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First Edition, hardcover. 535 pages. INSCRIBED by the author! Good plus to very good, some foxing (spotting) on front cover and top page edges, else a nice, clean copy, better than most we've seen; no dust jacket. Please note that expedited domestic mail and international mail will likely run extra on this heavy item.

Presumed first edition. No additional date, edition or printing indicated. Near fine plus, if not fine hardback. No dust jacket. Only trivial signs of age/wear/previous use.

The definitive history of the city by the preeminent San Jose historian. Illustrated with photos from his 50 year collection. Fine in fine dust jacket. Numerous photo illustrations. 28.5x22.5 cm. [8], 535 pp.

B&W Illustrations; First trade edition. The book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ to Near Fine- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has one small tear to the top rear panel and three small tears / pricks to the front spine joint. This work was the culmination of a life's work by author Clyde Arbuckle - who was named city historian in 1945 and continued his work for more than 40 years. "Arbuckle was the son of W. J. Arbuckle, and the brother of Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle, a silent film star.As a young man, Arbuckle played the banjo. Arbuckle was also a road bicycle racer with the Garden City Wheelmen,San Jose residents have named a public school in his memory, and a referee at the Burbank Velodrome. In 1922 he set a national cycling speed record."

1985 First Edition Hardcover Fine/No Dust Jacket Smith & McKay Printing Co, Pub, San Jose, CA, 1985; 1st edition; Foreword by Mayor Tom McEnery; Leonard McKay, Editor; fine condition; bound in hard cover cloth; 537 pages; profusely illustrated; Bibliography; Index; Spanish Glossary; Clyde Arbuckle; California Local History

As new in as new dust jacket. Signed and inscribed to a friend by the author on front end paper. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographs. 537 pp. with index. This is a nice clean copy, the binding is strong, The text is clean and pages are not torn or dirty. Proteced with brodart cover. We provide fast and reliable shipping service. We started to sell on the internet in 1998. We ship from California. All our books are guaranteed.

SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by author CLYDE ARBUCKLE "Best wishes, Clyde Arbuckle 1988" on inside of FFEP. Also gift inscription from previous owner. First edition, first printing (NAP.) Condition: Fine/fine with VG+ dust jacket. Flawless grey linen boards with copper printing and rules on front and spine; corners sharp. Text block clean, tight, square, unmarked, generously illustrated with black and white or sepia-tone photographs. Slight dark line on bottom leading edge corner (from sitting on shelf.) Unclipped colorful pictorial paper dust jacket with slight edgewear top and bottom. Dust jacket is protected and improved in clear archival Brodart wrapper (removable.) Packaged with care and shipped in a box to arrive in best condition. Complete satisfaction guarantee; no sale is final until you are satisfied. This book is very attractive and appealing; a collectible quality book. From title page: "Clyde Arbuckle's History of San Jose.chronicling San Jose's founding as California's earliest pueblo in 1777, through exciting and tumultuous history which paved the way for today's metropolitan San Jose. The culmination of a lifetime of research by the dean of San Jose's history, Clyde Arbuckle."

Signed by the author verso of 3rd front end paper. Very good in full gray leather with gilt lettering and design work. Raised bands on spine, all edges gilt, marbled end papers, foredge illustration of the city of San Jose. This is a nice clean copy with a sound binding. Selling books on the internet since 1998. All our books are guaranteed.