California an intimate guide Centennial Edition
by Aubrey Drury
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
New York: Harper Brothers, 1947. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Similar to The American Guide, 1947 Revised Edition, Informative book about traveling throughout the United States pre-1950. Great resource and comprehensive look at California in a bygone era. 592 pages including index, with many black and white photographs and some maps, descriptive travel book, practical guide and history of California. Book is 8.75 inches in height by 6 inches in width, Book is Very Good Plus, very clean blue cloth with bright gilt title to spine and front board, No previous owner bookplate or writing, Jacket is at least Very Good Plus, very light original price intact, edge and corner wear, light toning to spine. Very clean and most presentable in a new mylar sleeve. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Pacific Coast Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002897
- Title
- California an intimate guide Centennial Edition
- Author
- Aubrey Drury
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Harper Brothers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- California, Vintage Travel Books, Travel Books of USA
Terms of Sale
Pacific Coast Books
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About the Seller
Pacific Coast Books
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Gleneden Beach, Oregon
About Pacific Coast Books
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