Francl Joseph (3 results)

Condition: Good. Prospectus. 8vo. One folded sheet. [This is a prospectus, not a book]. introduction by Richard Brautigan. Illustrations by Patricia Oberhaus, including a portrait of the author. Designed by Jack Werner Stauffacher.

Hardcover. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. 55 pages. Introduction by Richard Brautigan. Illustrations by Patricia Oberhaus. Typographic design by Jack Werner Stauffacher, the Greenwood Press, San Francisco. Francl, a native of Bohemia, in the Czech republic, was an early pioneer in the American west (he is credited - online - with being the first Czech in Nebraska as well as the Gold Country). This book is based on his diary. Edition limited to just 540 copies. First edition (first printing). Near fine copy in a near fine plain white dust jacket. Dust jacket has mild scuffing. With publisher's illustrated prospectus for the publication, one sheet folded, 10 x 7.25 inches when folded, with B/W illustration of front, with typed addressed ordering envelope from publisher. With one illustrated sheet, 10 x 7.25 inches, inviting the recipient to the book launch on Monday 6 January, 1969.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: very good. Limited edition copy of The Overland Journey of Joseph Francl, with the rare dust jacket. (illustrator). Limited Edition. Octavo, 55pp, [9]. Illustrated paper-covered boards, title in black on white paper label affixed to spine. Solid text block, fine condition. In the white paper dust jacket, as issued. Faint soiling to panels, light wear to corners, near fine condition. Features seven full-page illustrations. One of 540 limited edition copies with a typographic design by Jack Werner Stauffacher and a binding by the Schuberth Bookbindery. Joseph Francl (1824-1875), born in the Czech Republic, was an early pioneer in the American west. He is credited as the first Czech in Nebraska as well as northern California (gold country). This work is based on his diary entries.