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  • Osbun, Albert (Edited by John Haskell Kemble.)
    TO CALIFORNIA AND THE SOUTH SEAS. The Diary of Albert G. Osbun, 1849-1851.

    Edition: First printing.

    San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1966. dj. Hardcover first edition - Osbun was an Ohio doctor who traveled to California during the height of the Gold rush, as one of the leaders of a mining company. His two-year journal supplies an excellent account of both Gold Rush California and of the Pacific Islanders he encountered. It covers the ocean passage from New York to San Francisco, by way of Panama, mining on the upper Sacramento and Yuba rivers, and his expedition to buy pigs, chickens, yams and other produce for the San Francisco market from the natives of the Pacific Islands and his return by way of Mexico. Photo frontispiece, maps, several appendices with additional information on the places,…

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    San Marino, CA: Huntington Library, 1966. dj. Hardcover first edition - Osbun was an Ohio doctor who traveled to California during the height of the Gold rush, as one of the leaders of a mining company. His two-year journal supplies an excellent account of both Gold Rush California and of the Pacific Islanders he encountered. It covers the ocean passage from New York to San Francisco, by way of Panama, mining on the upper Sacramento and Yuba rivers, and his expedition to buy pigs, chickens, yams and other produce for the San Francisco market from the natives of the Pacific Islands and his return by way of Mexico. Photo frontispiece, maps, several appendices with additional information on the places, persons and ships mentioned in the diary. Index. 233 pp.

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    Condition: Very near fine in a very good dustjacket (price-clipped, slight loss of paper at the upper corner).

    Book ID: 27698
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  • THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF THE MIRACLE MAN: A Collection of Short Stories. by Wendt, Albert.
    Wendt, Albert.
    THE BIRTH AND DEATH OF THE MIRACLE MAN: A Collection of Short Stories.

    Edition: First UK printing.

    London: Viking, (1986) dj. Hardcover first edition - A collection of 12 stories by this award winning Samoan writer, which offer a portrait of the fascinating and complex world of Samoa - and also, they reflect the experiences of people everywhere. 176 pp. ISBN: 0-670806765.

    Condition: Near fine in near fine dust jacket (remainder line)

    Book ID: 84474
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  • SAMOAN HERBAL MEDICINE: 'O La'au ma Vai Fofo o Samoa. by Whistler, Dr. W. Arthur.
    Whistler, Dr. W. Arthur.
    SAMOAN HERBAL MEDICINE: 'O La'au ma Vai Fofo o Samoa.

    Edition: First printing, a trade paperback original.

    Honolulu, Isle Botanica - published for O le Siosiomaga Society, Inc, of Western Samoa, (1996). First edition - Includes information on traditional and modern Samoan medicine and Samoan medicinal plants. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Preface, bibliography, indexes to Scientific Names, and Samoan Names. Glossary of Samoan medical terms. Maps inside covers. 116 pp. ISBN: 0-964542625.

    Condition: Fine in glossy illustrated wrappers.

    Book ID: 55903
    View cart More details Price: $25.00