California Clipper Cards [number twelve in the series of keepsakes issued to members] by Kemble, John Haskell, editor - 1949

The Book Club of California. Printed by Andrew Hoyem, 1965. First Edition. Trade Paperback. Twelve folders issued during 1965 by the Book Club of California as Keepsakes. First edition (first printing). Near fine copies. Mailing envelope from Book Club of California included.

San Marino, CA: The Huntington Library, 1966 Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. xiii, 233 pp, b&w frontis, introduction, 1. Ohio -- Panama -- San Francisco; 2. San Francisco -- Benicia -- Sacramento -- Youba River; 3. Sacramento River; 4. Sacramento -- San Francisco; 5. Voyage to Stockton -- San Francisco; 6. Voyage to Fanning Island; 7. Samoan Islands; 8. Wallis Islands; 9. Voyage to Pearl and Hermes Reef -- Return to San Francisco; 10. San Francisco -- Voyage to Acapulco -- Journey across Mexico; Letters; Appendix A. Persons; B. Places; C. Ships, index with three maps. First Edition, 1966. "There is no such thing as a 'typical' California Gold Rush journal. Every journal and the experiences which fomed the basis of every journal reflected individual and unique happenings, and it yould be pointless to try to select one which was a common denominator. Dr. Osbun was remarkable at almost every turn. His journal throws light on phases of the Gold… Read More

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1965 12 numbers. 12 tipped-in plates (1 folding, 5 in color), plus a laid-in facsimile ticket. Number one is lightly soiled, else a fine set. Printed by Andrew Hoyem. A keepsake from the Book Club of California..

The Huntington Library, 1966. Hard Cover -- VG/VG -- Book and dust jacket show only light wear -- 233 pages with index. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good.

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1965. 12 separately printed pamphlets. Book Club of California. small 4to. 12 separately printed pamphlets. Limited to 1000 copies and printed by Andrew Hoyem. Keepsake no.29 issued by this club. A fine set.

New York: Huntington Library. Fine in Very Good dust jacket. 1966. First. Hardcover.

San Marino, Ca: The Huntington Library, 1966. xiii, 233pp, index, appendices, few bw ills, map, frontis portrait. Or gray cloth in jacket. Prev owners bookplate inside front cover. Jacket spine darkened. An Ohio doctor travels to the California gold fields. Over 2 years he mines for gold on the Yuba and Sacramento Rivers, and after 6 months organizes an expedition to buy pigs, chickens, yams and other provisions for the San Francisco markets from the Pacific islands. Includes Samoa and the Wallis Islands, as well as a return journey via Mexico.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo.

The Huntington Library, San Marino, Ca, 1966.. 1966. Hardcover. 8vo. hardcover. 233pp. index. Very good+, light foxing to top edge of text-block. / Very good d/w. .

Milwaukee, WI: Kalmbach Pub. Co, 1947. First edition (presumed; no earlier dates stated). Paperback. Gently rubbed spine head, extremely mild rubbing to spine foot, very gently rubbed corners and page edges, light sunning to front board-top edge and front pastedown, very faint soiling to covers, clean pages, tight binding, else very good++ to near fine. A very crisp copy.. Blue-red-white oblong quarto, red plastic comb binding; unpaginated, approx. 30-40 p, b&w photos ; 27 x 36 cm. Series: The Ships & sailing albums, v. 3. No DJ. World War, 1939-1945 -- Naval operations, American -- Pictorial works.

Book Club of California, 1958. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Loose Folded Sheets, in portfolio, in hardcover slipcase. All in very good condition. Slipcase has sunned spine and scuffed bottom edge.