El Dorado, 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. Taylor, Bayard Collectibles Room

El Dorado, 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. By Bayard Taylor and printed in New York City by G.P. Putnam. 1859, 444 pp, 7.5” x 5.5”, 8vo, hardcover full cloth. In good condition, with minor rubbing and wear to exterior. Light fading and discoloration to spine. Hinges remain in good condition and text block remains bound well. Two black-and-white plates at front. Light markings and marginalia at front and rear. Bookseller’s catalogue at end of text block. General age-related toning to pages, along with periodic foxing and wear. Please see photographs and ask any questions prior to purchasing. An attractive and well-preserved copy on the Western and Mexican adventures of Bayard Taylor (1825-1878), an influential American poet, diplomat, and explorer throughout much of the mid-19th Century. COLT1859ABDB