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Sale 476: Americana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography (#476) 03/29/2012 11:00 AM PDT Closed
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Lot #26 An Account of a Visit to California 1826-'27

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$150

Estimate: $150 - $250

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Title:

An Account of a Visit to California 1826-'27

Author:

Beechey, F[rederick] W[illiam]

Place Published:

San Francisco

Publisher:

Book Club of California

Date Published:

[1941]

Description:

Introduction by Edith M. Coulter. Illustrated with 4 color reproductions of watercolors by William Smyth and one map of the San Francisco Bay by F.W. Beechey. 12½x9, linen-backed patterned boards, paper spine label. One of 350 copies printed by the Grabhorn Press.

"Interesting account of Monterey and San Francisco before the American Conquest..." - Howes B309; BCC 60.

Condition:

Spine and boards sunned, light wear, bookplate; very good.

Item#:

224685

Headline:

F.W. Beechey's California Voyage Grabhorn Press
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