Deck and Port; or, Incidents of a Cruise in the United States Frigate Congress to California
by Rev. Walter Colton
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
New York: A. S. Barnes & CO., 1850 . First edition. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". Not Stated. A first edition of this interesting documentation of the voyage of the US Congress to California, with illustrations. In the publisher's original brown cloth binding. First edition, second issue of the work, with the addition of a map. Written by American Chaplain, Rev. Walter Colton, this work documents his experiences during a naval expedition from the gulf of Mexico to California in 1846-1847. The voyage takes him through Rio de Janeiro, Valparaiso, Limo, Honolulu and San Francisco. Colton details many different aspects of the passing countries, including the natural encounters, the weather and religion. Illustrated with a frontispiece Commodore R. F. Stockton, four colour plates and a map of North and South America. In the publisher's original brown cloth binding. Externally, sound with slight bumping to the extremities. Slight rubbing, mainly to the front joint, with a small tear. The odd mark to boards and slight loss to the coth and the head and tail of the spine. Hinges slightly trained but holding. Internally, generally firmly bound. Binding slightly more tender to the rear of the work. Pages bright and clean with the occasional mark. Mark to the lower right corner from p404 until the end, not affecting text. Good
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 880Q5
- Title
- Deck and Port; or, Incidents of a Cruise in the United States Frigate Congress to California
- Author
- Rev. Walter Colton
- Illustrator
- Not Stated
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. S. Barnes & CO.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1850
- Size
- 7.5" by 5"
- Keywords
- first edition voyage illustrated travel voyage
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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