Description: Item is in VERY GOOD condition with some normal minor shelf wear expected for a vintage book.The pages inside are pristine with no highlighting, marks, or writing; no dog-earing or bent pages. There is no dust jacket. The blue plaid hardback cover boards are in VERY GOOD condition with no bumped corners except one on the front right top, but no scratches or tears; it has virtually no fraying along the top, side, and bottom back edges,or on the foot and crown of the spine.Spine is intact with a library binding-no loose pages. No creasing. Spine is not broken (Please see pictures as they are part of the description). Overall in VERY GOOD condition. This is #12 in the series of keepsakes issued by the friends of the Bancroft Library. Has a larger print copy of the Journal of John Bidwell, 1841, as well as a facsimile of the Journal, printed side by side. has an introduction with a selected bibliography by Francis P. Farquhar. Vintage and fun! A valuable resource of frontier and pioneer history. A great resource for those interested in the history of overland routes and of California history. Contains a fold-out map of the overland route he and other emigrants took to California.
Price: 49 USD
Location: Newport Beach, California
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Book Title: A Journey to California, 1841: The First Emigrant Party....
Book Series: #12 In The Series of Keepsakes Issued By The Bancroft Library
Original Language: English
Item Length: 7.25 in
Vintage: Yes
Personalize: Yes
Unit Type: oz
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 10.5 in
Personalized: No
Features: Introduction with Bibliography, Facsimile Copy of John Bidwell's Journal, 1841, Larger Print Copy of Bidwell's Journal, Fold-Out Map of Overland Route Used by Bidwell.
Unit Quantity: 1
Topic: American History, California History, Early California, Overland Routes West, Frontier and Pioneer History, John Bidwell
Item Width: 0.5 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: The Bancroft Library
Inscribed: No
Intended Audience: Adults
Edition: 1964 First Edition
California Prop 65 Warning: N/A
Publication Year: 1841
Type: History
Literary Movement: N/A
Era: 1800s
Illustrator: N/A
Author: John Bidwell, Francis P. Farquhar
Genre: History of the American West, Journals and Memoir, Early California History, John Bidwell
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Weight: 18 oz
Personalization Instructions: N/A
Number of Pages: 33 Pages
