Browne John Ross 1821 (13 results)
More imagesGold Mining at Bodie Bluff, California, Alkali Waters of Mono Lake, Sierra Nevada, a Short Story by F. Hayden Carruth; good line maps. Buday Books Reprints, Vintage Reading Series, 1993. OP
John Ross Browne (1821 - 1875), F. Hayden Carruth (Fred Hayden Carruth, 1862 - 1932) et al
Language: English
Published by Buday Books, Gilbertsville, NY 1993
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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Buday Books, which was located in Gilbertsville New York, issued a series of reprints titled "Vintage Reading". The book offered here is one of the "Vintage Reading" series, published in 1993. It is a compilation of several titles, the main ones (listed on the cover) are as follows : "True Accou…nts of Gold Mining at Bodie Bluff, California" ; "The Alkali Waters of Mono Lake - the Dead Sea of the West in the Sierra Nevada". Of note is the inclusion of an 1893 short story by 19th Century Nevada author, F. Hayden Carruth ("The Cash Money of Sunset City"). The book is generously illustrated with reproductions of old engravings, halftone photographs, and a few detailed line maps, which are nice and clear. The book is now Out of Print ( OP ) TABLE OF CONTENTS : - A Trip to Bodie Bluff, California -and- "The Dead Sea of the West" - by John Ross Browne (1864) - Biographical Sketch of John Ross Browne - The Many Lives and Times of Bodie, with Notice of its Present Circumstances - Mono Lake - The Not-So-Dead Sea of the West, and What the Intrepid Traveler may Find - Adapted from the Accounts of William V. Wells (1860), L. P. Brockett (1881), G. Thomas Ingham (1888), William M. Thayer (1891), and Contemporary Sources. With Special Material and Photographs from California Department of Parks and Recreation - and The Friends of Bodie. - A Short Story : "The Cash Money of Sunset City" .- by F. Hayden Carruth (1893) - Index to Proper Names - Postscript : Go All the Way West, Young Man CONDITION -- Near Fine -- This is a previously owned book that remains clean and attractive with near-negligible signs of handling : Slight yawn to front cover and slight surface rub to rear cover. No writing, no underlining or marginalia, no signatures.
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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Etchings of a Whaling Cruise [microform]: With Notes of a Sojourn on the Island of Zanzibar, to Which is Appended a Brief History of the Whale Fishery. Book.
Published by Albuquerque, N. M. ] University Of New Mexico Press 1969
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.MW Books
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 419 pages; Description: xxi, 419 p. Facsims. , ports. 25 cm. "Books by Ross Browne": p. 414. Subjects: Browne, J. Ross (J…ohn Ross) , 1821-1875. West (U. S. ) --History. 3 Kg.
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Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Etchings of a Whaling Cruise [microform]: With Notes of a Sojourn on the Island of Zanzibar, to Which is Appended a Brief History of the Whale Fishery. Book.
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Published by Albuquerque, N. M. ] University Of New Mexico Press 1969
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Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, , IrelandMW Books Ltd.
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First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. ; 419 pages; Description: xxi, 419 p. Facsims. , ports. 25 cm. "Books by Ross Browne": p. 414. Subjects: Browne, J. Ross (J…ohn Ross) , 1821-1875. West (U. S. ) --History. 1 Kg.
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A WESTERN PANORAMA 1849-1875; THE TRAVELS, WRITINGS AND INFLUENCE OF J. ROSS BROWNE ON THE PACIFIC COAST, AND IN TEXAS,NEVADA, ARIZONA AND BAJA CALIFORNIA, AS THE FIRST MINING COMMISSIONER, AND MINISTER TO CHINA
Goodman, David Michael; John Ross Browne (1821/02/11 - 1875/12/09)
Published by The Arthur H. Clark Company, Glendale, California 1966
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 24 x 15 cm, 328 pp., frontispiece portrait of J. Ross Browne, dedication, contents, illustration and maps (38), preface, list of abbreviations, appendix, bibliography of J. Ross Browne, general bibliography. Volume XIII in Clark's Western Frontier Series. Bright red cloth cov…ered boards with gilt lettering on spine.
CONSIDERATIONS In REFERENCE To The ESTABLISHMENT Of A NATIONAL SCHOOL Of MINES As a Means of Increasing the Product of Gold and Silver Bullion
[Browne, John Ross. 1821 - 1875]. Ramsey, Alexander [1815 - 1903] - Former Owner
Published by Intelligencer Printing House, Washington 1867
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Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA, Reno, NV, U.S.A.Tavistock Books, ABAA
Contact seller5-star seller17, [1] pp. Last page blank. 8-1/2" x 5-3/4" Not in Lone. OCLC shows 13 institutional holdings, though the pamphlet is rather scarce in the trade. We attribute the piece to Browne based on this copy's inscription, Browne's well-documented work in the mining profession, as well as 2 similar works published around the time of this… pamphlet, "Reports on the Mineral Resources of the United States; by Special Commissioners J. Ross Browne and James W. Taylor" [1867], and "Report of J. Ross Browne on the Mineral Resources of the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains" [1868]. A bit of edge darkening. A VG+ copy. Self-wrappers, sewn. Now housed in a clear archival mylar sleeve 1st edition (Sabin 15947). INSCRIBED by Browne, across the top of the pamphlet, to "Senator Ramsey, "with the compts of" with Browne's signature underneath. Senator Ramsey no doubt Alexander Ramsey, Republican Senator from Minnesota, 1863 - 1875.
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Paperback / softback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.
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Softcover. Condition: New. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition: 1871. Yusef by J. Ross Browne (John Ross), 1821-1875, is presented here as a modern print reproduction of the original English-language work. This edition is intended for readers, collectors, and researchers seeking access to a scarce nineteenth-centu…ry title. It is not an original period copy. Illustration content and page layout may differ from the historical edition; images are non-contractual. Book images are non-contractual. - Informations complémentaires : Langue : Anglais | Format : Livre broché | État : Neuf | Nombre de pages : 421.
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Softcover. Condition: New. English: Print-on-demand reprint. Original edition: 1846. This is a of the 1846. J. Ross Browne's travel and maritime narrative combines an account of a whaling cruise with notes from a stay on Zanzibar, followed by a brief history of the whale fishery. A solid bibliographic title for collectors and re…searchers interested in whaling, 19th-century travel writing, and the Indian Ocean world. Reproduction moderne, illustrations et présentation pouvant différer de l'édition d'origine. This is a of the 1846. J. Ross Browne's travel and maritime narrative combines an account of a whaling cruise with notes from a stay on Zanzibar, followed by a brief history of the whale fishery. A solid bibliographic title for collectors and researchers interested in whaling, 19th-century travel writing, and the Indian Ocean world. Modern reproduction; illustrations and presentation may differ from the. Book images are non-contractual. - Informations complémentaires : Langue : Anglais | Format : Livre broché | État : Neuf | Nombre de pages : 580.
