Published by The Huntington Library, San Marino, CA, 1966
Seller: Ten Pound Island Book Co., Gloucester, MA, U.S.A.
San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, 1966. An Ohio doctor crosses the Isthmus of Panama, ships to Gold Rush California and eventually sails in pursuit of a speculative commercial venture in the south seas. Very good condition in wrinkled dust jacket. 23 cm. xiii, 233 pp. b/w ills. An Ohio doctor crosses the Isthmus of Panama, ships to Gold Rush California and eventually sails in pursuit of a speculative com.
Published by Huntington Library., San Marino, CA.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Very good in soiled d.j. Cloth 8vo. Dr. Osbun went to California to mine for gold, then organized an expedition to Fanning Island, Samoa, Wallis Island, and Pearl and Hermes reefs to buy supplies for the San Francisco market. 73pp. on this Pacific voyage, with many details on the islands and their inhabitants. 233pp. Index. Frontis, 2 maps. > DJ Fair | > Language: English | > Size: 8vo | > Media/Binding: Hardcover |.