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They Came By Sea: A Pictorial History of San Diego Bay
Published by Ward Ritchie Press/Maritime Association of San Diego, San Diego, California, 1969
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. MacMullen, Jerry (illustrator). First Edition First Printing. Longtime San Diego resident & newspaperman chronicles the history of this port city through the development of its Bay, the first point of entry into the US on the West Coast, then a major hub of the tuna fishing industry home to the US Navy. Historical archival material is drawn on to paint a lively picture of the area's development, brought to life with 200+ black-and-white photos dating from 1860. In 152 pages with Bibliography & Index. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1969, this hardcover small 4to has gray & white cloth over boards, lettered in black to front & spine, with an image of 30masted schooner to front; design replicated on DJ. the book is in Near Fine condition: completely clean, binding straight & strong, pages creamy white with a hint of tanning, but unmarked. The unclipped DJ is just Fair, downgraded due to missing sections (chips, holes) at bottom & top edges from insect damage; nicely preserved now in new clear mylar cover. Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.
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Paddle-Wheel Days in California
Published by Stanford University Press, Stanford University, California, 1945
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. MacMullen, Jerry (illustrator). First Edition Later Printing. Draws on printed records & personal accounts of river men to chronicle the history of the steamers & ferries river that traversed the inland rivers of California. In 157 pages with comprehensive list of steamboats & their characteristics in rear & pen-and-ink drawings by the author throughout. Orig. published in Oct. 1944, this is the Fourth Printing from Oct. 1945. Hardcover book has green patterned cloth over boards with a 1/8th red cloth wrapped spine, decorative design to front & gilt lettering to spine. Condition is VG: exceptionally clean, binding straight & strong, pages just slightly off-white, colors bright. Endpapers partially tanned. Slight rubbing to all extremities, foxing to top outside page edges. The unclipped DJ is Good+ /VG- bright & colorful, but marred by some small-medium chips along spine-front cover interface & rubbing to extremities. Nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping if ordered by 2 pm weekdays (Pacific); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next day.
