Title: Mountains and Molehills, or Recollections of a Burnt Journal
Author: Marryat, Frank
Description: 393 pp. Illustrated with wood-engravings and plates, including the frontispiece. 7½x4¾, original blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt, rebacked with original spine laid down. First American Edition."Excellent narrative of experiences in the diggings..." - Wheat. Kurutz quotes Howell as calling the book one of the best descriptions of life in the mines. Cowan p.416; Graff 2685 (English edition only); Howes M299; Kurutz 329b.
Heading: Place Published: New York
Publisher: Harper & Bros.
Date Published: 1855
Author: Marryat, Frank
Description: 393 pp. Illustrated with wood-engravings and plates, including the frontispiece. 7½x4¾, original blindstamped cloth, spine lettered in gilt, rebacked with original spine laid down. First American Edition."Excellent narrative of experiences in the diggings..." - Wheat. Kurutz quotes Howell as calling the book one of the best descriptions of life in the mines. Cowan p.416; Graff 2685 (English edition only); Howes M299; Kurutz 329b.
Heading: Place Published: New York
Publisher: Harper & Bros.
Date Published: 1855
Condition report
Extremities worn, endpapers replaced; a few pages loose; else fair.
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Americana - Exploration - Natural History
12:00 PM PT - Jul 24th, 2008
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