Gerstacker’s Travels. Rio de Janeiro - Buenos Aires - Ride Through the Pampas - Winter Journey Across the Cordilleras - Chili - Valparaiso - California and the Gold Fields.
Published by T. Nelson and Sons, London, 1854
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
AbeBooks seller since November 21, 2006
Condition: Used - Fair
US$ 200.00
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Gerstacker’s Travels. Rio de Janeiro - Buenos Aires - Ride Through the Pampas - Winter Journey Across the Cordilleras - Chili - Valparaiso - California and the Gold Fields. Translated from the German. By Frederick Gerestacker and printed in London by T. Nelson and Sons. 1854. 290 pp. 7.75” x 5.25”. 8vo. Hardcover 3/4 leather. In fair condition, with some instances of scuffing and wear to leather, primarily along edges and corners. Some cracking to front hinge, along with starting to rear. Staining to edges of pages of text block, with wear primarily found at front. Bookplate, stampings and markings to front. Includes double page colored frontispiece, along with one additional double-page illustration in middle of text block. Both illustrations stained along edges. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. A scarce piece by German novelist and adventurer Friederich Gerstacker (1816-1872), including a scare early description of the California Gold Rush. This work follows previous accounts of his wanderings throughout the United States, which had been compiled and published in 1844. COLT1854AFHX. …
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- Title
- Gerstacker’s Travels. Rio de Janeiro - Buenos Aires - Ride Through the Pampas - Winter Journey Across the Cordilleras - Chili - Valparaiso - California and the Gold Fields.
- Author
- Gerstacker, Frederick
- Publisher
- T. Nelson and Sons, London
- Publication year
- 1854
- Condition
- Fair
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Hardcover
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ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar
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