El Dorado; or, Adventures in the Path of Empire: Comprising a Voyage to California via Panama: Life in San Fransisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold Region, and Experiences of Mexican Travel, Bayard Taylor, G.P. Putnam, New York, 1864, 444 pp, green cloth, 8 x 5.5”, 12mo.
In good condition. Ex-library. Boards exhibit light wear and minor scuffing. Gilt finishing is bright on front board, but faded on spine. Spine darkened. Interior lightly toned with minimal foxing. Free of known marginalia. Binding tight and intact. A solid copy! Please see photos.
Early edition. “Unexcelled description of California’s gold-rush days” by Bayard Taylor. Taylor (1825-1878) was a prolific American travel writer, literary critic and diplomat.
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