John David Borthwick | Artist of the Gold Rush; [Publications of the American West, Volume 23]
by Mather, R. E. and F. E. Boswell
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About This Item
Salt Lake City, UT: University of Utah Press, 1989. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [6.25x9.25"]; xiv, 216 pp., notes, bibliography, index; Tan cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine, all edges trimmed; Black dust jacket with gold lettering on front and spine, Borthwick's illustration of miner's camp in gold and black oval border, advertisements in gold and white lettering on back; Dust jacket has minor shelf wear and closed tears on top edge, creases and rubbing to edges. John David Borthwick (1824-1892) was a Scottish physician and journalist, with training as an artist. This book is a biography of his life and his adventures in the New World. After traveling to Canada, in 1850, he traveled to California by way of the Isthmus of Panama and arrived almost a year later in 1851. He spent the next three years traveling in the gold country observing and sketching. He returned to Scotland and in 1857, Three Years in California, was published. Borthwick illustrated his book with eight of his own lithographs, depicting card games, dances, mining operations, and Chinese emigrants. His attention to detail and his engaging portrayals are considered one of the most realistic representations of the time.
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- David Spilman Fine Books, ABAA & IOBA
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- Title
- John David Borthwick | Artist of the Gold Rush; [Publications of the American West, Volume 23]
- Author
- Mather, R. E. and F. E. Boswell
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- University of Utah Press
- Place of Publication
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Date Published
- 1989
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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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