Author: Guillou, Charles F. B. Emily Blackmore & Elliot A. P. Evans - Contributors Title: OREGON And CALIFORNIA DRAWINGS. 1841 and 1847
Description: San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1961. 1st edition. LIMITED to 450 copies. Cream woven cloth binding, gilt printed lettering to spine, blue illustration in cloth of front board. [10], 28 pp. Many pages of inserted plates in rear. Many b/w illustrations throughout. Folio. 13-1/4" x 10" "Passed Assistant Surgeon Charles Guillou relaxed his ceremonial stance as the lines of marines broke ranks. He thought of his first landing on the west coast, from a crowded canoe. This time his uniforms were immaculate, his purse full, his boxes of oriental treasures in the hold, and he had the respect of his commodore and his captain. He was five years older and more than five years wiser.". Light wear to binding (spine lightly tanned). A VG+ example.
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Price: US$ 49.50 Seller: Tavistock Books, ABAA
- Book number: 40734
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