Beschreibung:

Ryan, William Redmond (1791-1855) Personal Adventures in Upper and Lower California. London: Shoberl, 1850. First edition, in two volumes, with a printed colophon on the verso of the last leaf in volume two [414], illustrated with twenty-three full-paged illustrations, three of which are tinted lithographs, the other twenty are wood engravings, all after the author's drawings, the two volumes bound in uniform contemporary quarter calfskin with marbled paper boards, bindings rubbed, joints starting, endcaps chipped, t.e.g., 7 1/2 x 4 3/4 in. (2) The text includes a description of Ryan's experiences as a gold prospector, his detailed illustrations, and other adventures in wild California.