Champagnac, Jean Baptiste Joseph:

$1,250 · Offered by William Reese Company

LE JEUNE VOYAGEUR EN CALIFORNIE RÉCITS INSTRUCTIFS ET MORAUX OFFRANT DES DÉTAILS CURIEUX SUR CETTE RÉGION DE L'AMERIQUE ET SUR LES COUTUMES USAGES ET MOEURS DE SES ... Scarce French novel of an adventurer's journey to California to partake in the Gold Rush. While such works were usually meant as cautionary tales, they often had the result of spurring interest in going to the mines. The attractive illustrations, nicely handcolored, show scenes from the tale, including his tearful departure from France, his adventures in the wilds of America (encounters with Indians and hunting tigers), and his return home.

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