Description: Mountains and Molehills or Recollections of a Burnt Journal by Frank MarryattHarper & Brothers, New York 1855 1st American Edition, 393 pp, 26 wood engravings. Original brown cloth hard cover, bumped and wear at corners, moderate foxing else binding is tight and in good condition. Contents are clean, tight and in very good condition. Scarce! Samuel Francis (Frank) Marryat (1826–1855) was a sailor, artist, and author. He was the son of Fredric Marryat, a British Naval Captain and English novelist that knew Charles Dickens and was admired by Samuel Clemens. In 1850, Frank left England for California via Panama with Barnes, a manservant, and three hunting dogs. The intent was to participate in the Gold Rush and write a book about it as "a sportsman-tourist's chronicle of California in the early 1850s: hunting, horse races, bear and bull fights, and an Englishman's bemused comments on social life in San Francisco, Stockton, and the gold fields". Check my feedback, I try and describe all items accurately as if I were the buyer. My pictures are part of the description so study them carefully. All hardcover books are packaged safely in cardboard.I do not accept returns so PLEASE ask questions before bidding. Sorry, no overseas shipments, Payment via PayPal. I ship promptly from a smoke-free, pet-free home.
Price: 275 USD
Location: Saint Augustine, Florida
End Time: 2024-03-02T15:39:23.000Z
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Subject: Sports & Recreation
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
