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Wandering sketches of people and things in South America, Polynesia, California, and other places visited during a cruise on board of the U.S. ships Levant, Portsmouth, and Savanna
por WOOD, Wm. Maxwell [M.D.]
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Winchester, Virginia, United States
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Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1849. First Edition. First printing. Small octavo (20cm). Publisher's blind-embossed boards, spine titled in gilt; x,[10]386pp. A straight copy, structurally sound with minimal external rubbing; spine cloth sun-faded but gilt still bright and legible; text moderately foxed throughout - still Very Good overall, and better than usually seen. With the contemporary ownership signature of a "J.C. Ryall" to title page.
The first of three service memoirs by the distinguished naval surgeon, who would be named the United States Navy's first Surgeon General in 1871. Wood recounts experiences in the South Atlantic and the Pacific, including visits to Honolulu, the Marquesas Islands (including an account of native tattooing), Lima, Monterey and elsewhere. The final chapters recount Wood's daring incognito traversal of Mexico at the outbreak of the Mexican-American War, during which he gathered vital intelligence on behalf of Commodore John D. Sloat. A quite decent copy of a book that has become somewhat infrequent in commerce. HOWES W-646. SABIN 105083. FORBES 1763.
The first of three service memoirs by the distinguished naval surgeon, who would be named the United States Navy's first Surgeon General in 1871. Wood recounts experiences in the South Atlantic and the Pacific, including visits to Honolulu, the Marquesas Islands (including an account of native tattooing), Lima, Monterey and elsewhere. The final chapters recount Wood's daring incognito traversal of Mexico at the outbreak of the Mexican-American War, during which he gathered vital intelligence on behalf of Commodore John D. Sloat. A quite decent copy of a book that has become somewhat infrequent in commerce. HOWES W-646. SABIN 105083. FORBES 1763.
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- Lorne Bair Rare Books
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 81299
- Título
- Wandering sketches of people and things in South America, Polynesia, California, and other places visited during a cruise on board of the U.S. ships Levant, Portsmouth, and Savanna
- Autor
- WOOD, Wm. Maxwell [M.D.]
- Estado do livro
- Usado
- Quantidade Disponível
- 1
- Edição
- First Edition
- Editorial
- Carey and Hart
- Local de publicação
- Philadelphia
- Data de publicação
- 1849
- Catálogos de livreiros
- Latin America; Mexico;
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