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The voyage of the Racoon: a "secret" journal of a visit to Oregon, California and Hawaii, 1813-1814 edited with introduction and notes by John A. Hussey, drawings by Henry Rusk
by Hussey, John A., editor, Henry Rusk, drawings
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- first
- Condition
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- Seller
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San Francisco, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: printed by Taylor & Taylor for The Book Club of California, 1958. Leather Bound. xxvii, 36p., 7.75x12.5 inches, introduction, footnotes, illustrated with drawing by Rusk and plates of drawings by the anonymous author, humorous poetic errata sheet tipped-in at rear, untrimmed edges, very good first edition limited to 400 copies bound in brown marbled boars and black quarter leather spine, gilt titles, original fold-creased prospectus laid-in. Publication no. 99.
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- Seller
- Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 212872
- Title
- The voyage of the Racoon: a "secret" journal of a visit to Oregon, California and Hawaii, 1813-1814 edited with introduction and notes by John A. Hussey, drawings by Henry Rusk
- Author
- Hussey, John A., editor, Henry Rusk, drawings
- Format/Binding
- Leather Bound
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- printed by Taylor & Taylor for The Book Club of California
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1958
- Bookseller catalogs
- California; Military History; Oregon; Fine Printing, Fine Press; Hawaii;
Terms of Sale
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
All books subject to prior sale Major Institutions can be billed. ALL BOOKS ARE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION OR BETTER UNLESS NOTED. All books returnable for any reason within thirty days of receipt.
About the Seller
Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2005
San Francisco, California
About Bolerium Books Inc., ABAA/ILAB
Established in 1981 in San Francisco, we specialize in books and ephemeral materials related to the history of Labor and other social movements, including the struggles for Black and Chicano equality, the Gay liberation movement, Feminism, and Asian-American activism, as well as the Far Right. In recent years Bolerium has expanded into materials in non-western languages, especially from East Asia, and has also placed more emphasis on ephemera, with tens of thousands of original leaflets, pamphlets, and posters in stock. You can sign up for free email lists in our subject areas at www.bolerium.com. We are located in San Francisco at 2141 Mission, Suite 300 (between 17th & 18th St.). We're open by appointment only..
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- First Edition
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- Errata
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- Gilt
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- Laid-in
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- Spine
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- Edges
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