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A Gold Rush Voyage on the Bark Orion; from Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco, 1849-1850 | a unique record based upon the journals of Foster H. Jenkins, Henry S. Bradley, Seth Draper and Ezekiel I. Barra
by Wienpahl, Robert W. [Ed.]
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- Seller
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
Glendale, CA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1978. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [9.5x6.25in]; 298 pp., frontispiece image of Jenkins, six illustrations and charts [one fold out], appendices, bibliography and index; Ligith blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Cream dust jacket with brown and blue lettering on front and spine, illustration of Juan Fernandez Island on front; Minor shelf wear to dust jacket edges and covers, spine faded, price clipped.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13335
- Title
- A Gold Rush Voyage on the Bark Orion; from Boston around Cape Horn to San Francisco, 1849-1850 | a unique record based upon the journals of Foster H. Jenkins, Henry S. Bradley, Seth Draper and Ezekiel I. Barra
- Author
- Wienpahl, Robert W. [Ed.]
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Arthur H. Clark Company
- Place of Publication
- Glendale, CA
- Date Published
- 1978
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure;
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About the Seller
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
Biblio member since 2018
Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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- First Edition
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- Jacket
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- Spine
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- Cloth
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- Gilt
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- Price Clipped
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- Shelf Wear
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- Edges
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