Buy this book on-line de Massey, Ernest, translated by Marguerite Eyer Wilbur : A Frenchman in the Gold Rush: The Journal of Ernest de Massey, Argonaut of 1849The California Historical Society, San Francisco, 1927
Publisher's blue cloth with gilt lettering. Evans, California Historical Society bibliography number 9: "Many of the French who came to California in the4 Gold Rush were from families of means, members of the intellectual rather than the working class. Ernest de Massey was one of these. Although he returned to France in 1857, apparently without achieving wealth in the gold fields, his observations of life in California at the time reveal a quick erye and a deft pen. Mrs. Wilbur wrote a short preface for the edition. 250 copies in blue cloth." Six illustrations, complete. A clean and fresh copy both internally and externally. 7 x 10 1/4 inches. 183 pages.. Book. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of de Massey, Ernest, translated by Marguerite Eyer Wilbur : A Frenchman in the Gold Rush: The Journal of Ernest de Massey, Argonaut of 1849. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including out-of-print books, fine bindings, incunabula, atlases and livres d'occasion. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |