The Diary of a Forty Niner; [Introduction to California Centennial Edition by Oscar Lewis]
by Canfield, Chauncey, Ed
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- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
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Palo Alto, CA: James Ladd Delkin, 1947. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. , California Centennial Classic [8.25x5.5in]; xxiii, [1], 192 pp. [1], frontispiece map of northern gold mining counties; Dark brown cloth with gilt lettering on spine; Pale yellow dust jacket with pale blue map illustration on front, brown lettering on front and spine, brown lettering and illustration on back; Gilt spine lettering soiled and darkened; Dust jacket darken with age and darker spine, shelf wear to edges, with closed tear top and small chips at bottom of spine. Overall in very good condition. [Kurutz 114c]. Oscar Lewis introduces this edition of the diaries pulbished by the author in 1906. These are the recollections of Lewis Hanchett, a 49nr', and Canfield's research. Lewis comments that this book "... has remained among the most entertaining of the many narratives picturing mining camp life during the heyday of the Gold Rush. A skillful blending of fact and fiction, it presents an admittedly romanticized view of the great adventure... ".
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- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11749
- Title
- The Diary of a Forty Niner; [Introduction to California Centennial Edition by Oscar Lewis]
- Author
- Canfield, Chauncey, Ed
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- James Ladd Delkin
- Place of Publication
- Palo Alto, CA
- Date Published
- 1947
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- Adventure;
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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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