Two Years Before the Mast: A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea
Los Angeles: Ward Ritchie Press, 1964. First Edition thus. 8vo. xxii, 270; vi, 273-552 pp. Glossary; Index. Edited from the original manuscript and from the first edition, with journals and letters of 1834-1836 and 1859-1860, and notes by John Haskell Kembel with original illustration by Robert A. Weinstein, and illustrated from contemporary paintings, prints and charts. Two volumes complete in publisher's slipcase. A fine set. Item #19906
"This classic of American literature contains the best account of the early hide trade in California. The author's ship stayed on the coast for over a year in 1835 and 1836, for the purpose of buying hides. Cattle were plentiful in California in this period, but there was no market for the surplus beef. Hence the industry revolved around hide and tallow trade." - Six Score 28. Zamorano #26.
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