Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
New York: Harper and Brothers, 1840. First Edition, mixed State. 483pp. Sextodecimo [16 cm] Printed tan cloth that has been tastefully rebacked in cloth to match. Rear panel prints a list of 184 titles in the 'Harper Family Library.' Very good. Contemporary gift inscription on the front free endsheet. Sporadic foxing throughout. Broken type on p.9. Item #11141
The book is a first-hand account of Dana's two-year sea voyage starting in 1834, traveling from Boston around Cape Horn to Mexican California on the merchant ship Pilgrim. If not the most widely read book on California, this title certainly would rank high on any list. his work offers an excellent account of the author's adventures and is widely regarded as one of the great California books and is noted for being very readable. Cowan II p.62. Eberstadt 110:24. Graff 998. Howes D49. Reese, Best of the West 74. Sabin 18448. Streeter Sale 2493. Zamorano Eighty: 26.
Price: $850.00