Eldorado; or, Adventures in the Path of Empire (two volume set) (Classics of the Old West series).
by Taylor, Bayard
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- BINDING/CONDITION: from a uniformly bound series: dark brown bonded leather with gilt text, stamped decoration on the front cove
- Seller
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Oroville, California, United States
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About This Item
Alexandria, Virginia:: Time-Life Books, 1983.. Reprint Edition.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: from a uniformly bound series: dark brown bonded leather with gilt text, stamped decoration on the front cover, all edges gilt, ribbon place marker; both volumes are in Very Good+ condition.. 8vo (8.5 inches tall) . Notes, appendix. Marbled endpapers. Description: Each volume has a colorized frontis, with three additional black and white illustrations (''with illustrations by the author'').. This was first published in 1850 in two volumes; this two-volume reprint edition is from the Time-Life Classics of the Old West series. Each book in the series has been photographically reproduced from the original edition. The subtitle reads: ''Comprising a Voyage to California, via Panama; Life in San Francisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold Region, and Experiences of Mexican Travel''. One of the true classics of the Gold Rush literature. Taylor was sent (by Horace Greeley) to California as a newspaper correspondent, with the intention of writing a book. He describes his voyage to California and his stays in San Francisco and the principal gold fields. An accurate picture of life in the gold fields, and a very readable account.
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- Bookseller
- The Bookworm (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 066986
- Title
- Eldorado; or, Adventures in the Path of Empire (two volume set) (Classics of the Old West series).
- Author
- Taylor, Bayard
- Format/Binding
- Hardbound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: from a uniformly bound series: dark brown bonded leather with gilt text, stamped decoration on the front cove
- Edition
- Reprint Edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Time-Life Books
- Place of Publication
- Alexandria, Virginia:
- Date Published
- 1983.
- Pages
- 251, 247 pages.
- Size
- 8vo (8.5 inches tall)
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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The Bookworm
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Oroville, California
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Edges
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.