CRUSOE'S ISLAND. A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk with Sketches of Adventure in California and Washoe.
New York: Harper &Brothers, Publishers, 1864.
First edition. Hardcover. Fair. Item #57097
Octavo. 7 3/4 x 5 1/2". 436pp. Illustrated with engraved plates and vignettes. Brown embossed cloth is rubbed and frayed on spine ends and corners. Spine faded. Soiling to end papers, prelims and last blanks. Rear hinge has 2" crack, front hinge possibly repaired. This copy with ownership signature of John Walker of Denver Colorado, real estate developer, who once worked for Browne.
"John Brisben Walker (September 10, 1847 – July 7, 1931) was a magazine publisher, agricultural innovator, land developer, and automobile entrepreneur in the United States. He led an extraordinary life as a "Renaissance man" whose careers spanned the military, high-stakes journalism, pioneering transportation, and massive real estate development"-Wikipedia.
Price: $200.00