Title: The Duchow Journal. A Voyage from Boston to California 1852
Author: Duchow, John Charles
Description: Foreword by George P. Hammond. With 33 unnumbered leaves. Title in red and black, frontispiece portrait and numerous decorations in color by the printer, Mallette Dean. 4to. Original decorated boards backed in grey-green linen, paper spine label, jacket. 1 of 200 copies on hand-made Umbria paper from Italy.John Charles Duchow's journal, written on his voyage from Boston, around Cape Horn to California in 1852. Publisher's printed slip and prospectus, laid in. Allen Press Bib. 21; Kurutz 207.
Heading: (Allen Press)Place Published: Kentfield, CA
Publisher: Mallette Dean [at the Allen Press]
Date Published: 1959
Author: Duchow, John Charles
Description: Foreword by George P. Hammond. With 33 unnumbered leaves. Title in red and black, frontispiece portrait and numerous decorations in color by the printer, Mallette Dean. 4to. Original decorated boards backed in grey-green linen, paper spine label, jacket. 1 of 200 copies on hand-made Umbria paper from Italy.John Charles Duchow's journal, written on his voyage from Boston, around Cape Horn to California in 1852. Publisher's printed slip and prospectus, laid in. Allen Press Bib. 21; Kurutz 207.
Heading: (Allen Press)Place Published: Kentfield, CA
Publisher: Mallette Dean [at the Allen Press]
Date Published: 1959
Condition report
Mild wear to jacket, light edge wear to volume; near fine or better, jacket very good.
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Collection of Fine California Press Books
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