California as it Is: A Reprint of the Edition of 1851, with Biographies of the Ancestors of John Hale, 1637-1800, and his Descendants, 1826-1952

Hale, John; Hunter, Thomas B., ed.; Wellington, Richard L., ed.

Erscheinungsdatum: 1954

Beschreibung

One of 150 copies privately printed at the Grabhorn Press, San Francisco. 1954 reprint of an exceedingly rare book originally published in 1851. Marbled paper boards quarter bound with tan cloth. Beige label with orange lettering on spine. Boards are slightly bowed; edges rubbed with boards exposed at bottom corners. Tight binding and clean interior. Includes frontispiece, five plates with half-tone portraits, and a folding map. John Hale moved to the Sacramento Valley from New York in 1849 and worked as a mining equipment manufacturer. However, he soon became disenchanted with California and issued a warning to would-be immigrants. Howes H31; Kurutz 301b; Mintz 198; Wagner-Camp-Becker 198a. ; Book; 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 007490

Bibliografische Details

Titel: California as it Is: A Reprint of the ...

Erscheinungsdatum: 1954

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: Limited Edition.