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New York, N.Y.: Alfred A. Knopf, 1955 Bottom of spine is worn and crimped with some fraying. Light wear to the extremities otherwise. Front endpapers have several fine ink spots and former owner's name and address in ink on the ffep. A very light stain, just barely noticeable on the front board. DJ is very worn with edge tears and chips and several long taped tears.. 11th Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Poor. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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The Big Four: The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the building of the Central Pacific
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The Big Four: The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins and Crocker and of the Building of the Central Pacific Railroad
by Oscar Lewis
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NY: Alfred A.Knopf, 1946. 9th pr.. Hardcover. Very Good/None. Hardcover, blue cloth covers with gilt design.418 pages plus index, b&w illustrations. Lengthy and insightful history of Stanford, Crocker, Hopkins and Huntington (the "Big Four" of the title) along with the unsung Judah and Colton, along with their wives and families, and how their drive to establish and maintain monopolistic control of transportation to the West shaped California, for better or for worse. Their practices are the pinnacle of free-market capitalism at its best, or the nadir of obstructionist capitalism at its worst. Clean copy. Record # 382020
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Big Four the Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins and Crocker and of the Building of the Central Pacific Railroad
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Alfred A.Knopf, 1938T. hardcover. Good. 1.1102 in x 9.1299 in x 6.5709 in. First edition, eleventh printing 1955. NO dust jacket.
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The Big Four: The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific
by Oscar Lewis
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. Hardcover. Good. 1938. Fifth Printing. 418 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt. Black and white plates. 'The Big Four: The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific'. Pages remain clear with minimal tanning and foxing. Plates are bright and clear. Binding remains firm. Boards have mild edge-wear with slight rubbing to surfaces. Cloth has minor damp and dust stains. Mild crushing to spine ends. Book has a slight forward lean. Gilt lettering is darkened.
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The Big Four: The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific
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New York: Knopf, 1966. Reprint. hardcover. very good(-). Illustrated in black and white. xii, 418, vi pages. 8vo, blue cloth with gold lettering and decoration. New York: Knopf, 1966. Ownership signature at fly leaf. Discolored at top edge and spine sunned. Still internally clean and tight. Very good(-) copy lacking dust wrapper.<br/> <br/>
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The Big Four: The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. Very Good. Later. Very good. There are scratch marks on the front cover, and the binding is slightly worn on the corners. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.
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The Big Four: The Story of hungtington, Stanford, Hopkns and the Building of the Central Pacific
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New York: Alfred A Knopf, 1955. Red ink check mark on front flyleaf. Price-clipped dust jacket with small tears and chips at spine ends. . 11th Printing. Very Good Plus/Good.
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The big four. The story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the building of the Central Pacific.
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New York & London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1951. 8vo. xii, 418, vi pp. Numerous photo illust. Blue cloth, gilt lettrng (mnr shlfwr, slght rubbng), w/ d.j. (mnr chppng hd & ft of spine, chppng crnrs, creasng, edgewear), VG/G- copy, w/ bkplate on ffep. Early printing of this story of four Sacramento merchants who gained control of Central Pacific and built it into the Southern Pacific Railroad.
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The Big Four; The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific.
by Lewis, Oscar.
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New York.: Alfred A. Knopf., 1955.. Reprint.. Hardcover.. Fine copy (spine lightly sunned).. Octavo.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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THE BIG FOUR. The Story of Huntington Stanford Hopkins and Crocker and of the Building of the Central Pacific.
by LEWIS,, Oscar.
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New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1938.. 8vo xii+418+vipp. Original boards in bruised dustwrapper. Numerous black and white illustrations; a very good copy. . First edition
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The Big Four; The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific.
by Lewis, Oscar.
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New York.: Alfred A. Knopf., 1955.. Reprint.. Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy. . Octavo.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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The Big Four : The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific - SIGNED copy
by Lewis, Oscar (on Collis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins, and Charles Crocker)
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. VG+ in Near VG dw. 8vo, xii+418+xivpp, navy buckram stamped in gold, printed dustwrapper. SIGNED by Oscar Lewis on the half-title page. A nice signed copy of the stated fourth printing (September 1938) of this classic work of popular history. Unmarked copy with minor wear; jacket has some edge losses and wear but is generally intact.
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The Big Four: The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific
by Lewis, Oscar
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New York, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1946. First Edition Later Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Chronicles the rise of the Central Pacific's "Big Four,'' men who played a major role in the development of the Pacific Coast region of California in the period following the completion of the transcontinental Central Pacific railroad in 1869: Collis Huntington,Mark Hopkins, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker. In 418 +vi pp, with Index, Bibliography; extensively illustrated throughout. SIGNED by the author with a personalized inscription to one George W. Kemper, "in admiration & friendship'' to ffep. Orig. published in 1938, this is the Ninth Printing (1946) of that First Edition. With blue cloth over boards is stamped & lettered in gilt to front & spine, this hardcover is in Near Fine condition, marred only by light rubbing to lower spine & extremely mild corner bumping. Else, completely clean & bright, binding strong & straight, pages creamy…
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The Big Four; The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific.
by Lewis, Oscar.
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New York.: Alfred A. Knopf., 1966.. Reprint.. Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in fine (price clipped, spine lightly faded) dust jacket (in mylar). . Octavo.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition.
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The Big Four - The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific
by Lewis, Oscar
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Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). Stated First Edition. Blue gilt-stamped cloth. 418pp + Index. Signed by Author. Previous owner name on fly..
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THE BIG FOUR; The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific / By Oscar Lewis
by Lewis, Oscar
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New York and London: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. Fourth Printing. Cloth. Near Fine/None. B&W photos. INSCRIBED by the Author on the front free endpaper, thick 8vo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2"), blue buckram with gilt lettering on spine and circular gilt logo of the 4 CPRR on the front cover, illustrated with 19 full-page B&W photographs, xi, [xii] = 418 pages + vi pp. Index + [vii-viii] A Note on the Type. Oscar Lewis (1893 - 1992) was one of the first xauthors and historians to write seriously about the literary, cultural and social history of the American West with repeated focus on early California. [He is not to be confused with the American anthropologist with the same name who gained fame with his studies of poverty.]<br/><br/>In addition to his study of the enormously powerful and wealthy Central Pacific railroad tycoons known as "The Big Four": Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker; Oscar Lewis's California studies included High Sierra Country, bad girl Lola…
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The Big Four: The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific.
by Lewis, Oscar.
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New York.: Alfred A. Knopf., 1938. 2rd printing.. Blue cloth, gilt spine title, gilt logo on cover, top edge stained blue.. Very good, signature of Louis H, Hertz author of model railroading books to the ffep, in a very good dust jacket.. 24x16 cm.. Knopf “with the compliments of” cards from Richard H. Dana and John Storm pasted to the pastedown. weight: 2.4 lb. Numerous illustrations.
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The Big Four; The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific
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Knopf, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. very good/very good. Octavo. 9 1/4" x 7". 418pp and index. Jacket has some edge rubbing and light chipping. Dust jacket flap clipped. Name of previous owner and date on front free endpaper.
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The Big Four; The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, and Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. Fourth printing [stated]. Hardcover. Good. xi, [1], vi, 418, [8] pages. Illustrations. Bibliography. Index. Ex-library with the usual library markings. Some edge soiling. Oscar Lewis was one of the first historians to write seriously about the literary, cultural and social history of the American West. Mr. Lewis's best-known book, "The Big Four" about the robber barons who built the first transcontinental railroads, remains the standard work in its field, said Kevin Starr, a friend and fellow historian. It was first published in 1938, became a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club and at the time of his death was still in print. Writing in The New York Times Book Review, R. L. Duffus described the work as "an absorbing history of California's moguls" and "a grand story, expertly told." Lengthy and insightful history of Stanford, Crocker, Hopkins and Huntington (the "Big Four" of the title) along with the…
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The Big Four: The Story of Huntington, Stanford, Hopkins, annd Crocker, and of the Building of the Central Pacific
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New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1938. First. Hardcover . Used - very good. 8vo; <b>First Edition Stated</b>. <b>Signed on half-title. First Edition.</b> Lacking dj. A square, tight and unmarked copy with slightly darkened spine and light scuffing to covers.
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