CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH: An Informal History/A Vivid Account of the Discovery of Gold at Sutter's Mill, the Influx of the 49ers, and the Gold Fever That Swept a Nation
by Chidsey, Donald Barr
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good-
- Seller
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Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
New York, NY: Crown Publishers, Inc. (1968) 208 pp. Original brown cloth covers w/ mild rubbing to title on spine. Light foxing to edges of text block and endpapers. Previous bookstore's label on rear paste-down. DJ lightly soiled and rubbed w/ approx. 1" closed tear at top edge of front panel. Light edge wear; price clipped. Illust. w/ b/w drawings. Contents nice.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8646
- Title
- CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH: An Informal History/A Vivid Account of the Discovery of Gold at Sutter's Mill, the Influx of the 49ers, and the Gold Fever That Swept a Nation
- Author
- Chidsey, Donald Barr
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good-
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Crown Publishers, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Keywords
- AMERICAN HISTORY CALIFORNIA STATE HISTORY CA GOLD DISCOVERIES FRONTIER AND PIONEER LIFE SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS SUTTER'S MILL COLOMA GOLD RUSH 1848 1849 1855 NATURAL HISTORY AGRICULTURE INDUSTRY BUSINESS ECONOMICS ECONOMY UNITED STATES NONFICTION GENERAL
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- Industry; Natural History; Economics;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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About Shoemaker Booksellers
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- Rubbing
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- Soiled
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- Paste-down
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- Spine
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