JOHN DOBLE'S JOURNAL AND LETTERS FROM THE MINES. MOKELUMNE HILL, JACKSON, VOLCANO AND SAN FRANCISCO 1851-1865.
Denver: The Old West Publishing Company, 1962. First Edition. Illustrated Cloth. (xv) 304 (3) pp. Illustrated, including three folding maps. Edition limited to 1000 un-numbered copies designed and priinted by Lawton Kennedy, San Francisco. Small bookseller's sticker to front pastedown (The Cottage Bookshop. San Rafael, California). Notes. Index. Illustrated cloth. 7" x 10 1/2". Remarkably detailed writings by an argonaut in the California Gold Rush. Kurutz 157. Per Kurutz: "Erwin Gudde praised this work, writing: 'Next to Bruff, it is probably the best of the published Gold Rush diaries.'". A handsome book. A Fine copy, now in a custom clear 4mil protectve jacket. ALWAYS FREE SHIPPING of our books in boxes, via media mail, to any United States address. Fine / Custom Clear Mylar. Item #2721
Price: $60.00