ISBN: 9780910118644 - nothing seemed impossible: william c. ralston and early san francisco (western biography series) (19 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Fair.

hardcover. Zustand: Fair.

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Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Very Good. 1st. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. Inscribed and signed by Lavender on front endpaper. Light wear and soiling to covers. Light age spotting to text block. Jacket show light wear and aging. Light soiling to endpaper. Interior is evenly toned, with limited light age spotting in margins. Erasure ghosts at upper corner of front endpaper.…

1st printing of 1st edition. During his 24 years of residence in San Francisco (he died accidentally at age, 49), Ralston rose to become the business tycoon to whom nothing was impossible. 415 pages, illustrated. Light shelfwear & an ink name on front end paper otherwise very good trade hard cover book/ closed tear on rear dust jacket panel otherwise a very good price clipped dust jacket. 4to.…

Cloth. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good+. First Edition. William Ralston arrived in San Francisco as as the captain of a steamship in 1851, 3 years after the start of the gold rush, and died 24 years later well-known and the president of the Bank of California. In the intervening years, Ralston, with his many and diverse enterprises, became the epitome of the nineteenth-century tycoon to whom nothing seemed impossible. Included are photographs, maps, endnotes, bibliography, and index. This copy is clean and solid with a few chips from the jacket.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good+. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good-. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in cgenerally lean, bright condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a previous owner's inked name and address on the front endpaper. The dust jacket has several edge nicks and tears, along with small chips missing and spots of wrinkling. "He (Ralston) built Ralston Hall in Belmont, California as a summer home. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, it is now part of the campus of Notre Dame de Namur University. He built the California Theatre on Bush Street in San Francisco, which opened on January 18, 1869. His dream was the construction of the Palace Hotel in San Francisco, California at the corner of New Montgomery and Market. He spent $5M on its construction, draining his banking empire in the process. John Painter Gaynor was the architect and engineer. It opened on October 2, 1875. The hotel had early elevators or "rising rooms" and electric call buttons in the rooms. The hotel survived the 1906 earthquake, but was destroyed in the fire that followed. It was rebuilt and reopened in 1909. There is still a Ralston Room in the hotel off the main corridor to the left.".…

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1975, stated First Edition, Near Fine/Very Good dj, large square octavo, 415pp., blue cloth hardcover, b&w ill's throughout, unclipped ($12.95) pictorial dj with foxing on both flaps o/w excellent, binding tight, text unmarked, Presented & Signed on front free endpaper: "To John Bullis with all good wishes, David Lavender, at The Bank of California, October 10, 1975. Signed by Author(s).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by American West, 1975. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good. Dust jacket is very good, price-clipped, with some shelf/edgewear. Signed by author on flyleaf. Spotting to pages. Tear along dust jacket front.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. INSCRIBED BY NINA FROUD to the first owner, hardcover in excellent condition (slight handling, pages slightly age-yellowed). The dust jacket is fair with edge wear and a few tears, and is protected by a new, clear, removeable cover. 320 pages. [1.8 lbs]. Book. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

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hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

hardcover. Zustand: Like New. * NEW Inside and Out! Clean & Crisp Pages. (E-mail for more info./pics).