Language: English
Published by HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY, BOSTON, MASS, 1887
Seller: Nemona Collectables, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. JEROME A HART EX LIBRIS BOOKPLATE AT FRONTIS.
Hardcover. Condition: New. New, in shrink wrap. Clean, unmarked pages. Fine binding and cover. Hardcover.
Language: English
Published by University of Pennsylvania Press, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1930
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. No Jacket. First Edition First Printing. iChronicles the journey of Charles Pancoast from Philadelphia, PA to S. Louis, MO, where he was stranded & left bankrupt. He then joined another party headed to the gold fields of CA, taking the seldom-used southern route over a nine-month expedition through uncharted territories & dangerous terrain. This is a personal account of those adventures & the characters he encountered along the way, offering rich insights into the social & personal dimensions of America's westward expansion in the gold rush era. In 402 deckled-edge pages, including Index, with bright orange map endpapers & original sepia-toned drawings by various artists as frontispiece & on full-page plates throughout text. A FIRST EDITION, First Printing, from 1930, this hardcover octavo has brown cloth-covered boards with faded gilt lettering & design to spine/blindstamped ruling to front cover. Condition is VG+: unusually clean, binding strong & straight, hinges secure. Pages creamy off-white with light tanning, but completely unmarked. Mild rubbing to extremities & slightly bumped corners. No DJ (missing). A handsome copy! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2pm weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.
Language: English
Published by Univ of Pennsylvania Pr, 1900
ISBN 10: 1512820334 ISBN 13: 9781512820331
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 192 pages. 8.00x5.25x9.21 inches. In Stock.
Language: English
Published by Univ of Pennsylvania Pr, 1930
ISBN 10: 1512805416 ISBN 13: 9781512805413
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 418 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.21 inches. In Stock.