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Published by Cambridge University Press, 1982
ISBN 10: 0521239249ISBN 13: 9780521239240
Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Book
Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
Published by Cambridge University Press, 1982
ISBN 10: 0521239249ISBN 13: 9780521239240
Seller: HPB-Red, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have some wear or writing/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!.
Published by Cambridge University Press, U.S.A., 1982
ISBN 10: 0521239249ISBN 13: 9780521239240
Seller: Aaron Books, Whittaker, MI, U.S.A.
Book
Hard Back. Condition: Good or Better. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with Minor Wear. Some light wear on dust jacket, store price label on cover, pencil writing on fly page. Ex-private Collection.
Published by Cambridge University Press, 1982
ISBN 10: 0521239249ISBN 13: 9780521239240
Seller: Midtown Scholar Bookstore, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.
Published by Cambridge University Press, 1981
ISBN 10: 0521239249ISBN 13: 9780521239240
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0521239249.
Published by Cambridge University Press, 1981
ISBN 10: 0521239249ISBN 13: 9780521239240
Seller: Anybook.com, Lincoln, United Kingdom
Book
Condition: Good. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item,600grams, ISBN:0521239249.
Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1981
ISBN 10: 0521239249ISBN 13: 9780521239240
Seller: E.R. Bosson, Books, Brewster, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo, xi + 241 pp. Notes, List of Primary Sources, Essay on Further Reading, Index. Map, b&w chapter head illustrations. "This book focuses on the experience of the California Gold Rush of 1849-50, not in terms of what happened but in terms of how people of various levels of sophistication wrote about it. Fender explores how both amateur and professional writers attempted to come to terms with the physical wilderness of the transcontinental landscape and the social wilderness of early California." -- DJ copy. Dust jacket front panel top edge creased, closed tear.
Published by Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1981
ISBN 10: 0521239249ISBN 13: 9780521239240
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
1st edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Scattered foxing on the edges. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; ix, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-211) and index. Contents; Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The West and the man of letters: confidence and anxiety; 2. Fremont and the humble bee; 3. The forty-niners: the stylistic pathology of the Overland Trail; 4. The unofficial Gold Rush; 5. The journalists' California; 6. Mark Twain's West: the stillbirth of satire; 7. The perennial critique and the poem of fact; Notes to the text; List of primary sources treated at length; An essay on further reading; Index. Subjects; 1800-1899. American literature West (U.S.) History and criticism. American literature 19th century History and criticism. Authors, American Homes and haunts West (U.S.). English language United States Rhetoric. American literature. Authors, American Homes and haunts. English language Rhetoric. Intellectual life. Literature. Gold miners in literature. California in literature. Gold miners California History 19th century. American literature 19th century History and criticism. American literature West (U.S.) History and criticism. Gold mines and mining United States California. Gold mines and mining United States California Social life and customs. American literature The West History and criticism. Gold mines and mining California Social conditions. West (U.S.) Intellectual life 19th century. California Social life and customs. English literature American writers 1830-1861 Special subjects California Gold mining communities Social conditions 1849-1850. English literature American writers 1830-1861. Special subjects California Gold mining communities Social life 1849-1850 Critical studies. 1 Kg.
Published by Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1981
ISBN 10: 0521239249ISBN 13: 9780521239240
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Book First Edition
1st edition. Good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat bumped and rubbed as with age. Scattered foxing on the edges. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Physical description; ix, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-211) and index. Contents; Machine derived contents note: List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The West and the man of letters: confidence and anxiety; 2. Fremont and the humble bee; 3. The forty-niners: the stylistic pathology of the Overland Trail; 4. The unofficial Gold Rush; 5. The journalists' California; 6. Mark Twain's West: the stillbirth of satire; 7. The perennial critique and the poem of fact; Notes to the text; List of primary sources treated at length; An essay on further reading; Index. Subjects; 1800-1899. American literature West (U.S.) History and criticism. American literature 19th century History and criticism. Authors, American Homes and haunts West (U.S.). English language United States Rhetoric. American literature. Authors, American Homes and haunts. English language Rhetoric. Intellectual life. Literature. Gold miners in literature. California in literature. Gold miners California History 19th century. American literature 19th century History and criticism. American literature West (U.S.) History and criticism. Gold mines and mining United States California. Gold mines and mining United States California Social life and customs. American literature The West History and criticism. Gold mines and mining California Social conditions. West (U.S.) Intellectual life 19th century. California Social life and customs. English literature American writers 1830-1861 Special subjects California Gold mining communities Social conditions 1849-1850. English literature American writers 1830-1861. Special subjects California Gold mining communities Social life 1849-1850 Critical studies. 1 Kg.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London & New York, 1982
ISBN 10: 0521239249ISBN 13: 9780521239240
Seller: Kenneth A. Himber, Lebanon, NJ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Almost Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Printing. Book is a clean tight unmarked copy. Dust jacket shows small tear on top corner edge near spine.
Published by Cambridge University Press, London, 1981
ISBN 10: 0521239249ISBN 13: 9780521239240
Seller: Adelaide Booksellers, Clarence Gardens, SA, Australia
Book First Edition
Hardback. 1st. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Light wear to dustjacket edges and corners with small chip to rear upper spine edge. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. 241pages. This book focuses on how the experiences of the California Gold Rush of 1849-50 were written about. Explores both amateur and professional writings, including literary travellers like Washington Irvine, pseudo explorations and quasi- scientific expeditions etc.
Published by Cambridge University Press, 1982
ISBN 10: 0521239249ISBN 13: 9780521239240
Seller: Prior Books Ltd, Cheltenham, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher's hardback in better than very good condition: firm, square and tight no snags or splits. Complete with dustjacket: not showing any tears or chips, now protected in a clear, removable sleeve. Contents fresh and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in presentable condition.
Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, West Nyack, New York, U.S.A., 1981
ISBN 10: 0521239249ISBN 13: 9780521239240
Seller: Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Book
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. The dust jacket is somewhat worn with a very small patch of sticker residue on the back. There is minor tanning along the edges of the book. The spine is lightly faded. 240 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).