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Portals West: A Folio of Late Nineteenth Century Architecture in California
by Bangs, E. Geoffrey
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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San Mateo, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco, California: California Historical Society, 1960. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. We are pleased to offer this volume which shows some of the iconic buildings that have survived the Gold Rush period in California history. It is a limited edition and this copy is #368/1000, it has been inscribed by the author/photographer on the front flyleaf. DESCRIPTION: Plain paper dust jacket with title and author to front panel, grey cloth over boards with title and author in gilt to the front board. Measures 12 1/2" by 9 5/8"; pagination: [1-8], 9-86, [87-88]. Overall very good condition. The dust jacket is in very good condition, with a 1/8" chip missing from bottom of front panel at joint and 1/8" chip missing from bottom of spine, slight losses at flap folds, age toning, not price clipped. The book is in very good condition with slight discoloration at foot of spine.
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- Bookseller
- B Street Books, ABAA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- JE7
- Title
- Portals West: A Folio of Late Nineteenth Century Architecture in California
- Author
- Bangs, E. Geoffrey
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- California Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, California
- Date Published
- 1960
Terms of Sale
B Street Books, ABAA
We accept returns of any book within 30 days and refund the price, so long as the book is returned in the same condition it was sent.
About the Seller
B Street Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2019
San Mateo, California
About B Street Books, ABAA
We buy and sell used, rare, collectible and antiquarian books and are conveniently located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area peninsula. We are San Mateo's only used bookstore and have served the area for over 10 years.
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- Gilt
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- Spine
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- Price Clipped
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- Cloth
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- Jacket
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