CALIFORNIA, LAND OF GOLD, or Stay Home and Work Hard; A Short Description of California and the Dangers Which Threaten the Immigrant Along with the Story of the Sad Fate of a German Immigrant.
San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1971. First Thus. Cloth. 86 pp. Adapted for young adults. Prospectus laid in. Edited and with an introduction by Ferol Egan. Illustrated. Margin decorations. Many unopened pages. 5" x 7". Brown cloth with gilt cover and spine titling. Designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Translation by Anthony Knight of the 1849 first edition which was in German. The subtitle tells it all. The purpose of the book was to dissuade young German boys from traveling to the gold fields. Limited to 450 copies. Kurutz 456b; BCC # 138. A FINE copy, now in a custom, clear mylar protective jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes via media mail to any United States address. Fine / Custom Clear Mylar. Item #2230
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