To California and the South Seas: The Diary of Albert G. Osbun, 1849-1851
by Osbun, Albert G. (John Haskell Kemble, editor)
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, 1966 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xiii, 233 pp, b&w frontis, introduction, 1. Ohio -- Panama -- San Francisco; 2. San Francisco -- Benicia -- Sacramento -- Youba River; 3. Sacramento River; 4. Sacramento -- San Francisco; 5. Voyage to Stockton -- San Francisco; 6. Voyage to Fanning Island; 7. Samoan Islands; 8. Wallis Islands; 9. Voyage to Pearl and Hermes Reef -- Return to San Francisco; 10. San Francisco -- Voyage to Acapulco -- Journey across Mexico; Letters; Appendix A. Persons; B. Places; C. Ships, index with three maps. First Edition, 1966. "There is no such thing as a 'typical' California Gold Rush journal. Every journal and the experiences which fomed the basis of every journal reflected individual and unique happenings, and it yould be pointless to try to select one which was a common denominator. Dr. Osbun was remarkable at almost every turn. His journal throws light on phases of the Gold Rush, of life in San Francisco in 1849 and 1850, and on Pacific Ocean commerce which is of real interest and importance. Furthermore, he emerges from his narrative as a person worth knowing, a man who consciously and unconsciously reveals much that is amusing and significant about charactor." from the Introduction. Price clipped, else, Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Green cloth with gilt lettering to spine..
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- Bookseller
- West Side Book Shop, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000267
- Title
- To California and the South Seas: The Diary of Albert G. Osbun, 1849-1851
- Author
- Osbun, Albert G. (John Haskell Kemble, editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Huntington Library
- Place of Publication
- San Marino, CA
- Date Published
- 1966
- Keywords
- U.S. HISTORY WESTERN AMERICANA OSBUN ALBERT G. MARITIME HISTORY CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH SAN FRANCISCO PACIFIC OCEAN COMMERCCE SOUTH SEAS 1849-1851
- Bookseller catalogs
- U. S. HISTORY;
- Size
- 8vo
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