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Sale 489: Americana - African-American History - Travel & Exploration - Cartography: Library of Jane Galante (#489) 09/27/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed
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Lot #4 The Man John D. Spreckels

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$162.50

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Title:

The Man John D. Spreckels

Author:

Adams, H. Austin

Place Published:

San Diego

Publisher:

Press of Frye & Smith

Date Published:

1924

Description:

315 pp. Several full page plates. (8vo) original brown cloth, lettered in gilt. First Edition.

Scarce biography of the eldest son of German-American industrialist Claus Spreckels. John D. Spreckels founded a real estate empire in Southern California, his ventures including The Hotel del Coronado, the San Diego Union newspaper, etc.

Condition:

Minor wear; near fine.

Item#:

229874

Headline:

The Man John D. Spreckels
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