The Gold Mines of California : Two Guidebooks
1974, Fine Facsimile Reprint. New York: Promontory press. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 0 pages; Physical desc: 2 vols in 1. pp., 137, 88. 19cm. Contents: [1] California and its gold regions... / Fayette Robinson. First published by Stringer & Townsend, New York, 1849. [2] California in 1850, compared to what it was in 1849, with a glimpse at its future destiny / Franklin Street . First published by R. E. Edwards & Co. in Cincinatti, 1851. Subjects: California -- Gold -- Description and travel -- 19th century -- Granite -- Quicksilver -- Wages. Series: America's Pioneer Heritage. Item #170319
ISBN: 0883940221
Price: €8.95