Seven years' street preaching in San Francisco, California; embracing incidents, triumphant death scenes, etc.
by Taylor, William ; Strickland, W. P
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- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
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Salisbury, Connecticut, United States
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About This Item
NY: Published for the Author by Carlton & Porter, 1856. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Stated ninth thousandth on title page. Original brown cloth, blind-stampoed front and back, gil to spine, 8vo, 394, (6). Solid copy, moderate wear to covers, lightly foxed here and there. Autobiographical account of preaching to the lowlife in San Francisco who came to California seeking gold.
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- Bookseller
- Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012997
- Title
- Seven years' street preaching in San Francisco, California; embracing incidents, triumphant death scenes, etc.
- Author
- Taylor, William ; Strickland, W. P
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Published for the Author by Carlton & Porter
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1856
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Salisbury, Connecticut
About Johnnycake Books ABAA, ILAB
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