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OFF TO CALIFORNIA: A Tale of the Gold Country. Adapted from the Flemish of Hendrik Conscience, by James F. Cobb Illustrated by A. Forestier by Conscience, Hendrik - 1887-01-01

Name: OFF TO CALIFORNIA: A Tale of the Gold Country. Adapted from the Flemish of Hendrik Conscience, by James F. Cobb Illustrated by A. Forestier.
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OFF TO CALIFORNIA: A Tale of the Gold Country. Adapted from the Flemish of Hendrik Conscience, by James F. Cobb Illustrated by A. Forestier

by Conscience, Hendrik

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W. Gardner, Darton, & Co., London: (1887), 1887-01-01. Hardcover. Good. A nice hardcover with a tight binding and an unmarked text. Minor foxing and the spine is slightly cocked.From a private smoke free collection. Shipping within 24 hours, tracking number and delivery Confirmation.

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OFF TO CALIFORNIA: A Tale of the Gold Country. Adapted from the Flemish of Hendrik Conscience, by James F. Cobb Illustrated by A. Forestier.

by Conscience, Hendrik

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W. Gardner, Darton, & Co., London: (1887)., 1887 pp. (6) 279 + Six plates. Text somewhat foxed and soiled. 12mo. 195 mm. Original decorated full cloth binding; faded and somewhat worn, but still attractive. Large school prize plate from the Plymouth (England) School Board to Arthur Bradford, "For Regular and Punctual Attendance, 1893." Hendrik Conscience (1812-1883) was a popular Flemish author who "possessed, to a high degree, the sense of the dramatic and pathetic. and had a wonderful power of grasping the picturesque side of things. rendering it with a rare felicity of expression." A fine tale of travel and adventures, with vignettes of: sea travel; mutiny; gold prospecting; gambling; ghosts; and even a lynching. Amedee Forestier (1861-1930) was an illustrator for the Illustrated London News. W148. Language: eng. Full Cloth. Hardcover.. Very Good.