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THE LOG OF A FORTY-NINER. Journal of a Voyage from Newbury-port to San Francisco in the Brig Genl Worth Commanded by Capt. Samuel Walton, Kept by Richard L. Hale, Newburyport, Mass.
by Hale, Richard L., edited by Carolyn Hale Russ
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Deerfield, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
Boston: B. J. Brimmer Co., 1923. hardcover. Good. Black and white illustrations. Quarto, (approx. 6 7/8" wide by 9 3/4" tall), blue cloth spine over green boards with paper labels on top cover and spine. Top edge gilt. Former owner's bookplate on front paste-down endpaper. Top front cover corner bumpped and worn. Goldseekers taking the sea route from the east coast had to travel around Cape Horn of south American to reach California in the days before the Panama Canal. Gold Rush.
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- Bookseller
- Alkahest Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000018545
- Title
- THE LOG OF A FORTY-NINER. Journal of a Voyage from Newbury-port to San Francisco in the Brig Genl Worth Commanded by Capt. Samuel Walton, Kept by Richard L. Hale, Newburyport, Mass.
- Author
- Hale, Richard L., edited by Carolyn Hale Russ
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- B. J. Brimmer Co.
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1923
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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Alkahest Books was established in1984. We started as an open shop on Central St. in Evanston, IL, and sold books there until 2002 and later were part of Chicago Rare Book Center which closed in 2017. We are members of the Midwest Antiquarian Booksellers Association, and IOBA and sell both online and at book fairs. International customers should ask for a shipping quote before ordering as the rates given are only for smaller books.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Paste-down
- The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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