VOYAGE EN CALIFORNIE by Auger, Edward - 1854

Paris: Hachette, 1854. First edition. 238,[2],[6ads.]pp. Original printed 12 mo wrappers, a trifle faded, corners chipped, front hinge worn, small nick at top of spine, old library stamp on title page, some leaves with old staining. Kurutz 24. Howes A398. Rocq 15679. Because Auger was a tourist in California and not a gold seeker, he projects an interesting view of life there after the gold rush. He describes a cockfight in Panama, lynching he was eyewitness to. A scarce volume of the series "Bibliotheque des Chemins de Fer. Deuxieme Series. Voyages.