Gerstacker Frederick (40 results)

Condition: New.

PF. Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Original blindstamped brown cloth, spine gilt. Later edition. Probable ex-library; bookplates have been removed front and rear, damaging ffep. Po penciled name. Spine lean, corners bumped, covers rubbed/foxed, gilt dulled. Interior foxed. 8 leaves of plates including frontis. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; xi,396 pages.…

Condition: New. In English.

Condition: New. KlappentextrnrnThis is a reproduction of the original artefact. Generally these books are created from careful scans of the original. This allows us to preserve the book accurately and present it in the way the author intended. Since the origina.

Condition: New.

Condition: DISCRETO USATO. Da revisionare Francese Traduzione dal tedesco al francese a cura di Benedict H.Revoil, pagine ingiallite, con fioritura, tracce di umidità agli angoli, macchia scura come di caffà lungo i margini sup.soprattutto alle prime ed ultime carte, sporadici segni a matita, rilegatura in mezza tela, piatti cartonati, con tracce di umiditÃ, usura e strappi ai bordi, con macchie e mancanze il dorso. Numero pagine 406. …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Wear to cover and spine, Surface of covers faded and worn, Corners bumped and worn, Top and bottom of spine bumped and worn, edges fraying, sides worn, Gilt edges all round but pages out of line, Internally in reasonable condition, fingerprints, marks and stains on edges, pages a little creased, Attempts have been made to repair and restore the book but it has not been professionally done, end papers have been replaced but to an amateur standard, webbing has been replaced on spine with brown paper, and re glued but pages have not been squared and are now rough and out of line.…

Condition: New. In English.

Couverture souple. Condition: Bon. Paris . Hachette . 1858 . Un volume in-12 broché de 380 pages . Dos un peu défraichi .

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 8vo leather spine. Book.

Paris, L. Hachette, 1858, in-16, br., pp. (4), 380.

Leather. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket Issued. First English Language Edition. Gerstäcker (1816-1872) was a famed nineteenth German traveler and adventurer. Gerstäcker traveled around the world but mostly through South and North America, this book contains his memoirs, produced from diary entries, of one such journey. The first ten chapters detail his travels at sea and in South America. The second portion covers in vivid detail his mining experiences. In addition to providing excellent observations of daily life, Gerstäcker's documents the activities of Germans in the gold fields, the difficulties of being a foreigner, and the miner's tax. Includes 2*double paged tinted lithographs. viiii+290pp. Bound in contemporary red morocco with elaborate blind tamped borders and central lozenge. Spine has four raised bands and the panels are elaborately decorated. Heavy rubbing to edges of boards, scuffed at corners. Boards have been professionally rebacked. Gilt gauffered decoration to all page edges. Gilt dentelles. Previous owners name - S Samuel written on free end paper and dated 23rd June, 1855. End papers have been replaced, one original remains loose. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First UK edition; an exceptionally scarce title, published six years following Moby Dick. Bound in the publisher's original scarlet blind stamped and gilt cloth, the spine ends a little bumped and worn with minor losses, the cloth a touch grubby with the odd mark. The corners and edges lightly bumped. Light spotting to the page edges and prelims. Illustrated with eight monochrome plates by Harrison Weir. An attractive copy of this exceptionally scarce work; Gerstacker was a German traveller and adventurer; he became an inadvertent celebrity when his mother helped to publish his travel diaries while he was abroad from Germany. Only two copies of this work are held institutionally, at the British Library and the University of Oxford, with no other copies available in commerce at time of publication; this bright and attractive in the publisher's original cloth. Harrison Weir (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. blue cloth cover with gilt shows minor wear, tear, edgewear, rubbing. bookplate on front pastedown. pages tanned.

290p, decorative cloth, illus., rebacked with original spine laid on, original endpapers preserved, inner hinges starting, foxing, good. Xlibrary. Translated from the German. Gerstacker (1816-1872) was a popular German novelist and traveler. Besides his travel books he wrote adventure stories.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Vintage Edition. Vintage Edition, scarce, with only 5 copies on WorldCat. 12mo, three quarters leather over marbled boards, black and white plate frontispiece, black and white plate illustrations by Harrison Weir throughout. Whaling adventure novel. Very Good, slightly cocked, some foxing, moderate shelf wear, abrasions to leather, no dustjacket. Harrison Weir (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Formerly purple nubbly cloth, gilt spine title, pale green endpapers/pastedown, frontis illustration + 6 full page illustrations; A fair copy with 20% loss of spine cloth, 2.5"x3.5" corner lost from rear fep, Early ladies library bookplate inside front cover with library regulations pasted inside rear board, & some small stains & distress to front endpapers/pastedown; 274 pages + publisher advertisements. Size: 6"x9.25". Gaston Fay (illustrator).…

Couverture souple. Condition: bon. R240075230: 1876. In-12. Broché. Etat passable, 1er plat abîmé, Dos abîmé, Mouillures. 406 pages - 1er plat désolidarisé - dos manquant - 2ème plat recouvert de papier - mouillures sans réelle conséquence sur la lecture - ouvrage désolidarisé - tranches salies. . . . Classification Dewey : 830-Littératures des langues germaniques. …

Hard Back. First Edition. Hard Back First Edition With illustrations from designs by eminent artists Bound in full burgundy cloth with decorative embossing to the boards and gilt titles to the spine The boards although sound are rubbed and worn with the titles to the spine faded All edges of the text block gilt Slight lean to the spine Yellow endpapers Small closed tear to the margins of the text to the first few pages Pages are generally clean with the occasional spot of foxing and thumb mark pp xii 388 Overall a fair copy of a scarce title From Major Beetons private librarynbspnbsp. book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 395 Seiten Eine Sammlung spannender Erzählungen aus der Weltliteratur, die Abenteuer aus verschiedenen Zeiten und Kulturen beleuchtet. Zustand: Einband mit stärkeren Gebrauchsspuren, Seiten geringfügig gebräunt, insgesamt GUTER Zustand. HC1-696-7/8-00599998 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 641. …

Hardcover. Condition: Sehr gut. 395 Seiten Eine Sammlung spannender Erzählungen von bekannten Autoren wie Edgar Allan Poe, Jules Verne und Mark Twain, die Abenteuer und Erlebnisse aus verschiedenen Teilen der Welt schildern. Zustand: Einband mit stärkeren Gebrauchsspuren, Seiten geringfügig gebräunt, insgesamt GUTER Zustand. HC1-686-1/8-00586477 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 609.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 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.…

Condition: Good. Gerstacker's Travels, translated from German of Frederick Gerstacker, 1854 Hardback edition. Published by T. Nelson and Sons, London. Illustrated. Pages: 290 + illustrations. Condition: Some shelf/edge wear and browning to boards with some edge tears to spine. Inscription to first page. Light foxing/wear to pages with hinges a little open in places. A lovely copy for age. Please see pictures for further information.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1905 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 240 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 240 Gersta?cker, Friedrich, 1816-1872,Sturm, Frederick Bernard, ed.…

LeatherBound. Condition: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1864 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 421 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 421.…

Leather Bound. Condition: New. Language: German. Language: German. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine lends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1905. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - German, Pages:- 240, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 240 240.…

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. This item is printed on demand - it takes 3-4 days longer - Neuware -Reprint of the original, first published in 1864. 404 pp. Englisch.

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000.