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HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA FROM ITS DISCOVERY TO THE PRESENT TIME; Comprising Also a Full Description of Its Climate, Surface, Soil, Rivers, Towns, Beasts, Birds, Fishes, State of Its Society, Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, Mining, &c by Capron, E.S - 1854

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HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA FROM ITS DISCOVERY TO THE PRESENT TIME; Comprising Also a Full Description of Its Climate, Surface, Soil, Rivers, Towns, Beasts, Birds, Fishes, State of Its Society, Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, Mining, &c by Capron, E.S - 1854

HISTORY OF CALIFORNIA FROM ITS DISCOVERY TO THE PRESENT TIME; Comprising Also a Full Description of Its Climate, Surface, Soil, Rivers, Towns, Beasts, Birds, Fishes, State of Its Society, Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, Mining, &c

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Boston: John P. Jewett, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good. As the commercial agent for several major mercantile houses in New York, Elisha Smith Capron traveled to California via Nicaragua in 1853, visiting the principal cities and towns of the state as he discharged the duties of his commission. Capron's narrative, which opens with three chapters on the history, natural history, and geography of the state, is of particular interest for its vivid descriptions of San Francisco, among them seamy details of the city's lurid side, and first-hand accounts of the gold mines, mining, and miners, including enlightening explanations of various mining techniques, as well as details of the miners' courts, miners' homes, and Chinese exclusionary measures. Includes the 17" x 13" folding map of California in 1854 with an inset of San Francisco, published by J.H. Colton, tipped in opposite the title page. Octavo. Original brown cloth binding, with decorative gilt and blind stamping. Negligible crease to the top corner of a few leaves, with a short closed tear to the folding map. The boards are especially fresh and bright. Better than very good. Cowan p.104; Howes C127; Kurutz 116; Graff 580; Wheat 254.
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  • Publisher John P. Jewett
  • Place of Publication Boston
  • Date Published 1854
  • Keywords California, Western Americana, Gold Rush, Maps, Cartography, San Francisco

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Cleveland, OH: John P. Jewett & Co, 1854. First Edition. Good condition. With the map, but the map is worn, with a clear tape repair, and chipping. No internal markings, but foxing throughout.
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History of California, from Its Discovery to the Present Time; Comprising Also Full Description of Its Climate, Surface, Soil, Rivers, Towns, Beasts, Birds, Fishes, State of Its Society, Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, Mining, &c., with a Journal .

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Cleveland, OH: John P. Jewett & Company, 1854. Book. Good. Hardcover. 350 pages, 12mo. Scarce. Ex-Libris. Missing folded map. Bound in brown cloth with gilt lettering along spine. Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1854, by John P. Jewett & Co. Stereotyped by Hobart & Robbins, Boston. Ex-Library copy: card catalogue adhered to inside front cover and front endpaper, library marking along spine, markings on copyright page. Shelfwear: light scuffing along edges and cover boards, light tanning along page edges, hinges have been professionally restored. Otherwise, volume is tightly bound with clean and crisp pages. No marks. Volume is in Good condition..
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Boston: John P. Jewett, 1854. Ex-Lib, but only one small blind stamp on title page. Book has been repaired with new spine w/title stamped in gold and new endpapers, but still maintaining the original brown boards. Lacking the map. Ref.: Howes C-127. 356 pp. A most acceptable copy despite it being an Ex-Lib copy.. First Edition. Hard Cover. VG/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Boston: John P. Jewett, 1854. First Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition. Original brown cloth, worn at the corners and with some loss to the cloth at the spine ends. Old library mark to spine, and stamps to endpapers, final page, and copyright page, but no other library marks. Clean internally and with the map in very good condition - slight creasing at the edges, two small tape repairs that appear to be preventative to the verso. The map is dated 1854 (2d state). xi, 356pp. Howes C-127, Sabin 10764. Size: duodecimo (12mo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Americana; Exploration. Inventory No: 045054.
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Boston: John P. Jewett, 1854. First. hardcover. good. Climate...Towns...Agriculture, Commerce, Mines, Mining &c. With a Journal of the Voyage from New York, via Nicaragua, to San Francisco, and Back via Panama. xi, 356pp. 12mo, original brown cloth, spine ends and edges of corners worn, cloth lightly soiled, corners bumped. Boston: John P. Jewett, 1854. First Edition.<br/><br/> This copy lacks the folding map. Contains two chapters on San Francisco and two chapters on gold mines and miners. Howes C-127. Graff 580. Cowan p. 104.<br/><br/>
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History of California, from Its Discovery to the Present Time; Comprising Also a Full Description of Its Climate, Surface, Soil, Rivers, Etc., With a Journal of the Voyage from New York, Via Nicaragua, to San Francisco, and Back, Via Panama

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Cleveland: John P. Jewett & Co.. Poor with no dust jacket. 1854. First Edition. Original Cloth. Binding copy. Stiching is coming loose. Back cover is loose, but attached. Spine has been 3/4 eaten away. Surprisingly, the interior is in fine to very fine condition. The map has the slightest rolling on the right hand margin, where it meets the gutter, but is otherwise in "very fine" condition. The pages are unstained, unfoxed, and unmarked. A good candidate for a nice leather binding.; 5x7 1/2" .
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