John ross browne 1821 (10 Ergebnisse)

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. Buday Books, which was located in Gilbertsville New York, issued a series of reprints titled "Vintage Reading". The book offered here is one of the "Vintage Reading" series, published in 1993. It is a compilation of several titles, the main ones (listed on the cover) are as follows : "True Accounts of Gold Mining at Bodie Bluff, California" ; "The Alkali Waters of Mono Lake - the Dead Sea of the West in the Sierra Nevada". Of note is the inclusion of an 1893 short story by 19th Century Nevada author, F. Hayden Carruth ("The Cash Money of Sunset City"). The book is generously illustrated with reproductions of old engravings, halftone photographs, and a few detailed line maps, which are nice and clear. The book is now Out of Print ( OP ) TABLE OF CONTENTS : - A Trip to Bodie Bluff, California -and- "The Dead Sea of the West" - by John Ross Browne (1864) - Biographical Sketch of John Ross Browne - The Many Lives and Times of Bodie, with Notice of its Present Circumstances - Mono Lake - The Not-So-Dead Sea of the West, and What the Intrepid Traveler may Find - Adapted from the Accounts of William V. Wells (1860), L. P. Brockett (1881), G. Thomas Ingham (1888), William M. Thayer (1891), and Contemporary Sources. With Special Material and Photographs from California Department of Parks and Recreation - and The Friends of Bodie. - A Short Story : "The Cash Money of Sunset City" .- by F. Hayden Carruth (1893) - Index to Proper Names - Postscript : Go All the Way West, Young Man CONDITION -- Near Fine -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive with near-negligible signs of handling : Slight yawn to front cover and slight surface rub to rear cover. No writing, no underlining or marginalia, no signatures. …

Paperback or Softback. Zustand: New. Etchings of a Whaling Cruise [microform]: With Notes of a Sojourn on the Island of Zanzibar, to Which is Appended a Brief History of the Whale Fishery. Book.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 419 pages; Description: xxi, 419 p. Facsims. , ports. 25 cm. "Books by Ross Browne": p. 414. Subjects: Browne, J. Ross (John Ross) , 1821-1875. West (U. S. ) --History. 1 Kg. …

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 419 pages; Description: xxi, 419 p. Facsims. , ports. 25 cm. "Books by Ross Browne": p. 414. Subjects: Browne, J. Ross (John Ross) , 1821-1875. West (U. S. ) --History. 1 Kg. …

PF. Zustand: New. This item is printed on demand. Brand new book, sourced directly from publisher. Dispatch time is 6-7 days from our warehouse. Book will be sent in robust, secure packaging to ensure it reaches you securely.

17, [1] pp. Last page blank. 8-1/2" x 5-3/4" Not in Lone. OCLC shows 13 institutional holdings, though the pamphlet is rather scarce in the trade. We attribute the piece to Browne based on this copy's inscription, Browne's well-documented work in the mining profession, as well as 2 similar works published around the time of this pamphlet, "Reports on the Mineral Resources of the United States; by Special Commissioners J. Ross Browne and James W. Taylor" [1867], and "Report of J. Ross Browne on the Mineral Resources of the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains" [1868]. A bit of edge darkening. A VG+ copy. Self-wrappers, sewn. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve 1st edition (Sabin 15947). INSCRIBED by Browne, across the top of the pamphlet, to "Senator Ramsey, "with the compts of" with Browne's signature underneath. Senator Ramsey no doubt Alexander Ramsey, Republican Senator from Minnesota, 1863 - 1875.…

Paperback / softback. Zustand: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Hardback. Zustand: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Softcover. Zustand: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 421 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1871. Yusef by J. Ross Browne (John Ross), 1821-1875, is presented here as a modern print reproduction of the original English-language work. This edition is intended for readers, collectors, and researchers seeking access to a scarce nineteenth-century title. It is not an original period copy. Illustration content and page layout may differ from the historical edition; images are non-contractual. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…

Softcover. Zustand: New. Reprint. Language: English. Approximately 580 pages. English : Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition : 1846. This is a of the 1846. J. Ross Browne's travel and maritime narrative combines an account of a whaling cruise with notes from a stay on Zanzibar, followed by a brief history of the whale fishery. A solid bibliographic title for collectors and researchers interested in whaling, 19th-century travel writing, and the Indian Ocean world. Reproduction moderne, illustrations et présentation pouvant différer de l'édition d'origine. This is a of the 1846. J. Ross Browne's travel and maritime narrative combines an account of a whaling cruise with notes from a stay on Zanzibar, followed by a brief history of the whale fishery. A solid bibliographic title for collectors and researchers interested in whaling, 19th-century travel writing, and the Indian Ocean world. Modern reproduction; illustrations and presentation may differ from the. Book images are non-contractual. This item is printed on demand and ships from our printing partners' facility nearest the destination. These facilities are located mainly in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.…