SCENERY OF THE PLAINS, MOUNTAINS AND MINES; OR, A DIARY KEPT UPON THE OVERLAND ROUTE TO CALIFORNIA, BY WAY OF THE GREAT SALT LAKE: TRAVELS IN THE CITIES, MINES, AND AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS - EMBRACING THE RETURN BY THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND CENTRAL AMERICA, IN THE YEARS 1850, '51, '52 AND '53... by Langworthy, Franklin - 1855

Princeton, 1932. Hardcover. Good. .

Princeton Univ Press, 1932-01-01. Hardcover. Good. . Cover and edges shows minor wear. Pages are clean and intact.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1932. 1st . Hardcover. Very good/good. Edited by Paul C. Phillips from the original 1855 edition. This is the first of this edition. Narratives of the Trans-Mississippi Frontier series. Dust jacket is chipped at the edges. Howes 84, reprint of Wheat 122.

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1932. Octavo. 293pp. First printing of 1932 re-issue of 1855 edition. Text, with footnotes. Illustrated with b&w reproductions. In addition to original Diary are the Introductions and Index. Bound in maroon cloth, with gilt title (minor shelfwear, and white mark on spine.

Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1932 Reprinted from the original 1855 edition, edited with notes by Paul C. Phillips. xviii, 292pp. Facsimile of original title page, 4 plates. Notes, appendix, index. Brick cloth lettered and decorated in gilt. A fine copy. "This account is acclaimed by many sources as one of the best written of all overland narratives" (Mintz). "Franklin Langworthy started for California on April 1, 1850, from near Galena, Illinois, followed the California Trail, and arrived at the Humboldt Sink on October 2. He crossed the Sierra Nevada by way of Carson Pass and arrived at Sacramento on October 27… Langworthy spent two years traveling throughout California and the mining regions and presented his readers with a compact, but vividly written description of the mines, mining methods, and mining society. His accounts of thievery and gambling halls painted a sordid picture of the land of gold. He also wrote of the November 1852 fire in Sacramento; Dr.… Read More

J. C. Sprague, Book-Seller., January 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Fair - Cash/No Jacket. Dark brown cloth hardboards, pressed borders and decorative corners. Pressed title on spine. Heavy rubbing along the edges, to ends and corners; boards exposed, fraying. Pencil notations on ffep and pastedown. Bottom corner of ffep torn away. Pages show foxing. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

Ogdensburgh, NY: J C Sprague. 1855. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good, extremities worn, name stamp on front endpaper; Spine ends worn, spine lettering faded, light foxing throughout; Howes L84; Sabin 38904. .

Ogdensburgh, New York: Published by J. C. Sprague, Book - Seller, 1855., 1855. First edition. First edition. 8vo, Original blind stamped brown cloth, titles stamped on the spine, vi, 7 - 324 pp., preface. An important overland narrative. Superbly written account of the author's trek from Council Bluffs to the Gold Fields of California. Descriptions of the Platte, Fort Laramie, Salt Lake Valley, and the Nevada deserts. Langworthy's account of the overland trip, occupies the first 180 pages of the book, the remainder is devoted to his description of California and his return trip, by way of Nicaragua. The author makes the following statement about Mormon government on pages 96 & 97: "The Government (if Government it can be called,) is a kind of Military-ecclesiastical despotism. Their Chief, at present, is Brigham Young, the successor of Joe Smith. His powers, as a ruler of the Mormons, not being derived from the people, but like that of Mahomet, directly from God himself. He is a… Read More

Ogdensburgh: J.C. Sprague, 1855. First edition. Octavo. 324 pp. Publisher's dark brown cloth, blocked in blind on front and back, black-stamped spine lettering. Some wear to spine extremities and tips. Usual scattered foxing (but predominantly to the edges of the text block). Overall, a very good copy "Franklin Langworthy started for California on April 1, 1850, from near galena, Illinois, followed the California Trail, and arrived at the Humboldt Sink on October 2. He crossed over the Sierra Nevada by way of Carson Pass and arrived at Sacramento on October 27. While in the vicinity of Placerville, he noted that 'cooking seems to be one of the most lucrative employments.' Langworthy spent two years traveling throughout California and the mining regions and presented his readers with a compact, but vividly written description of the mines, mining methods and mining society. His accounts of thievery and gambling halls painted a sordid picture of the land of gold. He also wrote of the November 1852… Read More

Ogdensburgh [N.Y.]: Published by J.C. Sprague, 1855. First edition, likely a presentation copy to the publisher inscribed on the front blank "To my good friend/Sprague/From the Author/Nov. 1855.. 324 pp. 8 x 4 inches (20 x 11 cm). Original brown blindstamped cloth. Minor wear at extremities and corners. Light spotting throughout, discreet stamp of Joyce and Gene Gresslen to blank, small losses to spine tips. Overall, an exceptionally nice copy. First edition, likely a presentation copy to the publisher inscribed on the front blank "To my good friend/Sprague/From the Author/Nov. 1855." 324 pp. 8 x 4 inches (20 x 11 cm). INSCRIBED FROM AUTHOR TO PUBLISHER. An important overland narrative and a significant early account of Gold Rush life. "This account is acclaimed by many sources as one of the best written of all overland narratives" (Mintz). Langworthy describes his trip to California via the Platte to Salt Lake, the Humboldt and Carson Valley to Ringgold, and in the second half of the book narrates… Read More