DRIFTING ABOUT, OR WHAT "JEEMS PIPES OF PIPESVILLE" SAW - AND - DID

Published by Carleton, Publisher, New York, 1863

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12mo. viii, 11-371 pp., frontis, illus. First edition; inscribed by the author. In publisher's cloth. Binding is rubbed with fraying at the corners and spine ends; spine is a bit darkened; hinges are a bit loose, but holding; 20th century owner address label on the front pastedown; front free endpaper is chipped at the fore-edge; contents are largely clean with occasional foxing, spotting; and even toning. This copy is boldly inscribed by the author on the recto of the frontispiece to Charles A. Briggs, esq. Uncommon with an inscription. Cowan notes that "the author visited California with the gold rush, arriving here in 1849"; a second and third visit is covered later in the autobiography. Cowan 419. Sabin 46175.

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Title
DRIFTING ABOUT, OR WHAT "JEEMS PIPES OF PIPESVILLE" SAW - AND - DID
Author
Massett, Stephen C. | illustrations by Mullen
Publisher
Carleton, Publisher, New York
Publication year
1863
Condition
Good binding
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Binding
Hard Cover
Edition
1st Edition
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