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Published by Biobooks, 1956
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good.
Published by John Cummings, 1976
ISBN 10: 9991615296ISBN 13: 9789991615295
Book
Hardcover. Condition: As New. Clean, binding tight. 97 pages. Pub. date 1976.
Published by The Cumming Press, Michigan, 1976
Seller: Tangible Tales, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited ed. Green cloth hardcover with gilt titles and cover illustration, limited to 487 copies. This copy apparently bound upside down with cover markings pointing the opposite direction from the text. A near fine copy with minor bending at the spine tips. Clean and tight as if unread. 98 pp., limitation page at rear. A collection of Delavan's letters back to the Michigan Expositor detailing his experiences in California during the gold rush.
Published by Biobooks, 1956
Seller: TotalitarianMedia, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Notes on California and The Placers: How to Get There, and What to Do Afterwards, Delavan, James, Biobooks, 1956, 156P, ex-library hc no dj, w/library marks/stamps, usual xlib abuse, clean text---13.00.
Published by Biobooks, 1956
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Blue cloth. Bottom corner are scufffed a bit at tips, spine is slightly toned. otherwise a very nice copy, clean and attractive, with a tight binding.
Published by Biobooks
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.
Published by The Cumming Press, 1976
Seller: Barker Books & Vintage, Helena, MT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited ed. No reference to printing, limited to 487 copies, very good + green cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) shows bumping to bottom corners and some other light trace wear, else tight and clean. 98 pages. Still a pleasing copy of this collection of letters of historical significance to the Expositor.
Published by Biobooks, Oakland, 1956
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Cloth. Very good. Light rubbing to extremities. Edges bumped. Light sunning. 4to.
Published by Biobooks, Oakland, CA, 1956
Seller: Weller Book Works, A.B.A.A., Salt Lake City, UT, U.S.A.
Blue cloth. Very good with rubbed and gently bumped edges. 4to.
Published by The Cumming Press, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 1976
Seller: M and N Books and Treasures, Bellevue, WA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The green cloth boards have slight corner rubbing and slight spine tip wear. The hinges and the spine are very good. 97 pages. The inside pages are bright and look unmarked. One of 487 copies. Kurutz 182.
Published by Biobooks, 1956
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Missing. Shelf wear to binding on corners, edges & spine. Some light soiling to boards. Foxing to top & fore edges. Ink spots to bottom edge. Limited edition of 700 copies.
Published by Biobooks, Oakland, 1956
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
Illustrated. Foreword by Jos. A. Sullivan. #44 in the California Relations Series. One of 750 copies.
Published by Oakland, Ca. Biobooks 1956., 1956
Seller: Worn Bookworm, SAN MARCOS, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited. Very Good. No Jacket 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. Very good HB. Spine a little dulled. One of 700 copies printed from the original published in 1850. Illustrated by Illustrated. Binding is Hardcover.
Published by Mount Pleasant, MI: Cumming Press, 1976, 1976
Seller: Allen F. Wright, Wesley Chapel, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket as Issued. First Edition. For those who could afford the high cost, the Panama route to California in 1849 was the fastest way to the gold fields. James Delavan wrote many letters with the last one dated May 10, 1856 describing in great detail mining and many other subjects. Green cloth binding with gold lettering and decorations. High quality production, limited edition! Printed in Linotype Caledonia on Warren's Atique 66 paper on a hand fed, 10 by 15 Chandler & Price platen press in an edition of 487 copies. 98 pages.
Published by Biobooks., Oakland., 1956
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. First edition thus. Illustrated. Limited edition of 700 copies. Important reference work. Fine copy. 156 pps.
Published by Oakland: Biobooks, 1956., 1956
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.
Large octavo. 156 pp. One of 700 copies. First published in 1850. Fine.
Published by The Cumming Press, Mt. Pleasant, 1976
Seller: Peninsula Books, Traverse City, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. This copy new and unread. Letters from this Jonesville, Michigan doctor who succumbed to Gold Fever. He never returned to Michigan, eventually winding up in Virginia City. There is an historical introduction by John Cumming, and the book was printed by him on his private press with hand-set type. Limited edition of 487 copies. No dust jacket, as issued.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 97 pages.
Published by Biobooks, California;, 1956
Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.
Limited Edition. Small Quarto. California relations number 44. Limited to 700 copies. 156pp. illustrated, with a foreword by Jos. A. Sullivan. First edition of this work was published in 1850 and is a fascinating account of the Gold Rush when it first hit California.A very good copy bound in light blue cloth decorated in gilt, spine plain.
Published by Cumming Press, 1976
Seller: Orrin Schwab Books, Providence, UT, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners.
Published by Biobooks., Oakland, Cal., 1956
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. 700 copies printed by Lederer, Street & Zeus, Berkeley, California. Cloth, The author recounts hearing of the gold discovery in California and his experiences while traveling from the East Coast, through the Isthmus of Panama and up the coast to San Francisco.
Published by The Cumming Press., Mount Pleasant., 1976
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Limited edition of 487 copies. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 97 pps.
Published by Biobooks., Oakland., 1956
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
Gilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Limited edition of 700 copies. Fine copy. 156 pps.
Published by Biobooks, Oakland 1956, 1956
Seller: Wonderland Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First ed. NF.
Published by Rizzoli Intl Pubns, 2020
ISBN 10: 0847869008ISBN 13: 9780847869008
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 335 pages. 12.50x10.00x1.75 inches. In Stock.
Published by New York, 1850
Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
[3]-128pp. Modern half morocco and marbled boards, spine gilt. Front wrapper, titlepage, two plates, and final text leaf provided in facsimile. Internally clean and tightly bound. A decent copy (though with the titlepage, final two pages, and plates in facsimile) of a gold rush rarity. Delavan travelled to California via Panama, made a quick fortune in the mines, and saw quite a bit of the rest of the region, including San Francisco and Sacramento. "This is one of the earliest diaries kept by an actual Gold Hunter and gives an unusually frank and detailed account of daily life at the diggings. Delavan was one of the original Feather River Party of '49 and struck it rich at Rocky Bar, where in less than three weeks he took out over 100 pounds of the yellow metal. His book describes the trip to California - the San Francisco of 1849; extravagant prices; the Gaming Halls; the fortunes won and lost; life and observations in Benicia; Embarcadero (Sacramento); Sutter's Fort; Culloma (sic); Mormon Island; Volcano Bar; Spanish Bar; Kelsey's Bar; Feather River; North Fork; Rector's Bar; San Joaquin; Stockton; Monterey, etc. Other sections of the book deal with the 'Code Lynch,' the Oregon immigration; the Indian Tribes; their depredations, etc.; methods of mining; traders and trading posts; kaleidoscopic conditions; manners and customs; routes; and advice to emigrants" - Eberstadt. "One of the most spirited accounts of the journey to California and life in the mines" - Kurutz. Very scarce on the market, with only the Clifford-Volkmann copy having appeared at auction in recent times ($18,400 at the Volkmann sale in February 2005). A wounded copy of a major gold rush rarity. Not an exact comparison, given the imperfect nature of the copy offered here. The Streeter copy sold to the Carnegie Book Store, bidding for the Clements Library, for $600 in 1968. KURUTZ 183a. HOWES D237, "b." GRAFF 1044. COWAN, p.164. ROCQ 15773. WHEAT GOLD RUSH 58. STREETER SALE 2628. CLIFFORD SALE 33. SABIN 10036. DECKER 23:95. EBERSTADT 104:38.