Eldorado, or, Adventures in the Path of Empire: Comprising a Voyage to California, Via Panama; Life in San Francisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold Region; And Experiences of Mexican Travel.
by Taylor, Bayard
- Used
- Very Good
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850. Undetermined. very good. later Printing. (2),360 pp.pp. Octavo. Two volumes bound as one with separate title page at page 188. Original orange decorated cloth boards. Original endpapers with printed advertising. With no plates as issued. A clean attractive copy. very good The second British edition, issued the same year as the first, but reset on a smaller format and without the plates. The present copy is in the original boards as one volume which perhaps was a remainder issue of some sort. Scarce especially in this condiiton. 1850
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- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140021
- Title
- Eldorado, or, Adventures in the Path of Empire: Comprising a Voyage to California, Via Panama; Life in San Francisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold Region; And Experiences of Mexican Travel.
- Author
- Taylor, Bayard
- Format/Binding
- Undetermined
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1850
- Keywords
- California|Fur Trade|Gold Rush|Panama
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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