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Paris: L. Maison, 1850. 1st. Hardcover. First Edition 12mo; [4]. 386 pages plus 3 full-page engraved maps of the Bays of Monterey and San Francisco, the Straits of Magellan and Panama as well as 4 views (of San Francisco, Big Trees, Sutter's Fort and Pyramid Lake). Lacks folding map. Moderate foxing, rubbing and edgewear throughout, a few pencil notes, otherwise a Very Good copy in contemporary 1/2 leather and marbled paper boards, marbled endpapers; title gilt stamped at spine w/'Colonnello Cipriani' at foot. Kurutz 236a. California Woman's Hospital bookplate to front pastedown (In Memory of Gertrude Marion Munson Hopper).
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DESCRIPTION DE LA NOUVELLE CALIFORNIE GEOGRAPHIQUE, POLITIQUE ET MORALE..
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[California Gold Rush] DESCRIPTION DE LA NOUVELLE CALIFORNIE: GEOGRAPHIQUE, POLITIQUE ET MORALE. . .
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Paris: L. Maison, 1850. Half Leather. Very Good binding. 12mo. [4], 386 pp., frontis, maps, plates. Backed in maroon calf with marbled paper over boards. Spine ends and corners lightly worn; light to moderate foxing to the contents. Large folding map of western United States, "Carte de la Nouvelle Californie Dressee . . . 1850," with "Deuxieme Edition" printed at the top margin. There is some early reinforcement to the verso of some of the folds, map is a bit foxed. In addition to the large folding frontispiece map there are 4 engraved views including San Francisco, Fort Sutter, the redwood forest, and Pyramid Lake; as well as 3 additional full page maps--Monterey Bay, Panama, and Tierra del Fuego. Cowan calls this "the most complete and extensive work descriptive of California published in France at this time" (qtd. in Kurutz). An uncommon history and map of California in the early years of the Gold Rush. Text in French. Howes F-101; Kurutz 236a; Sabin 24198; Wheat, Books 75; Wheat, Maps 155.
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Description de la Nouvelle Californie Geographique, Politique et Morale [bound with]Voyage en Californie description de son sol, de son climat, de ses mines d'or. First editions
by Ferry, Hypolite; Bryant, Edwin, (1805-1869); Baron de La Roche Lacarelle, provenance
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Paris, : L. Maison, Editeur des Guides Richard, 1850; Arthus Bertrand, circa 1849-50.. 12mo. 10.8 x 17cm. Quarter shagreen and marbled boards....Ferry: 386pp; 7 plates and maps, lacing the large folding map....."The most complete and extensive work descriptive of California published in France at this time" (Cowan I). The views include possibly the first depiction of the big trees of California (see Howell 50) and a view of Sutter's Fort. Cowan I, p 84; Cowan II, p 207; Howes F101; Kurutz 236a; Pilling 1282; Sabin 24198; Vail Gold Fever p 19; Wheat Gold Region 155 & 156 (maps).Bryant: 272pp. folding maps by Duflot de Mofras.Sabin no. 8805......1/ FERRY (Hypolite). Description de la Nouvelle Californie géographique, politique et morale (); Paris, L. Maison, 1850. 7 planches ou cartes en hors-texte (sur 8). Sans la grande carte dépliante....2/ BRYANT (Ed.). Voyage en Californie. Description de son sol, de son climat, de ses mines d'or. Paris, Artus Bertrand, s.d. [1849]. Exemplaire bien…
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DESCRIPTION DE LA NOUVELLE CALIFORNIE GEOGRAPHIQUE, POLITIQUE ET MORALE...AVEC UNE GRANDE CARTE DE LA NOUVELLE CALIFORNIE
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Paris: L. Maison, 1850.. [4],386pp. plus eight engraved plates and maps, including a large folding map. Half title. 12mo. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Boards moderately rubbed and worn at edges, corners, and joints. Light foxing and tanning throughout. Folding map with expertly repaired closed tears. Very good. Second edition, published the same year as the first and identical except for the "Deuxieme Edition" statement at the head of the folding map. It is illustrative of the worldwide interest in the Gold Rush that brought so many gold-seekers to California, including from France. Cowan calls it "the most complete and extensive work descriptive of California published in France at this time." "Ferry based his text on many sources and quoted extensively from Jacques Antoine Moerenhout. He included chapters on New Helvetia, the gold region, and methods of mining" - Kurutz. Also included are chapters on travel to California, different routes to take, etc. The large detailed…
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Description de la Nouvelle Californie Geographique, Politique et Morale: contenant l'historique de la découverte de cette contrée. Un précis des événements politiques qui s'y sont accomplis. Des renseignements détaillés sur sa topographie, son climat, ses productions minérales, végétales et animales. Des notions sur
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Paris: L. Maison, Editeur des Guides Richard, 1850. contenant l'historique de la decouverte de cette contree. Un precis des evenements politiques qui s'y sont accomplis. Des renseignements detailles sur sa topographie, son climat, ses productions minerales, vegetales et animales. Des notions sur la minerologie, la metallurgie et la geologie. Le caractere, les moeurs, usages, coutumes de ses habitants. La description de ses baies, ports, villes, missions, villages. Des instructions nautiques sur ses baies et ses ports. Le tarif des douanes en Californie. Des renseignements generaux concernant les routes qui conduisent en Californie, les lieux de passage, description de Chagres, Panama, du cap Horn et de la Terre-de-Feu, etc. etc. Par Hypolite Ferry, Membre de la Societe de geographie de Paris. Avec une grande carte de la nouvelle Californie. Des cartes particulieres des baies de Monterey et de San-Francisco. De L'Isthme de Panama. Du cap Horn et du Detroit de Magellan. Et plusieurs vues interessantes…
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