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Lick, Rosemary. The Generous Miser. The Ward Ritchie Press, 1967, 1967.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Hard Cover. As New/Good. First Edition. Non-Fiction. Biography of James Lick, California business pioneer, philanthropist and benefactor. Signed by the author's sister Paquita Lick Machris (great niece of James Lick), who was ultimately responsible for seeing to the completion of publication. numerous half tones and illustrations. Mylar dust cover protector included. newspaper clipping obit. of Charles J. Lick(Paquita's father) plus 3 color photo cards of her.
Seller: Cassidy's Bookstore, San Marcos, CA, U.S.A.
Lick, Rosemary. Generous Miser: The Story of James Lick of California. Ward Ritchie Press, 1967.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: VG/VG. Edges bumped and rubbed. Jacket rubbed and soiled with bumped edges
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Lick, Rosemary. Generous Miser: The Story of James Lick of California. Ward Ritchie Press, 1967.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: VG/VG. Edges bumped and rubbed. Jacket rubbed and soiled with bumped edges
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Lick, Rosemary. Generous Miser: The Story of James Lick of California. Ward Ritchie Press, 1967.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Description: VG/VG. Minor shelf wear to cover. Minor rubbing and edge wear to dust jacket. Minor soiling to front of dust jacket
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Price: US$20.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The price clipped dust jacket has several small edge tears, and there is noticeable ground-in dirt / finger dirt, especially to the rear cover. "Lick arrived in San Francisco, California, in January 1848, bringing with him his tools, work bench, $30,000 in gold (valued at approximately $2.75 million as of 2020) , and 600 pounds (275 kilograms) of chocolate. The chocolate quickly sold. So, Lick sent back word convincing his friend and neighbor in Peru, the confectioner Domingo Ghirardelli, to move to San Francisco, where he founded the Ghirardelli Chocolate Company. Upon his arrival, Lick began buying real estate in the small village of San Francisco. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill near Sacramento a few days after Lick's arrival in the future state began the California Gold Rush and created a housing boom in San Francisco, which grew from about one thousand residents in 1848 to over twenty thousand by 1850. Lick got a touch of "gold fever" and sought to mine the metal, but after a week decided his fortune was to be made by owning land, not digging in it. Lick continued buying land in San Francisco, and also began buying farmland in and around San Jose, where he planted orchards and built the largest flour mill in the state. " (from Wikipedia)
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$22.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition. Original grey cloth, near fine with gold titles to cover and spine, bright, contains some wear to crown of spine. This copy in a very good dust jacket, with fading to covers, has a scratch on spine and missing small piece to crown of spine of dj.
Seller: sonalsorises, los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo; 95pp. Inscribed by Dillon, 'Best wishes from the ghost-writer and Forwarder.' Slight spine lean, in price-clipped dj, moderately stained and rubbed.
Seller: La Playa Books, San Diego, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$25.87 + shipping
Description: xvi+95pp. Lg. 8vo. Original cloth in dustwrapper, a little sunned with a few closed tears to top edge. B&w illustrations, a very good copy.
Seller: Grant's Bookshop, Cheltenham, VIC, Australia
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: G+/G, used hc, vii-xvi, 95 pgs. Grey colored cloth over boards with gilt text on upper and spine; slight edge wear; minor shelf wear to head and tail of spine. Tan colored dust jacket with red and black colored text on upper, and black colored text on spine; dj clipped but price still showing; slight soiling on lower; 1 1/2"x3/4" piece missing at head of spine on lower; 1/4" tear at head of upper near spine; wrapped in mylar protective cover. Ffep has inked signature, initials and date. Preface by Richard H. Dillon who completed the manuscript for publication and an Introduction by C. D. Shane. Interior pages clean, unmarked; b&w photographs; deckle fore edge. Binding is tight and straight.
Seller: Prairie Creek Books LLC., Torrington, WY, U.S.A.
Price: US$35.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: 95 pp.; HB w/DJ. Pages: clean, bright, tight, f.e. deckled; no defects. Cover: gray, gilt titles front/spine; no defects. DJ: clipped (but not price clipped) in Brodart, gray, red/black titles front, black titles spine; 1/2" closed tear front bottom, minor edgewear.
Seller: Independent Books, Long Beach, WA, U.S.A.