Buy this book on-line Taylor, Bayard : Eldorado, or, Adventure in the Path of EmpireGeorge P. Putnum, New York, 1850
Continuing subtitle: "A Voyage to California, Via Panama; Life in San Francisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold Region, and Experiences of Mexican Travel". 2 volumes. Publisher's original cloth binding, moderate foxing, some rubbing on corners and spine. Previous owner's signature on both volumes, "E. D. Robinson"? Vol. 1 - 251 pages, 4 drawings by author complete. Vol. 2 - 247 pages with 4 drawing by author, complete, with appendix and several pages of advertisements for publisher, some pages uncut. No. 73 in the Zamorano Eighty, 1945, "This work by an eminent writer and artist is probably the outstanding book on the early gold rush in California". Bayard Taylor (1825-1878) was a successful translator and travel writer. He traveled to California at the height of the Gold Rush as a correspondent for the New York Tribune. This work, the result of that trip, was highly successful when first published.. Book. Book Condition: Collectible-Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of Taylor, Bayard : Eldorado, or, Adventure in the Path of Empire. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including libri antichi, fine bindings, livres rares, atlases and libri rari. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |