"DRIFITNG ABOUT", OR WHAT "JEEMS PIPES OF PIPESVILLE" SAW-AND-DID. AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
MASSETT,Stephen C.
From Hardy Books, Nevada City, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 October 2012
From Hardy Books, Nevada City, CA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 3 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 15 October 2012
About this Item
(viii) 371 (8 adverts.) pp. Illustrated "With Many Comic Illustrations By Mullen". Brown embossed cloth. 5 1/4" x 7 1/2". Repaired by Coriander Reisbord, including re-backing with original spine laid down (Reisbord's notes laid in). Cataloger's notes affixed to rear pastedown. Per Kurutz, The Californnia Gold Rush #431, "Massett has been called California's first Bohemian and San Francisco and Sacramento's first entertainer.Colonel J. D. Steveenson gave him a job as alcalde, notary, and mayor of New Yorl of the pacific (on Suisun Bay). He then went to Sacramento, where he started an auction house. In Sacramento, Massett gave the first dramatic perfomance. Later, this versitile man became a partner and editor of the Marysville Herald, and discovered "Dame Shirley" by publishing some of her sketches and poems in 1851.While in San Francisco, he contributed many articles to the local newspapers under his colorful nom-de-plume, "Pipesville," which he derived from his Mission Street neighborhood." Wheat, GOLD RUSH 139. Near Fine as repaired, now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. Seller Inventory # 2142
Bibliographic Details
Title: "DRIFITNG ABOUT", OR WHAT "JEEMS PIPES OF ...
Publisher: Carleton, Publisher, New York
Publication Date: 1863
Binding: Cloth
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Custom Clear Mylar
Edition: First Edition.
Store Description
All items are offered subject to prior sale. Libraries and
other institutions can be billed upon request. We take
PAYPAL. Special shipping or shipping outside the U.S. will be charged at rates listed with ABEbooks.com. RETURNS: All items are shipped
subject to your approval and may be returned in the same
condition received for any reason (including no reason) within 14 days of your receipt of the
item. Please let us know right away if something is coming back. If you have any questions or
comme...
Books are usually shipped in boxes, with unprinted newsprint and other appropriate packing.
Payment Methods
accepted by seller