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THIS IS A BOOK, NOT A BOOKLET!!

 Title: - Peninsular California, SOME ACCOUNT OF THE CLIMATE, SOIL, PRODUCTIONS, AND PRESENT CONDITION CHIEFLY OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF LOWER CALIFORNIA

 Author: - Charles Nordhoff

Published: -NY, Harper & Brothers , 1888 - 1st edition 

Binding: - hardcover with stamped border & gilt lettering

Size = apx. 9" by 6.75"  w/ 130 pages plus a few ads

 With 12 illustrations & 2 maps

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Contents - HISTORICAL SUMMARY OF THE PENINSULA / WHY THE PENINSULA WAS REPUTED A DESERT / NATURAL WEALTH, CLIMATE, SOIL, TIMBER, WATER, ETC. / THE PENINSULA AND CALIFORNIA COMPARED / THE RELATION OP SETTLERS TO THE GOVERNMENT.— SPECIAL PRIVILEGES / LAND TITLES / THE MEXICAN GOVERNMENT AND THE COMPANY / TABLES OF TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL / THE TIMBER REGION OF THE PENINSULA / 
THE RECENT GOLD DISCOVERIES ON THE PENINSULA / MEXICAN TARIFF

Condition: Please zoom in on photos carefully as they are part of the description. I am human and sometimes miss a thing or 2, but I try to mention the book's main faults. all of my books are VERY OLD and have 100+ years of wear to varying degrees
 very good condition.... for its age:
boards - very secure, back cover looks great
textblock- pages very secure 
outer joints-  very good back / front 1 with a 1" split - see last pict.
spine ends- both ends chipped
tips- pretty good - just worn through a bit
inner hinges-  very good back - front one looks pretty good
pages- generally very clean
writing- "American Geographical Society" sticker on the front paste down [ cost was .80 in 1909! / title page plus 1 other page with stamp
rips /folds- very small rips & fold to the frontis
other: - gilt on cover still bright THIS IS A BOOK, NOT A BOOKLET!!

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and remember -this book is very old and may have accumulated bad smells along the way [musty basement/ mildew/ smoke] - I have found that dryer sheets in them for a few months makes a world of difference! some of my books get sold right away so please consider using this trick before deciding to return it! 
My nose doesn't work like it use to so the old book smell doesn't bother me. 
As far as I can tell -this book does not smell bad

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