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Nordhoff, Charles. Northern California, Complete in Two Parts. Harper & Brothers, NY, 1873.
Price: US$9.40 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 18pp extract, printed in double columns, illustrated with 8 characteristic Harper's engravings, salvaged from damaged issues of Harper's Monthly, Volume XLVIII, Nos. 282 & 283, November - December, 1873. The Sacramento Valley, Mendocino and Clear Lake. Illustrations include a water-jam of logs, a coast view of Mendocino County, a saw-mill, a chopper at work, shipping lumber, another coast view, an Indian Rancheria, and a sweat-house. Housed in protective mylar report cover.
Seller: Legacy Books II, Louisville, KY, U.S.A.
Price: US$9.90 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: November & December, 1873, pp. 908-914;35-45, Nicely Illus, Extracted from 2 Successive Issues of orig vol, thus begins with title page, trimmed & stapled thus is like a pamphlet, VG
Seller: Larry W Price Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
Price: US$15.50 + shipping
Description: California ills. and maps. v.g.spine chipped.red cover. Please email for info concerning any book or dust jacket. If d.j. does not appear in description, it means there is no dust jacket. Photos on request. Some books may have remainder marks. Heavy and/or oversized books require additional postage.
Seller: Frederick Bayoff Literary Books, Adrian, MI, U.S.A.
Price: US$18.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Front board stained, almost detached. Most of backstrip missing. Original owner's name on title. Pages tanned at edges but clean, NO foxing or markings. Textblock good, could be rebound by an expert.
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Nordhoff, Charles. Article: Northern California. Harpers New Monthly Magazine, 1873.
Price: US$25.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: very good condition; some discoloration due to age; SCARCE ORIGINAL VINTAGE ARTICLE, full of b/w illustrations, approximately 6x9; ADV009657; 12 pages; These are unbound pages from a journal. Image can be supplied if desired.
Seller: Hammonds Antiques & Books, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$28.00 + shipping
Description: G ex-library. Red binding, gilt lettering, black decoration. Library markings, extremity wear, small split at bottom of spine. Illustrated by Illus.
Seller: Crabtree's Collection Old Books, Sebago, ME, U.S.A.
Charles Nordhoff. California: For Health, Pleasure and Residence. Harper & Brothers, 1873.
Price: US$30.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very good copy rebound in burgundy and cream leather with gilt titles. Names on endpaper. Pages have some toning. A few spots on the cover.
Seller: Jackson Street Booksellers, Omaha, NE, U.S.A.
Nordhoff, Charles. Northern California. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, New York., 1873.
Price: US$37.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Excerpt from the December, 1873, issue of Harper's New Monthly Magazine in cardstock folder, reinforced with masking tape. Some discoloration of folder. Magazine sections are held together along spines with tape. Label on front of folder from Dellquest's Rare Books, Los Angeles, California. 12 pages with 8 woodcuts. Section II, Mendocino and Clear Lake. An article about the northern coast of California.
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$43.85 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 255 S., Abb., Karte, 23 cm, Halbledereinband der Zeit berieben, gebräunt, leicht fleckig. Sprache: Englisch
Seller: Wissenschaftliches Antiquariat Köln Dr. Sebastian Peters UG, Köln, Germany
Price: US$48.62 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 1873 ed., first published in Harper's Magazine, reddish-brown cloth, design stamped in black on front and rear covers, lettering in gilt on the spine and front cover, frontispiece map and maps at pp.106&107 of San Joaquin Valley and Sacramento Valley are in near fine condition, rubbing and wear at extremities and at head and tail of spine but with no lettering affected.255pp followed by 4 pages of Harper book advertisements, slight sunning to spine area; lettering on front cover is bright, chocolate coloured end papers, discreet book plate of previous owner on front paste-down.
Seller: Reeve & Clarke Books (ABAC / ILAB), South River, ON, Canada
Price: US$57.91 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: TWO VOLUMES COVERING ONE YEAR (Half of 1873 and the first half of 1874). Both Volumes with matching bindings in 3/4 Leather and black cloth. VOL. 47 on spine of one volume and VOL. 48 on the other. 5 Spine compartments with 6 Gold-stamped bands. Long past gentle nibbling on the front cover leather/cloth seam. A bit of minor rubbing to corners and edges at corners. Vol. 47 with 952 pp. and Vol. 48 with 912 pp. (Combined 1864 pp.) Numerous engravings, illustrations, and interesting stories (With illustrations) to include: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA/ SACRAMENTO VALLEY (Charles Nordhoff),Cheap Yachting,Ten Day's With the Deaf and Dumb (Includes numerous engravings along with a Sign Language Chart, Signers of the Declaration of Independence (With Facsimile Autographs (Benjamin Lossing), DETECTIVE PINKERTON (General R.B. Marcy, U.S.A.), HAWAII-NEI (Charles Nordhoff) with approx. 48 illustrations, Ireland (With illustrations), Horse Trotting, Little Laborers of New York City (Child Labor), Republican Movement in Europe, SCROGGS, WHAT SHALL WE DO WITH? (WITH MAP/ALASKA), Charles Nordhoff.a story of facts and figures as well as the mismanagement of prisoners and the prison system. The author suggests prisoners would do best to be exiled to the Alaska Territory to be managed/ruled by Officers from West Point. It was also stated that Alaska was a useless and expensive possession. It was also suggested that prisoners could work by building roads since the country had none. Also a story of GENERAL SHERMAN'S TRAVELS IN EUROPE AND THE EAST with approximately 40-45 pictres/illustrations. Also a story about THE TELEGRAPH with approximately 40 illustrations. IN A TOBACCO FACTORY with ten illustrations (Richmond, Virgina), and THE WINE ISLANDS OF LAKE ERIE. ARMY ORGANIZATION BY GENERAL GEORGE B. M'CLELLAN, BERMUDA, NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BY CHARLES NORDHOFF (Includes Mendocino County, Saw Mill, Costal Views, and Indian Rancheria), Canal Life (Waters of New York, Columbia River and Puget Sound, THE FARALLON ISLANDS BY CHARLES NORDHOFF (With numerous pictures/engravings), LIGHT HOUSES OF THE UNITED STATES BY CHARLES NORDHOFF, Stories about Africa, The New South, Observatories in the U.S. (Illustrated), Prayer of Columbus by WALT WHITMAN.and Songs of The Redwood Tree also by Whitman. Great Stories Books are clean, complete, and tight. EXTRA POSTAGE FOR THESE 2 VOLUMES WEIGHING ALMOST 6 LBS.
Seller: Barry's Books, San Antonio, TX, U.S.A.
Nordhoff, Charles. California: A Book for Travelers and Settlers. Harper & Brothers, New York, 1873.
Price: US$60.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: 249 pages; additional 6 pages of Tables of Temperatures. Four pages of advertisements for Harper & Brothers Publishers books. Charles Nordhoff (August 1830 - 14 July 1901) was an American journalist, and a descriptive writer. Tips of the spine are lightly rubbed. Small water stain on the upper right corner of the first 37 pages. Neither the typing nor any drawings or pictures are affected.
Seller: Cat House Books LLC, Pensacola, FL, U.S.A.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Description: 255pp. Map. Illus. Original gilt cloth. A very good copy. First published, in part only, in HARPER'S MAGAZINE, and for the first time in book form in 1872, this was one of the most popular travel books written about California, and appeared in many editions in America and Britain. "Mr. Nordhoff's descriptions of the natural attractions of California were considered the best of their time, and much esteemed" - Cowan. Also includes a description of Utah and the state of Mormonism. COWAN, p.455. FLAKE 5861. ROCQ 17051. TRAIN TO PLANE 9. ZAMORANO SELECT 80 (first ed).
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Price: US$75.00 + shipping
Description: Frontispiece map. Illustrated. 255, [1], 4, ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Cowan p. 455; Adams, Herd, 1676; Flake 5861; Rocq 17051 Original burnt orange cloth. Very good, at least Frontispiece map. Illustrated. 255, [1], 4, ads pp. 1 vols. 8vo
Seller: The Old Mill Bookshop, HACKETTSTOWN, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$79.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 2 preliminary leaves, [11]-255 + [4pp] publisher's advertisements. Map; illustrations. Blue cloth with gilt lettering and decorative black stamping; brown endpapers. Light wear to extremities; slight darkening to spine; previous owner bookplate dated Jun 27, 1873 inside front cover; small pull on front joint; else a near fine copy. ". an extremely popular guidebook that persuaded many to settle in California. It opens with descriptions of the various routes available to the traveller to California and the visitor to Yosemite. Next come suggested points of interest; California agriculture (with hints to prospective settlers); and notes on the Southern California climate." - Library of Congress. "Mr. Nordhoff's descriptions of the natural attractions of California were considered the best of their time, and much esteemed" - Cowan pg. 455. "Includes a description of Utah and the state of Mormonism; in Utah for 3 or 4 days in 1873." - flake 5861. (Rocq 17051; Zamorano Select 80).
Seller: Carpe Diem Fine Books, ABAA, Monterey, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: pp. 255, 4 [Publisher's catalogue of Travel books] + Frontis Map. Illustrated with drawings and maps. Age stain. Lightly XLib. 230 mm. Original full green cloth binding, decorated in black and lettered in gilt gold. Corners worn with small loss. Binding rubbed and worn but tight. Hardbound. Very good. Charles Bernard Nordhoff (1887-1947) was an English-born American novelist and traveler. Cowan p. 162; Adams. Herd 1676; Flake 5861. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! W12 Language: eng
Seller: FAMILY ALBUM, Kinzers, PA, U.S.A.
Price: US$99.50 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Brick red cloth blind stamped in black with gilt lettering on cover and spine. Some light wear to edges and corners Front board starting. Else good plus. UncleAndy Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Seller: Ziern-Hanon Galleries, Frontenac, MO, U.S.A.
Price: US$256.27 + shipping
Description: 8vo. pp. 1 p.l., [9]-255. frontis. map & numerous text illus. & maps (few full-page). original black & gilt-stamped decorative cloth (extremities frayed). "Mr. Nordhoff's descriptions of the natural attractions of California were considered the best of their time and much esteemed." (Cowan) cfCowan p. 162.
Seller: D & E LAKE LTD. (ABAC/ILAB), Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$380.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: TITLE: CALIFORNIA: FOR HEALTH, PLEASURE, AND RESIDENCE: A BOOK FOR TRAVELLERS AND SETTLERS 1873 By CHARLES NORDHOFF AUTHOR: CHARLES NORDHOFF PUBLISHER - (LOCATION) / COPYRIGHT: HARPER & BROTHERS, NY 1873 EDITION: First Edition assumed with 1872 on copyright page and 1873 on title page ISBN: NONE CATEGORY: History, Regional, Adventure, Education, Decorative BINDING/COVER: Hardback without dust jacket COLOR: GREEN SIZE: 6 ½ x 9 ½ (approximately) PAGES: 255 plus a few pages on other travel pages. CONDITION: The outside is in good plus condition; there is a really small sized scuff to the cloth at the front edge near the middle. The last ten pages are so have a minor time like age stain to the very edge that may have come naturally from the pastedown. Book is without marks or writings, pages are clean and book is tight and sturdy. All the pages are present in book. Good+/None dust jacket condition as issued. BACKGROUND/DESCRIPTION: A BOOK FOR TRAVELLERS AND SETTLERS. This is one of only a few 1873 Harper published copies found for sale on the internet at the time of this research!!!! COMPETITIVE PRICING! Once paid, book(s) will ship immediately to customer (it's on the way), you are welcome to email about shipment date! REFUNDS: All ViewFair books, prints, and manuscript items are 100% refundable up to 14 business days after item is received. InvCodePrc E H V VIEWFAIR BOOKS: 008714
Seller: ViewFair Books, Live Oak, FL, U.S.A.