The Shirley Letters

Berkeley, CA: Heyday Books/Santa Clara Univ, 2001. First Edition, 3rd Printing . Soft cover. New/None as Issued. Dale E. Bryner (Map, Cover & Illustrations). BRAND NEW Copy. Witty, feminine view of the gold rush. Louise Amelia Knapp Smith (1819 - 1906) left Massachusetts for California in 1849. Under the pseudonym Dame Shirley, wrote letters (1851 - 52) ostensibly… Read more about this item

Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust… Read more about this item

Softcover book...later printing. PO wrote note on title half-page. There are no other marks in or on the book, no highlighting, no rem-mark, and is clean and tight. Covers have no tears, chips or folds, and are clean...no reader's crease to faded spine. 298 pgs.

Berkeley, California, U.S.A.: Heyday Books, 1998. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition.. Trade paperback. Very good condition, light edgewear. In 1854, The Pioneer began publishing a series of twenty-three letters from the mines. Written to her sister in Massachusetts by "Dame Shirley", a doctor's wife who had lived in a remote northern California mining camp..

Salt Lake City, UT: Gibbs Smith [1992].. Soft cover. Very Good. Reprint. Trade paperback. xviii, 199 pages. Introduction by Richard Oglesby. A clean, attractive copy.

Alfred A. Knopf. Used - Good. Good condition. No Dust Jacket (California, Gold Mining, Correspondence) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.

Paperback. Acceptable.

Alfred A. Knopf, 1949. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

U.S.A.: Heyday, 1998. Book. Fine. Soft cover. Signed by Author(s). Signed with signature only by the editor. A clean & bright copy..

Heyday. New. BRAND NEW, GIFT QUALITY! NOT OVERSTOCKS OR MARKED UP REMAINDERS! DIRECT FROM THE PUBLISHER!

Heyday. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Heyday. Used - Very Good. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Gibbs Smith Publishers, June 1970. Trade Paperback Trade Paperback. Good. Light edge and corner wear. Light creases to cover. Pages still clean and tight. All orders shipped with tracking number and e-mail confirmation. All Orders Shipped With Tracking And Delivery Confirmation Numbers.

HEYDAY BOOKS. New. Special order direct from the distributor

Paperback / softback. New. A valuable and rare portrait by a woman of an era dominated by men, the letters offer a true-life picture of gold rush life; from accounts of "murders, fearful accidents, bloody deaths, a mob, whipping, a hanging, an attempt at suicide, and a fatal duel."

Gibbs M. Smith, Inc, 1970-06-01. Paperback. New. 8x5x0.