The New And The Old; or, California And India in Roamntic Aspects
by J.W. Palmer
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Eureka, California, United States
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About This Item
Rudd & Carleton, 1859. First Edition. Hardcover. 433 pages with publisher's new book catalogue. The book is a fictionalized account of travel by the first City Physician of San Francisco, in 1848, and later a surgeon in the East India Company's services. Cowan, Bibliography of the History of California, p. 471: 'His sketches are rather different than those of many of his fellow sojourners.' A very good copy in reddish-brown cloth covers with spine ends bumped, some shelfwear to corners and fraying to lower spine edge. All illustrations are present with 2 located on pages different from that indicated in book. Former owner bookplate and inscription dated 1860.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Eureka Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 74815
- Title
- The New And The Old; or, California And India in Roamntic Aspects
- Author
- J.W. Palmer
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rudd & Carleton
- Date Published
- 1859
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Eureka Books
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Eureka, California
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