florence danforth boyle (14 résultats)

Hardbound. Etat : Fine. 1st Edition. Description: Privately printed by A Carlisle & Company in San Francisco. Illustrated in black and white with eight historic photographs, and a copy of a painting of Bidwell Bar during the gold rush days. The author chose to call this a novel, however it is primarily bits of early Butte County history. The author's husband started a movement to save the old suspension bridge at Bidwell Bar, and the author used this bridge as a vehicle to narrate bits of local history. One of the historic photos shows the monument erected in 1926 to the Old Suspension Bridge and the Mother Orange Tree. (The orange tree was planted the same year the toll-bridge was opened, and was one of the first orange trees in California to bear fruit -- people came from miles to procure seeds for planting. BINDING/CONDITION: burgundy cloth with gilt; Fine condition. small 8vo (about 7.75 inches tall). 22 pages.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Very light edge wear, pages yellowing, clean copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Good. No Jacket. Boards rubbed with light edge wear, fading along spine, small spotting on bottom page ends. Pages have some humidity wrinkling. Pages yellowed, interior is clean.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. No Jacket. Slight fading along bottom edge of boards, pages yellowing, clean copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Title in gilt on purplish-colored cloth covers; 23 pp; illustrated w/ nine photos. The author, a local historian from Oroville, CA, tells the story of the historic Old Suspension Bridge at Bidwell Bar in Butte County, California. Her husband, Frank Boyle, to whom the book is dedicated, started the movement to save the Old Suspension Bridge. The photo illustrations show the bridge, toll keeper's house, and some of the persons involved throughout the bridge's history and eventual landmark status. One of the photos shows the dedication of the monument commemorating Old Suspension Bridge and Mother Orange Tree in 1926. Interesting little book of gold rush area California history. Fine condition; as new (acquired from the family of the author). [B05-20].

Hardback. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. 22pp., illustrated. Very slight rubbing to lower spine edge, else fine.

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good +. No Jacket. Inscribed by the author on ffep. Presentation Copy.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. 23 pages, 8vo. No DJ. Minor shelfwear. Tightly bound, no marks. Volume is in Near Fine-minus condition.

FIRST. NEW. Auburn cloth boards. Published to save the historical Suspension Bridge of Oroville, Butte County Calif. SIGNED by AUTHOR. [B136]. Signed by Author.

Paperback. Etat : Good. Signed. Book has some light corner and edge wear, covers have a few scattered smudges and marks. otherwise a presentable copy, with a solid binding and clean pages.

Stapled wraps. Etat : Very Good. No Edition Stated. Light shelfwear, light toning, 3 pages have very tiny tear w/tiny crease to fore-edge, name inked on title page; 18 pages.

Stapled wraps. Etat : Very Good. No Edition Stated. Light toning, very tiny soil spot to front cover; 18 pages.

1950, Near Fine/--, no DJ, a historical novel of the Bidwell Bar on the border of Oregon & California. Historical Background, SIGNED BY AUTHOR, 23 pages.

Leatherbound. Etat : NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1950 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set and contains approximately 32 pages. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English.