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  • Squibs of California: Or Every-Day Life Illustrated

    Palmer Cox

    Paperback (Forgotten Books, Sept. 18, 2017)
    Excerpt from Squibs of California: Or Every-Day Life IllustratedFor launching this Book adrift upon the great sea of letters I have no apology to offer. Having carried the manuscript with me for a year, adding to its pages.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
  • Squibs of California; or, Every-day life illustrated 1874

    Palmer Cox

    Hardcover (Hartford: Mutual, March 15, 1874)
    491 pp
  • Squibs of California, or, Every-day life illustrated

    Palmer Cox

    Paperback (RareBooksClub.com, March 6, 2012)
    This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ...skin beneath, HARD TO CATCH. The worst were put; Yi feel no thrill To make me shiver as though an ague chill Did all my joints and nerves undo, Till I sit chattering like a fanning mill, Perhaps when sitting in the still church pew, Where I should think of heaven instead of things like you. I grant there's naught on earth nor in the sea, Nor in the windy waste around our rolling sphere, That can at all compare with thy agility When thou art taken with a sense of fear. And what was ever formed that can come near Thy well knit bones? Thy curs'd infrangibility Is too well known to need long mention here, For who but oft has seen thee spring away quite free, Although between the fingers long rolled most spitefully. June 25th. TAKE away the dish; my gorge rises at it, I have had my fill of Modoc; have had buck for breakfast, squaw for dinner, and papoose for supper, until at the very mention of Indian, my appetite forsakes me. The appellations that for a season fell upon my ears, like a new poem from the lips of some sweet bard, have poetry for me no longer. The names, " Captain Jack," "Scarfaced Charlie," "Shacknasty Jim," or "Ellen's Man," have lost their charm. They have become dull and uninteresting, and I would hear them no more for252 AN INFAMOUS FRAUD. ever. I have been duped, deceived, defrauded, on account of these rascally Modocs. I have gazed in Bilent awe upon what I supposed to be the scalp of no less a personage than " Old Sconchin," and it now transpires that the redoubtable old chief turns up among the Indians recently captured. Oh! Lord, how this world is given to lying! I have journeyed long and far, by water and by rail, on horseback and on foot, and purchased at an extravagant price an Indian'...
  • Squibs of California, Or, Every-Day Life Illustrated

    Palmer Cox

    Paperback (Nabu Press, Feb. 23, 2010)
    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
  • Squibs of California; Or, Every-Day Life Illustrated

    Palmer 1840-1924 Cox

    Hardcover (Wentworth Press, Aug. 28, 2016)
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
  • Squibs Of California, Or, Every-day Life Illustrated

    Palmer Cox

    Paperback (Nabu Press, April 10, 2012)
    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ <title> Squibs Of California, Or, Every-day Life Illustrated; Squibs Of California : An Illustrated Diary; Wright American Fiction, 1851-1875<author> Palmer Cox<illustrated by> Palmer Cox<publisher> Mutual Pub. Co., 1874<subjects> History; General; American wit and humor; California; History / General; Humor / General
  • Squibs of California, Or, Every-day Life Illustrated

    Palmer Cox

    Leather Bound (Generic, March 15, 2019)
    Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden Leaf Printing on round Spine (extra customization on request like complete leather, Golden Screen printing in Front, Color Leather, Colored book etc.) Reprinted in 2019 with the help of original edition published long back . This book is printed in black & white, sewing binding for longer life, Printed on high quality Paper, re-sized as per Current standards, professionally processed without changing its contents. As these are old books, we processed each page manually and make them readable but in some cases some pages which are blur or missing or black spots. If it is multi volume set, then it is only single volume, if you wish to order a specific or all the volumes you may contact us. We expect that you will understand our compulsion in these books. We found this book important for the readers who want to know more about our old treasure so we brought it back to the shelves. Hope you will like it and give your comments and suggestions. Lang: - English, Pages 501. EXTRA 10 DAYS APART FROM THE NORMAL SHIPPING PERIOD WILL BE REQUIRED FOR LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. COMPLETE LEATHER WILL COST YOU EXTRA US$ 25 APART FROM THE LEATHER BOUND BOOKS. {FOLIO EDITION IS ALSO AVAILABLE.}
  • Squibs of California; Or, Every-Day Life Illustrated

    Palmer 1840-1924 Cox

    Paperback (Wentworth Press, Aug. 28, 2016)
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
  • Squibs of California; or, Every-day life illustrated

    Palmer Cox

    Paperback (Nabu Press, Aug. 28, 2010)
    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
  • Squibs of California, Or, Every-Day Life Illustrated

    Palmer Cox

    Hardcover (Palala Press, May 20, 2016)
    This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
  • Squibs of California; or, Every-day life illustrated

    Palmer Cox

    Hardcover (A. Roman, San Francisco, March 15, 1874)
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  • Squibs of California, or, Every-day life illustrated

    Palmer Cox

    Paperback (Nabu Press, Aug. 16, 2011)
    This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.