Eldorado, or, Adventure in the Path of Empire

Taylor, Bayard

Verlag: George P. Putnum, New York, 1850

Beschreibung

Continuing subtitle: "A Voyage to California, Via Panama; Life in San Francisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold Region, and Experiences of Mexican Travel". 2 volumes. Publisher's original cloth binding, moderate foxing, some rubbing on corners and spine. Previous owner's signature on both volumes, "E. D. Robinson"? Vol. 1 - 251 pages, 4 drawings by author complete. Vol. 2 - 247 pages with 4 drawing by author, complete, with appendix and several pages of advertisements for publisher, some pages uncut. No. 73 in the Zamorano Eighty, 1945, "This work by an eminent writer and artist is probably the outstanding book on the early gold rush in California". Bayard Taylor (1825-1878) was a successful translator and travel writer. He traveled to California at the height of the Gold Rush as a correspondent for the New York Tribune. This work, the result of that trip, was highly successful when first published. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 015661

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Eldorado, or, Adventure in the Path of Empire

Verlag: George P. Putnum, New York

Erscheinungsdatum: 1850

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Collectible-Very Good

Auflage: 1st Edition