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Author: WELLES, C. M. Title: Three Years' of Wanderings of A Connecticut Yankee, in South America, Africa, Australia, and California, with descriptions of the several countries, manners, customs and conditions of the people, including miners, natives, etc. Also a detailed account of A voyage around the world, attended with unusual suffering, hardship, privation, disappointment, and dangers arising from fearful storms; threatened wrrecks on rocky coasts, and amid reefs; by fire, deception, mutiny, etc. Also, various incidents of life on shipboard. Illustrated with beautiful steel plate engravings.
Description: 8vo; pp. (vi), 362; 2 frontispieces, 8 b/w ful page illustrations; original brown cloth, blind stamped in gilt on front, back and spine, title on spine in faded gilt; minor foxing and discolouration throughout; boards and cloth faded and worn, head and tail of spine damaged, binding weakened, a fair copy. New York, American Subscription Publishing House, 1859.
Keywords: discovery and exploration South America Africa Australia California
Price: AUD 187.00 = appr. US$ 129.38 Seller: Time Booksellers - Book number: 46887
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