Add this copy of A Journey to California, 1841: the First Emigrant Party to cart. $90.00, like new condition, Sold by Argonaut Book Shop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1964 by Friends of The Bancroft Library.
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Fine. Book Fourth edition. Introduction by Francis P. Farquhar. 55pp. + 32 page facsimile of the original printing. Folding map; bibliography. Blue plaid patterned cloth, gilt-lettered spine. A very fine, uncut copy. Includes an excellent introduction and bibliography by Francis P. Farquhar, and a folding map of the route of the Bartleson-Bidwell Party. Printed by Lawton Kennedy. First published in 1842. A classic of its kind, depicting with grim realism the hazards and frustrations experienced by the early California pioneers. This edition includes a facsimile of the unique copy of the 1842 printing in the Bancroft Library.
