Title: The Argonauts of California: Being the Reminiscences of Scenes and Incidents that Occurred in California in Early Mining Days, by a Pioneer Author: Haskins, C[harles] W[arren] Place: New York Publisher: Fords, Howard & Hulbert Date: 1890 Description: 501 pp. Illustrated with wood-engravings & plates, most after the author. 23.516.5 cm (9¼x6½"), original gold-color cloth with pictorial in black & gilt, lettering in gilt. First Edition. "Especially valuable because of the list of names of pioneers before 1850" - Graff. Howes notes that there are 35,000 of them. The author arrived in San Francisco via clipper ship on September 20, 1849. Cowan p.269; Graff 1812; Howes H383; Kurutz 319; Rocq 16913; Wheat Books 93. Lot Amendments Condition: With some wear, especially to rear panel, spine ends frayed, leaning a bit; a few leaves darkened, front hinge starting; very good. Item number: 261237
Title: The Argonauts of California: Being the Reminiscences of Scenes and Incidents that Occurred in California in Early Mining Days, by a Pioneer Author: Haskins, C[harles] W[arren] Place: New York Publisher: Fords, Howard & Hulbert Date: 1890 Description: 501 pp. Illustrated with wood-engravings & plates, most after the author. 23.516.5 cm (9¼x6½"), original gold-color cloth with pictorial in black & gilt, lettering in gilt. First Edition. "Especially valuable because of the list of names of pioneers before 1850" - Graff. Howes notes that there are 35,000 of them. The author arrived in San Francisco via clipper ship on September 20, 1849. Cowan p.269; Graff 1812; Howes H383; Kurutz 319; Rocq 16913; Wheat Books 93. Lot Amendments Condition: With some wear, especially to rear panel, spine ends frayed, leaning a bit; a few leaves darkened, front hinge starting; very good. Item number: 261237
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