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Livres anciens et modernes

Martinez, Jose Longinos

Journal of Jose Longinos Martinez; Notes and Observations of the Naturalist of the Botanical Expedition in Old and New California and the South Coast

1961

74,26 €

Horizon Books

(Toronto, Canada)

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Détails

Année
1961
Lieu d'édition
[San Francisco]. John Howell - Books
Auteur
Martinez, Jose Longinos
Thème
Travel - North America
Langues
Anglais

Description

8vo [25 x 15 cm]; xvii, 114 pp, 3 folding maps, table, bibliog, timetable of journey, glossary, title and chapter headings printed in pink and black. original gilt decorated cloth, gilt lettering on spine, fine clean copy, in clear mylar jacket. A picture of this book is available upon request by email. First published in 1938, this edition has been freshly translated, with new material, additional maps and better organized by Lesley Byrd Simpson for the Santa Barbara Historical Society. Based on the author's travels of over 4,000 miles in 1788 from Mexico City to San Blas, through California, Cape San Lucas, San Miguel, San Diego, Monterey with good description of the country, the geography, nature, plants, the natives and their customs, etc. This copy with a loose hand-written letter from bookdealer, dated 1989, about inquiry of Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew searching for a copy of this book.

Edizione: edition limited to 1,000 copies.
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