Stroll Through the Diggings of California by Kelly, William

Oakland.: Biobooks., 1950.. First edition thus.. Gilt decorated hard cover. . Fine copy.. 4to.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Limited edition of 750 copies. Very scarce in this condition.

Paperback / softback. New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New.

Oakland: Biobooks, 1950. xiv, 206p., colored illus., original cloth. No. 25 of 750 copies.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Simms and M'Intyre, 1852. First Edition. Near Fine. 8vo [7x4.75in]; xii, [13] 14-240 pp.; Later three-quarter morocco with blue marbled covers with gilt edge rules, gilt lettering, rule tooled, and raised bands on spine, top edge gilt other trimmed; Minimal shelf wear to covers, edges and corners with a little rubbing along the joints, bookplate of Edwin Stanton Fickes on front end paper, binders stamp Weeks & Co., London on rear end paper, binding offsets to end papers. [Kurutz 371a, Wheat Books 115 (note), Wagner-Camp 200:3]. William Kelly (1791-1855) was one of the many Englishmen that traveled California during the Gold Rush, did a little digging and, upon return to England, wrote a travel book on his adventures. Kelly wrote two books on his travels, the first was "Across the Rocky Mountains from New York to California" and, this book, "A Stroll Though the Diggings of California", both published and sold separately in 1852. Some had both bound as a single book and this on one was bound… Read More

London: Simms and M'Intyre, 1852. Book. Very good condition. Hardcover. Early edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 240 pages of text. Original hardcover binding with publisher's printed paper-covered boards; moderate wear, soiling with a few scuffs. Preserved in archival mylar. The rear endpaper is lacking. About a dozen pages have a small crease to the top corner. About a dozen pages are uncut and unopened. Originally issued as a two volume set in 1851, it was separated into two works and issued separately and made available as single volumes (see Sabin 37321). This is the first edition of the separate volume issue, published as number IV of The Bookcase series. Rare in publisher's cloth..