DUSTJACKET FOR A SHORT HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

DUSTJACKET FOR "A SHORT HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA"

Entry/Object ID

2001.206.2.2

Description

DUSTJACKET FOR "A SHORT HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA" Color: Green; White A dustjacket for the book "A Short History of California," by Rockwell Dennis Hunt and Nellie van de Grift Sanchez (New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1929), 671 pp. On the front and on the spine is a green and white photograph of a cliff along the California coast. Along the cliff are several bushes and small trees. Below are the waters of the Pacific Ocean splashing against many rocks. The title and authors' names are in green above the landscape and on the spine. Listed on the back are other history books published by the company. The left inside flap has a short summary of the book. On the right flap are short biographies on the authors. The book is in the collection and is item .1. With many creases; discoloration; tears; losses at the corners; marks; and overall wear, the artifact is in poor condition.

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Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Book jackets, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, California--History, California--Politics and government, California--Antiquities, Native Americans--California

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Book Jackets