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Sale 387: Americana - Travel & Exploration - Cartography (#387) 09/11/2008 1:00 PM PDT Closed
Starts Ending 09/11/2008 1:00 PM PDT

Lot #97 Hunting for Gold

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$225

Estimate: $250 - $350

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Description

Title:

Hunting for Gold

Author:

Downie, William

Place Published:

San Francisco

Publisher:

California Publishing Co.

Date Published:

1893

Description:

407 pp. Illustrated from engravings and photographs; frontispiece portrait of the author. 8¾x5¾, original gilt-lettered maroon cloth. First Edition.

One of the best Gold Rush reminiscences. Jennie A. Crocker [Henderson's] copy, with her bookplate on front pastedown. Cowan p.179; Graff 1143; Howes D448; Kurutz 203; Rocq 14507; Streeter 3016; Wheat Gold Rush 64.

Condition:

Spine sunned and a bit rubbed; covers cocked; front hinge repaired; otherwise, very good.

Item#:

194559

Headline:

Downie's Gold Rush Classic
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