Hubert Howe Bancroft (1832-1918) established a bookselling and publishing business in San Francisco. The collection consists of engraving plates, portfolios with prints, and editions of Hubert Howe Bancroft’s Book of the Fair and Book of Wealth. Includes Cygne Noir edition, author’s editions, and sections of the deluxe edition of the Book of Wealth, and an incomplete 1893 text and an imperfect copy of the Book of the Fair.
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Number of Pages
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Edition
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Volumes
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I
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II
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III
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IV
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V
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Comments
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Fin de Siècle
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10
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17"x20", 950 printed
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Souvenier
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25
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40 pages each
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1
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1,000
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Cygne Noir
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2
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480
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520
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Limited Edition
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2
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480
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520
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Uniform Library
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3
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304
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330
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336
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Uniform Library
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4
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256
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252
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256
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236
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5
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200
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200
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200
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200
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200
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NOTES
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All editions are 12" x 16" except Fin de Siècle which is 17" x 20" | ||||||
Fin de Siècle Edition
Uniform Library Edition
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