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California in 1846; Described in Letters from Thomas O. Larkin. The Farthest West, E.M. Kern, and...

California in 1846; Described in Letters from Thomas O. Larkin. "The Farthest West," E.M. Kern, and "Justice" Notes and Introduction by Oscar Lewis

by Lewis, Oscar [Ed.]

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San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1934. First Edition. Very Good. Limited to 550 copies, [11.25x7.75in]; x, 64 pp., [1] colophon, Frontispiece portrait of Commodore Stockton, nine facsimiles and lithographs, with four in color; Light blue paper boards with gilt lettering and border on darker blue background design on front, black cloth back strip with black lettering on light blue paper label, edges untrimmed; Some shelf wear to surfaces, edges and corners, bottom corners bumped and worn through, rubbing on spine edges, some fading and soiling of covers [Grabhorn 209, This book is about six letters that describe life in California before the Gold Rush. In addition, there are biographical sketches of the people mentioned in the letters. This is one of the Fifty Books of the Year and part of the Second Series of Rare Americana No. 5.
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California and its Resources; A Work for the Merchant, the Capitalist, and the Emigrant. [early...

California and its Resources; A Work for the Merchant, the Capitalist, and the Emigrant. [early Yosemite illustrations from Thomas A Ayres]

by Seyd, Ernest

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London: Trubner and Co, 1858. First Edition. Very Good. Thomas A. Ayres, Edward Lewis and Bohm. 8vo [8.5x5.5in]; [4], 168 pp., [1] advertisement, 22 illustrations on 18 plates, including frontispiece tinted illustration of The Yo-Hamite Falls, fold out plate of panoramic view of San Francisco, eight tinted illustrations, two folding maps [14.625x12in and 12.25x18.25in]; Contemporary three-quarter dark brown leather on marbled board, rebacked with original spine laid down with new gilt lettered label, original gilt stamped Board of Trade at bottom of spine, light green end papers, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear to edges and corners with minor rubbing to surfaces and spine, corners worn, slight fading to marbled boards, several scratches on spine, edges of text age darken, small bookseller ink stamp on lower front end paper, old ink stamp, partially erased, at top of title page, small stain on frontispiece margin and chip to tissue guard, small closed tears at hinges and folds to folding maps.… Read More
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The California Gold Rush Diary of a German Sailor; Illustrated with pencil sketches by his...
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The California Gold Rush Diary of a German Sailor; Illustrated with pencil sketches by his inseparable partner Carl (Charley) Friderich Christendorff

by Windeler, Adolphus [W. Turrentine Jackson, Ed.]

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Berkeley, CA: Howell-North Books, 1969. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. [9.5x6.5in]; 236 pp., frontispiece image of page in diary, 64 images of pencil illustrations by Christendorff, extensive notes and index; Grayish-Beige cloth covers with black lettering on spine and field of yellow with ruled border, illustration of anchor and shovel on front, mustard colored endpapers; Mustard Dust Jacket with dark brown lettering on front and spine, image of diary pencil illustration on front, gray ruled lines on spine, images and advertisements of books on back; Very minor edge wear to top of spine. [Kurutz 689]. Adolphus Windeler [1822-1870] came to San Francisco as a member of the crew of the Probus in December 1849. He and his partner, Carl Christendorff, set out for the Yuba and Feather Rivers to river mine for gold. This diary is from 1850 to 1853 with many pencil sketches by Christendorff. This account, along with The Shirley letters from the California Mines provide another corroborating source of… Read More
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California | All the way back to 1828; [Introduction and Notes by Glen Dawson and Illustrations...
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California | All the way back to 1828; [Introduction and Notes by Glen Dawson and Illustrations by Clarence Ellsworth] [Early California Travels Series XXXII]

by White, Daniel C.

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Los Angeles: Glen Dawson [Paul Bailey Westernlore Press], 1956. First Edition. Very Good Plus. limited to 300 [5.25x7.5"]; xvi, 17-93 pp., [1] limitation page, frontispiece illustration of White by Clarence Ellsworth, 18 chapter heading illustrations, fold out facsimile of 1849 Los Angeles map, color illustration of settlement; Burgundy cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, end paper red bordered maps of Santa Anita Rancho on front and Rancho Muscupiabe on back, all edges trimmed; Minimal shelf wear to edges, cracks along front end paper due to excess binders glue, hinge tight, fold over and creases on bottom fore edge at pages 19 and 21. [Rudkin p.172]. Michael C. White (1802-1885) was a described as the "first" foreigner to settle in Southern California. This book is from 1877 testimony of White to Thomas Savage for Hubert Howe Bancroft's collection of memorabilia and first person accounts of the history of California. Glen Dawson (1912-2016) was an American rock climber, mountaineer,… Read More
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California's Story
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California's Story

by Bolton, Herbert and Ephraim Adams

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San Francisco: Ally and Bacon, 1922. Later Edition. Very Good. [5.25x7.75"]; Dark blue cloth cover with gilt lettering on front cover and spine; xi, 216 pp., frontispiece and 172 black/white illustrations and images of California; Corners bumped with shelf and use wear to cover, text block is tight with occasional minor markings and writing throughout, former Santa Ana School District Junior High textbook with issue stamp on front end paper. Checked out twice, but hardly looks read.
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California in 1851 - 1852 The Letters of Dame Shirley; [The Shirley Letters in two volumes]...
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California in 1851 - 1852 The Letters of Dame Shirley; [The Shirley Letters in two volumes] Introduction and notes by Carl I. Wheat

by Clappe, Louise [Dame Shirley]

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San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1933. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. limited to 500, in two volumes 1851 [Number 5, Rare America Series] and 1852 [Number 6, Rare American Series], 8vo, [9x6in]; Vol. I - [2], xviii, [1], 142, [6], [2], Vol. II - [2], xviii, [1], 143, [6], [3], 24 black/white and blue toned illustrations and map, Introduction and Retrospective by Carl Wheat; Dark blue cloth backstrip with gray-blue paper boards, dark blue lettering and line designs on front, spine paper label with black lettering for both volumes, top edge trimmed and others untrimmed; Light tan dust jackets with black lettering narrative about the Rare America Series on front; Vol. I & II boards age toned along edges, darken age toning to front and rear end papers of both volumes, bookplate of Frank Howard Abbott, Jr. on front end paper in both volumes with some offset, tipped in illustration of miners in a saloon on pale blue paper with Grabhorn address; Dust jackets age toned and fragile with chips and… Read More
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California's Pictorial Letter Sheets 1849-1869; [A Bibliography printed by Robert Grabhorn and...
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California's Pictorial Letter Sheets 1849-1869; [A Bibliography printed by Robert Grabhorn and Andrew Hoyem in 1966]

by Baird, Joseph Armstrong, Jr.

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San Francisco: David Magee, 1967. First Edition. Near Fine. Robert Grabhorn and Andrew Hoyem. limited to 475 [14x10.5in]; [1], 171 pp., [1] limitation page, introduction, notes, 343 entries, 60 plates of letter sheet illustrations, with folding sheet in rear pocket, bibliography and indices; Cream paper with red patterned covers, red leather backstrip with gilt lettering, fore edge untrimmed; Minimal shelf wear to edges and surfaces, spine faded with rubbing on joints, shadows at hinged on end papers . [Grabhorn-Hoyem 6]. From the Grabhorn Press 1920-1965 and Beyond, "The letter-sheet is a form of stationary, a type of writing paper featuring pre-printed illustrations at the top. In California, letter-sheets printed from 1849 onwards feature wood-engravings or lithographs that give us "the best single visual cross-section of Gold Rush and early Silver Age California we have." As the plates in this catalogue show, scenes depicted on these ephemeral sheets could range from river mining in progress to… Read More
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The California Gold Rush; A Descriptive Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years...
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The California Gold Rush; A Descriptive Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years 1848-1853

by Kurutz, Gary F.

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San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1997. First Edition. Fine. SIGNED, limited to 1000 [7.5x10.75"]; xxvii,771 pp., 34 images, Over 700 entries, abbreviations, references consulted and index; Dark blue cloth board with gilt illustration of shovel, pick ax and mining pan on front and gilt lettering in black field on spine; Slight shelf wear with rubbing and soiling to covers and slightly fading of spine, no internal markings, signed by Kurutz and dated on half title with State of California Library business card tipped in. [BCC 206]. This is a significant bibliography focusing on the California Gold Rush with 706 entries with extensive bibliographic descriptions and annotations on editions. There are also extensive narratives of relating to the authors, the times and settings relating to the books. An essential research book for collectors and book dealers in the California Gold Rush.
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California and New Mexico Message from the President of the United States [House of...
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California and New Mexico Message from the President of the United States [House of Representatives Executive Doc. No. 17]; Transmitting Information in answer to a resolution of the House of the 31st of December, 1849, on the subject of California and New Mexico. [31st Congress, 1st Session, Ho. of Reps. Ex. Doc. 17, Serial 573]

by Taylor, Zachary

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Washington: [Washington], 1850. First Edition. Good. Ex-Library, [9x6in]; 976 pp., six of seven maps (five folding); Original half bound marbled paper covers with gilt lettering on leather spine, all edges trimmed, Shelf wear to covers, edges, and corners, chips to marbled paper, rubbing to covers and spine, corners bumped, leather missing and frayed, some old tape on edges, spine faded with chips and splits at ends, typical public library markings with pasted card on rear end paper, some water stains and heavy foxing to text, maps in good condition with several red number markings, some misfolds, chips and closed tears along edges, several old and new archival tape repairs to closed tears, Fremont-Preuss map (No. 5) not present (see listing of maps below). [Kurutz Calif 106b, Howes P447, Wheat Books 31, Wheat Maps 79, Zamorano80 14, Rittenhouse 588]. The House and, later, Senate [Report 18, Serial 577] publications were important in the reports of the California gold rush and conditions along with… Read More
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California Gringos; [California cattle ranch life]
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California Gringos; [California cattle ranch life]

by Torchiana, H. A. Van Coenen

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San Francisco: Paul Elder and Company, 1930. First Edition. Very Good/Very Good. SIGNED by author, [7.5x5.25in] [5], 281 pp., frontispiece of Torchiana as a Ranch Superintendent, 20 plates of 22 black and white images; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine; Cream dust jacket with black lettering on front and spine, image of Torchiana on front; Minimal shelf wear to edges and corners in rubbing, slight age toning of text, singed by Torchiana on front end paper; Some Shelf wear to dust jacket with small chips top and bottom of spine, edges, and corners, darken spine with some soiling and rub markings on surfaces, not price clipped. [Six-Guns 2226, The Rampaging Herd 2313, Cowan64 p 641. H. A. Van Coenen Torchiana (1867-1940) was a native of the Netherlands, immgrated to America to see the West and become a lawyer. In 1913 he was appointed to as Consul General in San Francisco. Before the appointment, he was a working cowboy and became a manager on large cattle ranches in California. This… Read More
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The California Pioneer and Other Poems; [scarce and early California]
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The California Pioneer and Other Poems; [scarce and early California]

by Baldy, Lizzie F.

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San Francisco: Bacon & Company, Book and Job Printers, 1879. First Edition. Very good. 12mo [7.5x5in]; 159 pp.; Dark green cloth covers with stamped gilt lettering and floral design on front, blind stamped rules and floral design on front and back, dark brown clay end papers, all edges trimmed; Minor shelf wear and rubbing to edges, corners and covers, minor frayed edges to top and bottom of spine, closed tear with few white spots on front free end paper, minimal age toning to text, some tarnishing to gilt on front.
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The California Gold Rush Overland Diary of Byron N. McKinstry | 1850-1852; With a biographical...

The California Gold Rush Overland Diary of Byron N. McKinstry | 1850-1852; With a biographical sketch and comment on a modern tracing of his overland travel

by McKinstry, Byron N. and Byron L. Mckinstry

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Glendale, CA: The Arthur H. Clark Company, 1975. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. [American Trails Series X, 1644 copies] [6.5x10"]; 401 pp. 38 sepia toned images and illustrations including frontispiece; Bright red cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine top edge trimmed other edges untrimmed, white end papers; Cream dust jacket with red and dark brown lettering with red rule devices on front and spine, image of McKinstry and pioneer/miner illustrations on front; Minor shelf wear and age darkening of dust jacket. Overall in near fine condition. [Kurutz 422]. Byron McKinstry left Illinois in March, 1850 for the California Trail and crossed over the Sierra near Carson Pass. He settled in Hangtown ( now known as Placerville) and began mining there and Mokelumne Hill. He kept a detailed diary over the next two years of mining. He became homesick and tired of the mining life, so in June, 1852, he sold all of his tools and return home.
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The California Tragedy; [The Donner Tragedy] [Forward by Joseph A. Sullivan]

The California Tragedy; [The Donner Tragedy] [Forward by Joseph A. Sullivan]

by Thornton, J. Quinn

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Oakland, CA: Biobooks, 1945. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [California Centennial Edition No.4, limited to 1500 copies], inscribed and signed by Sullivan [11x7.75in]; [2], v, [1] [Salute to General Douglas MacArthur, Sixth and Eight Armies and First Cavalry Division], 161 pp., [1], four color illustrations, tipped in errata slip; Cream cloth binding with red and black lettering on front and illustration of pioneer family; Cream dust jacket with red and black lettering on front and illustration of pioneer family, red lined lettering on spine; Minimal shelf wear on corners with bumps along bottom edges, tipped in prior owner bookplate; Some soiling, offset darkening of dust jacket with darken spine, minor shelf wear on all edges. Quinn Thornton emigrated to the Oregon Territory with his family in 1846. He was appointed a Judge by the provision government of Oregon in 1847 and was the representative of the territory in Washington DC. During his travels, he met survivors of the Donner party in San… Read More
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California '46 to '88
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California '46 to '88

by Harlan, Jacob Wright

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San Francisco: The Bancroft Company, 1888. First Edition. Very Good. [8.75x6.25in]; 242 pp., frontispiece illustration of Harlan in later years; Gray-brown cloth covers on beveled boards with gilt stamped lettering on front and spine, rules on front with embossed illustration in black ink, dark green floral end papers, all edges trimmed, typical period rounded spine and concaveed fore edge; Light shelf wear to edges and corners and joint edges at top and bottom of spine. [Cowan64 p. 264, Graff 1783]. Jacob Wright Harlan (1828-1902) joined the Boggs-Moran wagon train to California in 1846. Once he arrive, he joined Fremont's California Battalion in the Mexican- American war. This book, California '46 to '88 contains Harlan's memories of his overland journey to California in 1846, acquaintance with rescuers and survivors of the Reed and Donner Parties, joining Fremont's battalion in 1846-1847, San Francisco milk and livery businesses, storekeeping in gold camps near Coloma and Sonora, farming and… Read More
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California Mining Town Newspapers, 1850-1880; [A Bibliography}

California Mining Town Newspapers, 1850-1880; [A Bibliography}

by Giffen, Helen S.

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Van Nuys, CA: J. E. Reynolds, 1954. First Edition. Near Fine. , Limited to 400 copies [8.25x5.5in]; xv, 17-102 pp., eight facsimile images of front pages, index listing of mining town newspapers, list of mining town editors; Dark maroon cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine; Slight wear to corners.
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The Californiacs
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The Californiacs

by Irwin, Inez Haynes

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San Francisco: A. M. Robertson, 1916. First Edition. Irwin, Inez Haynes The Californiacs What is a Californiac? San Francisco, CA: A. M. Robertson, 1916. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good- to Near Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The rear endpaper has several spots of ground-in dirt and spotting. The dust jacket has several small edge chips , especially to the spine ends. "Inez Haynes Irwin (March 2, 1873 - September 30, 1970) was an American feminist author, journalist, member of the National Women's Party, and president of the Authors Guild. [1] Many of her works were published under her former name Inez Haynes Gillmore. She wrote over 40 books and was active in the suffragist movement in the early 1900s. Irwin was a "rebellious and daring woman", but referred… Read More
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California: A History of Upper and Lower California From their First Discovery to the Present...
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California: A History of Upper and Lower California From their First Discovery to the Present Time; Comprising an account of the Climate, Soil, Natural productions, Agriculture, Commerce, etc. A Full View of the Missionary Establishments and Condition of the Free and Domesticated Indians. With an Appendix relating to Harbors and Steam Navigation in the Pacific [Reprint of 1839 edition]

by Forbes, Alexander [Thomas C. Russell, Ed]

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San Francisco: The Private Press of Thomas C. Russell, 1919. First Edition. Near Fine. William Smythe, Illus.. Signed by Publisher, #184 of 250 limited printing [10.5x7.5in]; [5], 5a-10a [Forward], xvi, 372 pp.,10 lithographic color plates, including frontispiece of Father Antonio Peyri, woodcut illustration in text, fold out colored map of Pacific Coast from Panama to Cape Mendocino with insets of principal harbors [14.5x19.25in neatline], appendices, index; Original tan linen spine over tan paper on boards, paper spine label with black lettering and red rules, top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, tan end papers, tipped in duplicate spine label on rear end paper; Minimal shelf wear to edges and covers with slight wear to corners, spine label darken with age, rubbing on spine label with minor loss of lettering, small closed tear repaired at map lower hinge, prior owner pencil signature, Elizabeth Gray Potter, on front end paper. [References for 1839 edition, Cowan, 217, Graff 1377, Sloan-Volkmann… Read More
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California in 1851 - 1852 The Letters of Dame Shirley; [The Shirley Letters in two volumes]...
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California in 1851 - 1852 The Letters of Dame Shirley; [The Shirley Letters in two volumes] Introduction and notes by Carl I. Wheat

by Clappe, Louise [Dame Shirley]

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San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1933. First Edition. Very Good. limited to 500, in two volumes 1851 [Number 5, Rare America Series] and 1852 [Number 6, Rare American Series], 8vo, [9x6in]; Vol. I - [2], xviii, [1], 142, [6], [2], Vol. II - [2], xviii, [1], 143, [6], [3], 24 black/white and blue toned illustrations and map, Introduction and Retrospective by Carl Wheat; Dark blue cloth backstrip with gray-blue paper boards, dark blue lettering and line designs on front, spine paper label with black lettering; Vol. I boards soiled and toned along edges, minor shelf wear to bottom edges, Vol. I & II corners bumped, and Vol. II small defined dents along bottom edges and darken toning to front and rear free endpapers of both volumes. [Kurutz 133b, Wheat Gold Rush Books 39, Adams 425, Howell 1307, Volkmann Zamorano 80 69b, The Grabhorn Bibliography 178 & 179]. Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe [1819-1906] accompanied her husband on the ship Manilla to California in 1849. Fayette and Louise were in their… Read More
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Capt. J. D. Winchester's Experience on a Voyage from Lynn, Massachusetts to San Francisco, Cal....

Capt. J. D. Winchester's Experience on a Voyage from Lynn, Massachusetts to San Francisco, Cal. and to the Alaskan Gold Fields

by Winchester, Capt. J. D.

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Salem: Newcomb & Gauss, 1900. First Edition. Very Good. [9.5x6.5in] 251 pp. frontispiece image of Author's log cabin and miners, 25 plates and 12 in text sketches by the Author; Dark blue cloth covers with gilt lettering on front and spine, blind stamped borders on covers, all edges trimmed; Some shelf wear and soiling to covers, edges and corners bumped and frayed, spotting wear to top front cover and spine with some loss of spine text, closed tear to lower title page, age toning to page edges, front hinge cracked. [Kurutz Alaska 623, Arctic Biblio 19606, Wickersham 80, Graff 4712, Ricks p.259 ]. Captain James D. Winchester caught the Alaskan gold fever and joined the Lynn Mining Company in 1897. Typical of the mining companies of the California gold rush 50 years earlier, the Lynn company bought a schooner and sailed to San Francisco through the Straits of Magellan and then took a steamer to Seattle, a barque to Alaska and then paddlewheel to St. Michaels and then up the Yukon river. The book is a… Read More
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Carleton Watkins; Making the West American [all images by Carlton Watkins (1829-1916)

Carleton Watkins; Making the West American [all images by Carlton Watkins (1829-1916)

by Green, Tyler

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Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2018. First Edition. As new/As new. SIGNED by author [9.25x6.5in]; xvii, 574 pp., 74 illustrations, one map, extensive notes, bibliography and index; Light beige cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed, headband; Pictorial dust jacket of View from Round Top, 1879 with white and mustard lettering on front and spine, reviews on back, inside dust jacket image of El Capitan, Yosemite, 1861; No condition issues, as new. Carleton Watkins (American, 1829-1916) was one of the most highly acclaimed of early western photographers. Watkins extensively photographed early San Francisco, Yosemite, Mendocino and the Sierra Nevada mining regions. His photographs of Yosemite helped influence Congress and President Lincoln in the preservation of Yosemite Valley. Watkins also made some of the earliest photographs of Southern California and the Pacific Northwest. Watkins' Pacific Railroad series documents construction of the transcontinental railroad… Read More
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