POEMS.

Published by Henry Payot, San Francisco, 1868

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137 pp., mounted frontispiece photograph of the author; 12mo, rebound in green leather with gilt title. John Rollington Ridge (1827-1867) was a Cherokee Indian born in New Echota, Cherokee Nation (now Georgia). He came to California in '49 for the gold but soon turned his efforts to writing. In 1854, under his Cherokee name, "Yellow Bird," he published what is known as the first novel published in California as well as the first Native American novel, The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta: The Celebrated California Bandit. In 1857 he became first editor of the Sacramento Bee newspaper. He died at his home in Grass Valley (Nevada County) California. A scarce book, though not nearly as rare as the first edition of The Life and Adventures of Joaquin Murieta; the last copy to sell at auction (2003) fetched $86,250! Rather primitive but not inappropriate binding, some stains to text, overall quite presentable and near very good.

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Title
POEMS.
Author
Ridge, John R. [Yellow Bird].
Publisher
Henry Payot, San Francisco
Publication year
1868
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First edition.
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Chanticleer Books

Fort Bragg, CA, U.S.A.

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We had our open bookshop in the town of Sonoma for a total of 17 years, including 9 years at our East Napa St. location, however, as of April 13, 2013 we have closed our doors. Our business is now conducted online, by appointment, and occasionally at antiquarian bookfairs at which we exhibit annually. Chanticleer Books is a sole-proprietorship owned and operated by Steve Blackmer, a full-time bookseller since 1985 and member of the Antiquarian Booksellers¿ Association of America (ABAA) from 1998 to 2026

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