RECOLLECTIONS OF PIONEER WORK IN CALIFORNIA
San Francisco: Joseph Winterburn & Co., 1878. First Edition. Cloth. 260 pp. Prior owner's name and data (1878) on front free endpaper. Green cloth. Gilt front cover titling. 4 3/4" x 7 1/2". Reverend Woods relates his trip in 1849 around Cape Horn to San Francisco and later to Stockton. Per Kurutz 697: "His recollections are much more than an ecclesiastic history, as they give an articulate and human picture of life in that gateway to the Southern Mines.". Cowan II p.694; Gudde p.429; Howell 50: 941. A Very Good Plus copy (Some edgewear; cover darkening) now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. Very Good Plus / Custom Clear Mylar. Item #3071
Price: $45.00