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Journey to the Gold Diggins by Jeremiah Saddlebags - 1849

by Jeremiah Saddlebags

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Journey to the Gold Diggins by Jeremiah Saddlebags - 1849

Journey to the Gold Diggins

by Jeremiah Saddlebags

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  • Hardcover
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This is a rare publication of the first ever comic book to have originated in the United States - "Journey to the Gold Diggins" by Jeremiah Saddlebags. 1849 1st edition; Stringer & Townsend; New York -- a Cincinnati issue appeared the same year, but precedence has not been definitively established. With illustrations by J.A. & D.F. Read. Similar in design and layout to "The Adventures of Mr. Obadiah Oldbuck" by Rodolphe Topffer (which originated in Switzerland and is considered to be the first comic book ever published), "Journey to the Gold Diggins" also has a sequential art narrative where panel follows panel and page follows page; it is considered to be the first known original American-made comic book publication. A "classic spoof of the adventures of the Forty-Niner" (Streeter) and "the best known of the American comic books on the Gold Rush" (Kurutz).

The book lacks the original covers and end papers and has been custom rebound in contemporary hardcovers - otherwise complete with 62 numbered pages. Rare in any condition.

Condition:
Lacking original covers and end papers - the book has been rebound in contemporary hardcovers with contemporary end papers. The title page has a name written in old handwriting at the top-left corner; a strip along the top edge has been torn off. Five pages were found where a portion of an illustration or two have been hand-water colored. The pages have consistent stains, smudges and tears (page 62 has numerous tears along the perimeter and 2 strips of repair tape). The front end paper has a list of 9 names written in old handwriting with 4 dates that range from 1850 to 1964. Clean covers with sharp corners. Tight binding with no loose pages. The last numbered page (page #63) is missing.
  • Bookseller CraigsClassics US (US)
  • Illustrator J.A. & D.F. Read
  • Format/Binding Hardcover
  • Book Condition Used - Good
  • Quantity Available 1
  • Edition 1st
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Publisher Stringer & Townsend
  • Place of Publication New York
  • Date Published 1849
  • Keywords journey gold diggins, jeremiah saddlebags, gold rush, gold miners, forty niners, rodolphe topffer, adventures mr obadiah oldbuck, amors vieux bois, comic books, 1st first comic, graphic novel

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Journey to the Gold Diggins

by Saddlebags, Jeremiah

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  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket
Binding
Hardcover
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Washburn, Wisconsin, United States
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Burlingame CA: William P. Wreden, 1950. Hardcover. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Illustrated by J. A. & D. F. Read. limited to 390 copies. A collotype facsimile of the original edition of 1849. with an introduction by Joseph Henry Jackson. Printed at Grabhorn Press. Gold rush in California, forty-niners -- 1849; Limited Edition; 9 1/8 x 5 7/8
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JOURNEY TO THE GOLD DIGGINS;

by Saddlebags, Jeremiah

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Condition
Used - Good +
Edition
Fascimile Edition
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Los Angeles, California, United States
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California: William Wrendon, 1950. Fascimile Edition. 1/4 Cloth. Good +. Plaid paper covered boards display minimal wear, corners straight. Red buckram covered spine with on-laid titles. Book body clean, color illustrations throughout.
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Journey to the Gold Diggins

by Saddlebags, Jeremiah

  • Used
  • Fine
  • Hardcover
Condition
Used - Fine
Jacket Condition
Fair
Edition
Limited
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity Available
1
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Hampden, Maine, United States
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Burlingame (CA): William P. Wreden, 1950. Limited . 1/4 Bnd cloth/decorative Paper. Fine/Fair. Oblong 8vo. Read, J.A. & D.F.. 63pp (plus 5pp introduction). 1/390 copies printed at The Grabhorn Press. Color colotype facsimile of the original 1849 edition (colotypes by Meriden Gravure). Introduction by Joseph Henry Jackson. Fine in blue dustjacket with several tears & creases, has a tape discoloration on inside surface from an earlier attempted repair.
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A$131.44