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From the Journal of Garrett W. Low Gold Rush by Sea
by Low, Garrett W. [Kenneth Haney, Ed.]
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- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
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About This Item
Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1941. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. Edward Shenton, Illustrator. 8vo [8.25x5.75in]; vi. 187 pp.; Blue-green cloth covers with gilt lettering and lines on spine, all edges trimmed, dark green end papers with white illustration of ship, bird and island; Cream dust jacket with gold and green lettering, illustration on front of ship passengers looking out to another ship, advertisements on back; minimal shelf wear with fading to edges and age toned text block edges, prior owner bookplate on half-title page; Dust jacket edges age toned and spine slightly darken, small chips and closed tear to top of spine, 2in closed tear along front lower joint [repaired on rear with archival tape]. [Kurutz 408]. Garrett Low was from Eire, Pennsylvania, and began his diary on November 11, 1850 while traveling with his brother to New York on the Steamboat Belle. In New York, they boarded a packet ship, Washington Irving, for Valparaiso, Chile, arriving on April 6, 1851. In Valparaiso, they boarded a fast clipper ship, the John Bertram, and arrived in San Francisco on June 4, 1851. From Kurutz, "The book ranks as one of the most riveting published accounts of the trip by sea. It was dominated by a drunk and despotic captain who withheld water from passengers until one of the more handsome women passengers agreed to share his cabin. In addition to this episode, the passenger and crew endured a frightful voyage around Cape Horn, and earthquake in Valparaiso, and a mutiny." A very good read. The editor, Kenneth Haney, was the grandson of Low.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13316
- Title
- From the Journal of Garrett W. Low Gold Rush by Sea
- Author
- Low, Garrett W. [Kenneth Haney, Ed.]
- Illustrator
- Edward Shenton, Illustrator
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1941
- Keywords
- Sea travel, gold rush, California
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure;
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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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