An Account of a Visit to California 1826-'27 Reprinted from A narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait in His Majesty's ship Blossom under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey. Introduction by Edith Coulter
by Beechey, Frederick William
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- Hardcover
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CHESTER, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1941. Smyth, William. Small folio, parchment backed boards, fine copy. One of 350, printed at the Grabhorn Press. This is the first publication of four of Smyth's water colors, including a view of the "Blossom" in Hawaii, and his manuscript map. Hill 95; Forbes 772.
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- Seller
- Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 33172
- Title
- An Account of a Visit to California 1826-'27 Reprinted from A narrative of a voyage to the Pacific and Beering's Strait in His Majesty's ship Blossom under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey. Introduction by Edith Coulter
- Author
- Beechey, Frederick William
- Illustrator
- Smyth, William
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Book Club of California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- , CALIFORNIA AND WESTERN AMERICANA, VOYAGES AND TRAVEL, BCC, HAWAII
- Bookseller catalogs
- PRESS BOOKS, FINE AND PRIVATE;
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About the Seller
Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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CHESTER, Connecticut
About Thomas A Goldwasser Rare Books
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