Derby, George Horatio, 1823-1861 [1856], Phoenixiana, or, Sketches and burlesques. (D. Appleton and Company, New York) [word count] [eaf547T].

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Phoenixiana; or, Sketches and Burlesques. By John Phoenix. (psued).

Front Matter Front matter Covers, Edges and Spine Preliminaries Title Page Dedication Preliminaries PREFACE. A WORD TO THE READER. Preliminaries CONTENTS. Main text OFFICIAL REPORT OF PROFESSOR JOHN PHŒNIX, A. M. A NEW SYSTEM OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR. MUSICAL REVIEW EXTRAORDINARY. LECTURES ON ASTRONOMY. LECTURES ON ASTRONOMY. —PART I. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. PISTOL SHOOTING—A COUNTER CHALLENGE. ANTIDOTE FOR FLEAS. PHŒNIX AT THE MISSION DOLORES. SQUIBOB IN BENICIA. SQUIBOB IN SONOMA. SQUIBOB IN SAN FRANCISCO. PHŒNIX INSTALLED EDITOR OF THE SAN DIEGO HERALD. ILLUSTRATED NEWSPAPERS. SANDYAGO—A SOLIQUY. FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION IN SAN DIEGO. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT. —DEATH OF A YOUNG MAN. SECOND EDITION! THIRD EDITION!! FOURTH EDITION!!! A LITTLE MORE FOR THE VERY LAST!! THE SAN FRANCISCO ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, AND CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. THE LADIES RELIEF SOCIETY. INAUGURATION OF THE NEW COLLECTOR!— TREMENDOUS EXCITEMENT. !! SQUIBOB ABHORS STREET INTRODUCTIONS. SQUIBOB AT THE PLAY. THE LITERARY CONTRIBUTION BOX. A VERY MOURNFUL CHAPTER. RETURN OF THE COLLECTOR. PHŒNIX TAKES AN AFFECTIONATE LEAVE OF SAN FRANCISCO. PHŒNIX IS ON THE SEA. PHŒNIX IN SAN DIEGO. CAMP REMINISCENCES. JONN PHŒNIX TO THE PIONEER. REVIEW OF NEW BOOKS. PHŒNIX AT BENICIA. LECTURES ON ASTRONOMY. LECTURES ON ASTRONOMY—PART II. CHAPTER II. OF THE FIXED STARS. A LEGEND OF THE TEHAMA HOUSE. CHAPTER I. CHAPTER II. CHAPTER III. INTERESTING CORRESPONDENCE. Back matter A LIST OF NEW WORKS IN GENERAL LITERATURE, PUBLISHED BY D. APPLETON & COMPANY, 346 & 348 Broadway. D. APPLETON & CO. 'S PUBLICATIONS.