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Published by A.M. Robertson, 1913
Seller: Moe's Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very good. No jacket. With illustrations and drawings made by Choris in the year 1816, to which are added certain views of San Francisco at the present day (1916). Covers shelfworn.
Published by A. M. Robertson, San Francisco, CA, 1913
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition of This Translation. First Edition of this translation. Original publisher's beige paper-covered boards with gilt lettering on front cover and spine. Printed by Taylor, Nash & Taylor. 5" x 7 1/4." Twenty pages, complete. Black-and-white plates, complete. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning throughout. Covers are very clean and intact except for slight wear to extremities, slight darkening, and a few wrinkles to the paper on front. A Fine copy. This book comprises the first English translation of one chapter from Louis Choris's work, Voyage Pittoresque Autour du Monde, avec des Portraits de Sauvages d'Amerique, d'Asie, d'Afrique, et des Isles du Grand Ocean; des Paysages, des Vues Maritimes, et Plusieurs Objets d'Histoire Naturelle (1822). This chapter was translated by Porter Garnett. In the chapter, Choris describes multiple aspects of San Francisco and California while he was visiting the coast of California in 1816 aboard the Russian ship, Rurik. At the time, Choris was employed on the Rurik as an artist for the Romanzoff expedition led by Otto von Kotzbue. Kotzbue's goal was to find a northwest passage. Much of Choris's writing in this chapter gives a description of the different Indigenous tribes of Northern California from a Western perspective. He discusses the lifestyles of the Indigenous people who spent part of the year at the missions and the other part of the year in the mountains. Choris also writes briefly about other parts of Spanish history and the sea otter fur trade in early California. Interspersed among the text are full-page black-and-white plates showing reproductions of Choris's art and comparatively modern printed photographs of San Francisco in the year 1913. Most of Choris's artworks depicted herein show portraits of Indigenous people and aspects of their culture such as their clothing, playing games, hunting, and dances. In a brief Translator's Note, Garnett discusses the life of Choris. Louis Choris (1795-1828) was a German-Russian painter and explorer. During the 1816 expedition to California, Choris documented the culture and lives of the Ohlone people at the San Francisco missions through his art. Choris also spent time in France. In 1827, he embarked on a journey from France to South America and Mexico. Sadly, Choris was killed by robbers in 1828 while en route to Vera Cruz, Mexico. The printer of this book, Taylor, Nash & Taylor, was a noted printing firm based in San Francisco. The company was founded by brothers Edward DeWitt Taylor and Henry H. Taylor at the turn of the century. John Henry Nash joined the Taylors' firm from 1911-1915 to form Taylor, Nash & Taylor.
Published by WENTWORTH PR, 2016
ISBN 10: 1373204257ISBN 13: 9781373204257
Seller: moluna, Greven, Germany
Book
Condition: New.
Published by San Francisco, Calif.: A. M. Robertson., 1913
Seller: Wittenborn Art Books, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Good. Hardcover. 12mo. 5 x 7-3/8 inches. First edition; 20 pp. + plates; original grey boards, spine chipped at the head and along hinge, Cover soiled. With these defects, book must be graded Good, but interior is sound and clean. Pages unmarked, all plates present. Translation of Voyage pittoresque autour du monde by Louis Choris, published in 1822. With "illustrations from Drawings made by Choris in the year 1816.".
Published by A.M. Robertson., San Francisco., 1913
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Inscribed by the translator, Porter Garnett. Author arrived in San Francisco aboard the Ruric in 1816, under Kotzebue. Includes a short narrative with accompanying art reproductions and photos of San Francisco at the time the book was published. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy 20 pages of text, plus plates.
Published by A.M. Robertson, San Francisco, 1913
Seller: sonalsorises, Los angeles, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Illustrated (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition. Fine in original dust jacket with the price on the front cover, also fine. Very scarce in this mint condition. Beautifully illustrated. Protective acetate cover.