Lot 255: TAYLOR, BAYARD. 1825-1878. Eldorado, or, Adventures in the Path of Empire: Comprising a Voyage to California, via Panama; Life in San Francisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold Region; and Experiences of Mexican Travel. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850.

Eldorado, or, Adventures in the Path of Empire: Comprising a Voyage to California, via Panama; Life in San Francisco and Monterey; Pictures of the Gold Region; and Experiences of Mexican Travel. London: Henry G. Bohn, 1850.
2 volumes. [4], 188; [iv], [189]-360 pp. 8vo. Original green boards printed in blue and red. Unopened. Early ownership stamp to titles and opening pages, else internally fine, shelf numbers penned to upper covers, some soiling, corners rubbed, chips and early repairs to head and tail of spine, an excellent set.

SECOND ENGLISH EDITION, issued the same year and using the same sheets as the first; this edition without plates. Howes calls this account by the Methodist missionary an "unexcelled description of California's gold-rush days by a professional traveler and trained observer." Cowan p 630 (earlier edition); Graff 4074 (earlier edition); Howes T43; Kurutz 618e; Sabin 94440; Zamorano 80 73.
Acquisition: purchased from William Reese Company, 2001, $760.