Los Angeles; Western Americana; Orange County, California; Antiquarian; Thompson & West;
Termos da venda
Caravan Book Store
Prices are net. All items subject to prior sale. Postage in most cases will be under $8 but can vary by weight and distance. California sales tax is 9.50%. Returns accepted with prior notice within 5 days of receipt at original purchase price, provided item is in same condition as received. Payment by credit card, PayPal (caravanbookstore@yahoo.com), or check drawn on U.S. funds.
Sobre o Vendedor
Caravan Book Store
Membro de Biblio desde 2019
Los Angeles, California
Sobre Caravan Book Store
For more than 65 years, we have specialized in rare and out of print books on the Western experience, satisfying a vast and varied clientele. Our focus is on early California and Los Angeles, represented by books, ephemera, paintings, and prints. Fine press, printing history, literature, gastronomy, aviation, railroads, and voyages are also available. Our store opened in downtown Los Angeles in 1954, and is now closed; but we are still available by phone, regular mail, and email. We issue occasional catalogs online.
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- New
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- 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...
- 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...
- Re-backed
- Describes a book that has had the material covering the spine replaced or joints mended.
- Fine
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Categorias deste livro
- Arte, Fotografia e Arquitetura Arquitetura Urbanismo
- Edições Encadernadas Primeiras Edições
- Countries & Cultures América do Norte Estados Unidos Americana
- Countries & Cultures América do Norte Estados Unidos California Los Angeles
- Countries & Cultures América do Norte Estados Unidos Oeste
- History Western History United States History
