William Dane Phelps (19 results)

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Seller: Tsunami Books, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.Tsunami Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. ISBN: 0870621750 1st Printing; Signed, Limited edition, #262 or 500 printed. Hardcover in gilt-stamped cloth-covered boards; 79 pages. Clean, unmarked copy; binding tight; appears unread. Issued without dust jacket; this copy has home-made white paper DJ protected in archival wrap. Signed… by editor. Email for photos. Fine. Signed by Author(s).

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Seller: PBShop.store US, Wood Dale, IL, U.S.A.PBShop.store US
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Published by Glendale, California: Arthur H. Clark Company (Western Lands and Waters XIII) 1983
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Seller: Time Tested Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Time Tested Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition. No additional date, edition or printing indicated. Fine hardback. No dust jacket. Only trivial, if any signs of age/wear/previous use.
Published by The Arthur H. Clark Company 1987
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Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.Jackson Street Booksellers
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Fine copy in green cloth. Signed by Busch and numbered 384/500. Signed by Author(s).
More imagesPublished by Arthur H. Clark, Spokane 1997
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Seller: Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.Long Brothers Fine & Rare Books, ABAA
Contact seller3-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 8vo. Pp. 137. Appendix. Bibliography. As New in the publisher's shrinkwrap. Northwest Historical Series XVIII. As with all Clark publications, a fine piece of scholarship: Busch was an authority on American maritime history at Colgate University, whereas Gough expertise on Canadian mari…time and naval history informed his substantial contribution of over twenty books. This copy is in flawless condition, in shrinkwrap as shipped from the publisher in 1997.

Published by First edition, published by The Arthur H. Clark Co., Gendale, California, 1983. 1983
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Seller: Jerry Merkel, XENIA, OH, U.S.A.Jerry Merkel
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good to fine with very good plain dust jacket. Book has a small bump at top of spine and is lightly rubbed at bottom of spine and bottom corners. Dust jacket is lightly darkened on spine, is bumped along top edges, and has surface spots.
Published by The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, Calif. 1987
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Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Barry Cassidy Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Original green cloth with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. 6 1/4 X 9 1/2 inches. 78 pages which include 3 pages of index. From the colophon, "Fremont's Private Navy has been produced in an edition of 500 copies each signed by the editor of which this is number 104." Copy is signed by Briton C.… Busch, the editor. Copy is very clean and complete. Binding is tight.
Published by The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, CA 1987
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Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Barry Cassidy Rare Books
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Limited edition. No. 214 of 500 copies printed. Signed by the editor in black ink under the front colophon: "Briton C. Busch." Original publisher's green cloth binding with white dust wrapper in mylar. Gilt lettering on the front cover and spine of the book. 6… 1/4" x 9 1/2." Seventy-nine pages, complete. Index in the back. Front colophon: "Fremont's Private Navy has been produced in an edition of 500 copies each signed by the editor of which this is number 214." Back colophon: "Typography: Linotype Granjon and handset Deepdene, Presswork: Letterpress, on a V-36 Miehle Vertical, both of the above completed by the Sagebrush Press, Morongo Valley, Calif.; Bindery: SEBCO, Inc., Monterey Park, Calif.; Produced under the Direction of: Robert A. Clark; Paper: 80# Mohawk Superfine; Copies Printed: 500." Dust wrapper and pages and covers of the book are very clean and intact. Binding is tight. Dust wrapper is browned. A speck has discolored a few small portions on the front flap of the dust wrapper and the front free endpaper. No remainder marks. A Fine book in a Fine dust wrapper. 1840 marked the first time United States sea captain William Dane Phelps (1802-1875) visited California. He stayed there until 1842 but returned in 1845. This reprinted journal provides insight into Phelps's lesser-known ventures along the California coast in the year 1846. Excerpt from the Introduction: "Following his arrival at San Diego in January 1846, Phelps found the next twelve months to be full of incident until, in December, the journal ends, apparently sent home with the Sterling. Although Phelps throughout remained primarily concerned with his maritime and mercantile responsibilities, he was a participant in two events of historical importance. The first, on 1 July, was the spiking of the Mexican guns at Fort Point (at the southern end of the modern Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco). The journal gives the bare details; Phelps's memoirs, written a quarter-century later, add further color. Neither account mentions the fact that Phelps later billed the United States government for $10,000 to compensate for his assistance to Fremont and his men in this venture. (In the end Phelps was awarded $50 by a claims court for his trouble, after Major Archibald Gillespie testified that at the time there had been no actual physical danger from any local opposition.) A more important crisis, which Phelps witnessed but in which he played little active role, was the reconquest of the Los Angeles area by Commodore Robert F. ('Fighting Bob') Stockton, who had replaced Sloat in mid-July 1846.". Signed by the Editor.

Published by The Arthur H. Clark Company., Glendale. 1987
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Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.BookMine
Contact seller4-star sellerGilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Limited edition of 500 copies, number 146. Signed by Beiton Busch. Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). 709 pps.
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Seller: Forgotten Books, London, United KingdomForgotten Books
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a compelling account of a young man's first voyage on a sealing ship. The author paints a vivid picture of life at sea in the early 19th century, recalling the harsh conditions, dangerous work, and camaraderie among the crew. Although the voyage was full of challenges, the… author's youthful enthusiasm and resilience shine through. This book offers a fascinating glimpse into a bygone era of maritime history, highlighting the bravery and determination of those who ventured to the far corners of the globe in search of adventure and fortune. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

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Seller: moluna, Greven, , Germanymoluna
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Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have. Billings, Hammatt (illustrator).
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Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller(CALIFORNIA). PHELPS, William Dane. Alta California 1840-1842. The Journal and Observations of.Master of the Ship "Alert." Introduced and Edited by Briton Cooper Busch. Glendale, Calif.: The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1983. 1st ed. Illus. maps. 364pp. A very fine copy in orig. cloth. Called an "historical jewel," and winner of the Joh…n Lyman Award in North American Oceanic Memoirs for 1984, the Phelps journal is a vivid account of the people, places and customs from San Francisco to San Diego.
Published by The Arthur H. Clark Company 1977
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Seller: Granger Book Company, Medford, OR, U.S.A.Granger Book Company
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. 1st Edition. Book is new and wrapped in shrink wrap. We ship daily from Oregon.
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Seller: G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA, Bryn Mawr, PA, U.S.A.G.S. MacManus Co., ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerPHELPS, William Dane. Fremont's Private Navy. The 1846 Journal of Captain.Edited, With an Introduction by Briton Cooper Busch. Glendale, Calif.: The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1987. 1st ed. 79pp. A very fine copy in orig. cloth, plain paper d/j. One of 500 copies signed by the editor. A unique journal, previously unpublished, which gi…ves an eyewitness testimony of the turmoil of California's Bear Flag Revolt, the U.S. conquest, and the intrigue of the time by a ship's captain who knew California well from previous visits. Signed.

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Seller: Buchpark, Trebbin, , GermanyBuchpark
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Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 86 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar.
Published by The Arthur H. Clark Co., Glendale 1983
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Seller: Argonaut Book Shop, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Argonaut Book Shop, ABAA
Contact seller3-star sellerHardcover. Condition: Very fine. 1st Edition. First edition. Introduced and edited by Briton Cooper Busch. 364pp. Illustrations, maps, portraits. Bibliography, index. Light brown cloth, gilt. Top corners slightly bumped, else a fine copy. One of 975 copies. Captain Phelps arrived on the California coast in the later years of the… hide and tallow trade. He made 76 stops at eleven ports along the coast during the 1840-42 period. Phelps' diary gives a vivid picture of California settlements and settlers, the hide and tallow trade, and comments on agriculture, social customs, and political events. His journal relates visits to San Francisco, Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, San Luis Obispo, Cojo, Point Conception, Rufugio, Santa Barbara, and every other port south. His New England prejudices are much in evidence, but do not detract from the valuable insights and contacts which he had. [Clark and Brunet I: 186; Clark and Brunet II: 211]. Book.

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Seller: True World of Books, Delhi, , IndiaTrue World of Books
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1871 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd repri…nt. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. Pages: 379 As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 379 Language: English.
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Seller: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, , IndiaGyan Books Pvt. Ltd.
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Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine l…ends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2024, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1871. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages: - 379, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 379 379.