Two Years Before the Mast. A Personal Narrative of Life at Sea

by Lakeside3, Richard Henry Dana, Jr.

$250 · Offered by Back Creek Books

Chicago: The Lakeside Press, 1930. Limited Edition, one of 1,000 copies. Illustrated by Edward A. Wilson. Hardcover in publisher's slipcase. Quarto. x, 524 pages. A genuine American classic. Dana was a gifted observer and writer, and his memoir paints a colorful portrait of Mexican California in the 1830s, including the ports of San Diego, San Pedro

• Binding: Hardcover

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