Langsdorff's Narrative of the Rezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806.
by LANGSDORFF, George Heinrich Von
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Portland, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Private Press of Thomas C. Russell, 1927. One of 260 numbered copies, signed by Russell and with a presentation by him to John Tufts, M.D. Octavo. xiv, 158 pp. plus folding map, two portraits and facsimiles of the original title pages. Publisher's quarter tan cloth over blue boards, printed paper spine label. Extra spine label bound in at rear. Small snag to spine and minor edge wear to label (which is easily remedied by using the extra label). Leo Wyatt engraved typographic bookplate (KEH). A very good copy.
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- Bookseller
- Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 71554
- Title
- Langsdorff's Narrative of the Rezanov Voyage to Nueva California in 1806.
- Author
- LANGSDORFF, George Heinrich Von
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Private Press of Thomas C. Russell
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1927
Terms of Sale
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
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About the Seller
Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Biblio member since 2012
Portland, Oregon
About Nat DesMarais Rare Books, ABAA
Nat DesMarais Rare Books specializes in books on the Sierra Nevada (particularly Yosemite), the Mojave, and California books in general. We also deal in the art of the American West, voyages and travels and nineteenth century literature.
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