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The Gold Rush Song Book; Comprising a group of twenty-five authentic ballads as they were sung by the men who dug for gold in California during the period of the Great Gold Rush of 1849 [Illustrations by Mallette Dean]
by Black, Elenora and Sidney Robertson
- Used
- very good
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Sebastopol, California, United States
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About This Item
San Francisco: The Colt Press, 1940. First Edition. Very Good. Mallette Dean. [8x10.75in]; [1], ix, 55 pp., [1] colophon, [4], 25 songs with music and sources, 15 vignettes by Mallette Dean; Dark blue paper on stiff cardboard covers with yellow cloth back strip spine, bordered gold ink lettering on covers with miner's pick ax, shovel and pan illustrations; Shelf wear and soiling to all edges, corners and covers, stain on bottom and fore edge of front cover, top and bottom of spine slightly frayed,interior text fine, no dust jacket or other marks.
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- Bookseller
- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13490
- Title
- The Gold Rush Song Book; Comprising a group of twenty-five authentic ballads as they were sung by the men who dug for gold in California during the period of the Great Gold Rush of 1849 [Illustrations by Mallette Dean]
- Author
- Black, Elenora and Sidney Robertson
- Illustrator
- Mallette Dean
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Colt Press
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1940
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Gold Rush, Songs, ballads, Mallette Dean, Colt Press BIBLIO-LIVE-4
- Bookseller catalogs
- Adventure;
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David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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Sebastopol, California
About David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA is an online bookseller specializing in fine books, maps, publications, and ephemera related to Exploration, Adventure and World History with a focus on the Polar Regions, California and the American West. A particular interest is in the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration from 1895 to 1920's. Other areas of interest are in the Pacific Northwest, Alaska, and a little bit of this and that.
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