The Diary of Patrick Breen: Recounting the Ordeal of the Donner Party Snowbound in the Sierras 1846-47

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Sale 459: Fine Books in All Fields - Fine Literature (#459) 07/28/2011 11:00 AM PDT Closed
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Lot #8The Diary of Patrick Breen: Recounting the Ordeal of the Donner Party Snowbound in the Sierras 1846-47

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Heading:

(Allen Press)

Title:

The Diary of Patrick Breen: Recounting the Ordeal of the Donner Party Snowbound in the Sierras 1846-47

Author:

Breen, Patrick

Place Published:

San Francisco

Publisher:

The Book Club of California

Date Published:

1946

Description:

Introduction and notes by George R. Stewart. With a 29-page facsimile of the diary. Decorations by Mallette Dean. 8¼x5¼, white cloth-backed patterned boards, acetate jacket. One of 300 copies printed by the Allen Press.

Gripping first-hand account of the most harrowing of overland disasters. Prospectus laid in. See Cowan p.70; Allen Press 5; BCC 64.

Condition:

Fine.

Item#:

212754

Headline:

Allen Press Diary of Patrick Breen
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