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A JOURNEY TO CALIFORNIA: With Observations about the Country, Climate and the Route to this Country by John Bidwell. A Day-by-Day Record of the Journey from May 18, 1841, to November 6, 1841
by (John Henry Nash). Bidwell, John, Introduction by Herbert Ingram Priestley
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Discoloration to front endpapers from now absent bookplate, else fine in lightly worn buff jacket with printed spine label
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About This Item
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1937. First edition. Discoloration to front endpapers from now absent bookplate, else fine in lightly worn buff jacket with printed spine label. Original beige cloth and orange boards; quarto; ix, 48 pp.
A beautifully printed edition of this important overland narrative. Howes B433
A beautifully printed edition of this important overland narrative. Howes B433
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- 23535
- Title
- A JOURNEY TO CALIFORNIA: With Observations about the Country, Climate and the Route to this Country by John Bidwell. A Day-by-Day Record of the Journey from May 18, 1841, to November 6, 1841
- Author
- (John Henry Nash). Bidwell, John, Introduction by Herbert Ingram Priestley
- Book Condition
- Used - Discoloration to front endpapers from now absent bookplate, else fine in lightly worn buff jacket with printed spine label
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Henry Nash
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1937
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