Deck and Port; or, Incidents of a Cruise in the United States Frigate Congress to California. With sketches of Rio Janeiro, Valparaiso, Lima, Honolulu, and San Francisco.
New York: A.S. Barnes, 1850. 408 pp. Illus. with 4 color plates, 1 b/w map, + in-text drawings. Sm. 8vo. Cloth stamped in blind, with gilt titles and decoration. First edition. A very good copy, skillfully rebacked, original spine laid down, boards rubbed, small bookplate, scattered foxing. Sabin 14799. Howes C624. Cowan, p. 237. Hill 340. Borba de Moraes I, pp. 166. Item #40314
Mixed issued. Has map (2nd issue) with printed endpapers (1st issue). Provenance: From the library of Kenneth E. Hill, with his bookplate.
Price: $150.00
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