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Aarau, Verlag H. R. Sauerländer, 1855, Auflage: 1.. kartoniert; flexibler, hellgrauer, schwarz bedruckter, illustrierter Einband, unbeschnittene Bogen, Frakturschrift / Anz. Seiten: 364 / 13 x 19,5 cm / Zustand: Gebrauchsspuren; Buchblock mehrfach angeplatzt, Einband berieben, fleckig und gedunkelt, Hinterdeckel fehlt, Rücken und Ränder lädiert, Papier leicht gebräunt und etwas fleckig, Schnitt bestaubt, Nummerierung auf Vorderdeckel Kalifornien - Nordamerika

Aarau: Druck und Verlag von H.R. Sauerlander, 1855. First Edition. Wraps. Very good. Octavo: [iv], 365, [1] p. (p.230-1 misnumbered 330-1). Original pink paper wrappers, with engraved illlustrations on both panels. Occasional mild foxing to the contents. The wrappers are a bit soiled, with tiny nicks to the corners and tips; otherwise very good. "Born in Germany, Meyer left for New Orleans in February 1849, bound for the Isthmus of Panama. On the Pacific side, he boarded the three-masted ship Sarah Elisha and after a difficult voyage, arrived in Monterey in the spring. Henry Wagner speculates that some inconsistencies and errors indicate that Meyer wrote this book based on his memory rather than a journal. Nontheless, he must be credited with providing some of the strongest 'word pictures' of the Gold Rush. His summaries of the last vestiges of Mexican California are all choice. His descriptions encompass a Mexican caravan on its way to the Mariposa diggings, geology of the region, gold mining… Read More