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ROUTE FROM LIVERPOOL TO GREAT SALT LAKE VALLEY: Illustrated With Steel Engravings and Wood Cuts From Sketches Made By Frederick Piercy, Including Views of Nauvoo and the Ruins of the Temple, with a historical account of the City, etc . . . . Together with A Geographical and Historical Description of U
by Linforth, James (Edited By)
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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About This Item
A faithful reproduction of the very scarce original 1855 edition, quarto (12 by 9 1/4 inches) Los Angeles: Westernlore Press, 1959. viii, 120 pages, illustrated with 30 unnumbered leaves of engraved plates, nine woodcut illustrations, portraits, 1 folded map, textured black cloth, fabrikoid binding, with title in gilt (within an embossed framed ornament in blind) on front cover, and gilt lettering on spine. Very good condition (minor slight bend to title page, not affecting contents).
Piercy was the artist, and the original author, of this early Western travel narrative.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Caravan Book Store
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1085
- Title
- ROUTE FROM LIVERPOOL TO GREAT SALT LAKE VALLEY
- Author
- Linforth, James (Edited By)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover, Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Facsimile Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- [Westernlore Press]
- Place of Publication
- [Los Angeles]
- Date Published
- [1959]
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western American History; Americana; Western Americana; Mormon; Overland Travel; Rare Americana;
Terms of Sale
Caravan Book Store
Prices are net. All items subject to prior sale. Postage in most cases will be under $8 but can vary by weight and distance. California sales tax is 9.50%. Returns accepted with prior notice within 5 days of receipt at original purchase price, provided item is in same condition as received. Payment by credit card, PayPal (caravanbookstore@yahoo.com), or check drawn on U.S. funds.
About the Seller
Caravan Book Store
Biblio member since 2019
Los Angeles, California
About Caravan Book Store
For more than 65 years, we have specialized in rare and out of print books on the Western experience, satisfying a vast and varied clientele. Our focus is on early California and Los Angeles, represented by books, ephemera, paintings, and prints. Fine press, printing history, literature, gastronomy, aviation, railroads, and voyages are also available. Our store opened in downtown Los Angeles in 1954, and is now closed; but we are still available by phone, regular mail, and email. We issue occasional catalogs online.
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- Quarto
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- Cloth
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- Spine
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- Leaves
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- Gilt
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