The diary of Philip Leget Edwards; the great cattle drive from California to Oregon in 1837.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, Philip Leget, 1812-1869.

Contributor:

Watson, Douglas S. (Douglas Sloane)

Grabhorn Press.

Series:

Rare Americana series ; No. 4.

[Rare Americana series ; No. 4]

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Letterpress printing.

California--Description and travel.

California.

Cattle trade--West (U.S.).

Cattle trade.

Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).

Frontier and pioneer life.

Letterpress printing--Specimens.

Travel.

West United States.

Genre:

Specimens.

Penn Provenance:

Schuyler, Robert L., 1947- (donor) (RBC copy)

Hersholt, Jean, 1886-1956 (bookplate) (autograph) (RBC copy)

Physical Description:

3 preliminary leaves 47 pages : color frontispiece ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

California to Oregon in 1837

Place of Publication:

San Francisco : Grabhorn Press, 1932.

Summary:

Describes Edwards' journey with Ewing Young from Oregon to California and back, to purchase cattle for the Willamette Cattle Company. He voyaged to California by sea and drove the cattle to Oregon.

Notes:

Head-piece.

First published in "Themis," vol. II, September 13-27, 1890, under title: California in 1837; reprinted and published in book form by A.J. Johnston & Co., Sacramento, in 1890.

"Introduction to the diary of Philip Leget Edwards, by Douglas S. Watson": 2d-3d prelim. leaves.

Local Notes:

RBC copy has Jean Hersholt bookplate and library label on front pastedown, signature on bookplate and gift inscription on front flyleaf.

RBC copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Professor Robert L. Schuyler.

Cited in:

Heller & Magee. Bib. Grabhorn Press, 172

OCLC:

580231