Description: Bayard TAYLOR'S ELDORADO or PICTURES OF THE GOLD REGION Two VolumesLondon publication of 1850 bringing Europe to the Gold Rush in California The title page title is:ELDORADO or ADVENTURES IN THE PATH OF EMPIRE: COMPRISINGA VOYAGE TO CALIFORNIA, VIA PANAMA; LIFE IN SAN FRANCISCO AND MONTEREY;PICTURES OF THE GOLD REGION; AND EXPERIENCES OF MEXICAN TRAVEL. 1850 edition most likely the first edition--one year after the '49ers gold rush to California began Bohn's Shilling Series London, Henry G. Bohn York Street Covent GardenHardcover pocket book size 4 3/4" x 7 1/2"360 total pages POOR CONDITION--BOTH VOLUMES NEEDS TO BE REBOUND2 volumes. Volume I has both covers loose from the book. Volume II has missing spine, nearly separated front cover.. Its pages are still uncut (joined at the top), so basically it is unread with mostly clean pages. Volume 2 has a small hole on the facing page of the title page and the last page in the book. Stained covers. 1850 dated on covers and on title page one of the earliest Californian Gold Rush references
Price: 244 USD
Location: La Mesa, California
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Bohn's Shilling Series
Region: California
Author: Bayard Taylor
Publisher: G. P. Putnam
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Travel
Subject: Exploration & Travel
Year Printed: 1850
Original/Facsimile: Original