THE GOLD MINES OF CALIFORNIA: Two Guidebooks
Published by Promontory Press, New York, 1974
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Seller: Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaKay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller
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Pp. [iv]+138(last blank+88; 3 full page illustrations, appendix, notes; post 8vo; brown boards, spine lettered in black; dust wrapper, slightly soiled, edges lightly rubbed and split; text block browned; Promontory Press, New York, 1974. America's Pioneer Heritage series. *Reprint of two mid-nineteenth century guidebooks:1. California and its gold regions; with a geographical and topographical view of the country, its mineral and agricultural resources. . . . by Fayette Robinson. Originally published New York, 1849. 2. California in 1850, compared with what it was in 1849, with a glimpse at its future destiny. . . . by Franklin Street. Originally published Cincinnati, 1851. 'Both guidebooks not only provide excellent examples of the diversity of material available to the forty-niners, but also contain enjoyable and in valuable information on the life and times of California's early days' [wrapper blurb].
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- THE GOLD MINES OF CALIFORNIA: Two Guidebooks
- Author
- Robinson, Fayette; Street, Franklin
- Publisher
- Promontory Press, New York
- Publication year
- 1974
- Seller catalogs
- Science & Medicine, Travel, Topography, Exploration
Kay Craddock - Antiquarian Bookseller
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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