THE CALIFORNIA TRAGEDY by Donner Party) THORNTON, J. Quinn - 1945

Biobooks, 1945-01-01. Hardcover. Good. 0.7000 10.8000 7.6000.

Oakland: Biobooks Book. Very Good. Hardcover. (1945). First Edition thus, 4to, v, 161pp, boards. Limited to 1500 copies. Number four in the California Centennial Editions. Very light wear, else VG+ in VG+ dj. The best account of the Donner Tragedy which first appeared in 1849 in Thornton's book OREGON AND CALIFORNIA IN 1848, which is Number 74 in the ZAMORANO EIGHTY. Thornton relied heavily on his interviews with William Eddy while the latter's mind was still fresh from the incidents and scenes in the mountains..

Biobooks, 1945. Hardcover. Very Good. . Jacket in mylar, light shelf wear. Pages/boards/jacket clean, binding sturdy.

1945. (CALIFORNIA). THORNTON, J. Quinn. The California Tragedy. [Oakland, 1945]. 1st ed. 4to. 161pp. Fine in d/j. Limited to 1,500 copies printed by the Gillick Press.

(Oakland: Printed at the Gillick Press, Berkeley, for Bio Books, 1945. Limited edition, one of 1500 copies with errata slip. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Quarto; pp; v, (iii), 161, (i), colophon; illustrated in color by Victor R. Anderson; pictorial cream cloth, lettered in red in a pictorial dust jacket;. A narrative of the Donner Party Tragedy.

Oakland, CA: Biobooks, 1945. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very Good/good. Signed and limited. Wear to tips, corners and edges of book and jacket, previous owner's bookplate and a short ink inscription.An account of the Donner Party first published in 1849. Comig just as WWII was drawing to a close it is dedicated to Douglas MacArthur and the Sixth & Eighth Armies with the emblem of the First Cavalry Division. One of 1500 copies. Limited edition, signed by the publisher on the limitation page with errata slip. Most items ship with free delivery confirmation, electronic tracking and jacket protectors (generally over $10.00) if applicable. Clean recycled packing material will be used when possible.

Oakland.: Biobooks., 1945.. First edition. . Decorated hard cover. . Fine copy in fine dust jacket (in mylar). . 4to.. Illustrated. Important reference work. Limited edition of 1500 copies. Very scarce in this condition.

Oakland, CA Biobooks, 1945. Hardcover Limited Edition (1500 Copies printed at the Gillick Press, Berkeley). SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR. Limited Edition (1500 Copies printed at the Gillick Press, Berkeley). Very Good+: shows very light wear to the extremities, the mildest rubbing, and faint soiling to the white background field of the panels. Former owner's bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper. The binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Not without flaw, but remains clean, sturdy, and quite presentable. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 4to. (11 x 7.8 x 0.7 inches). v,161 pages. Foreward by Joseph A. Sullivan. Illustrations by Victor R. Anderson. Designed by Ben Kennedy. Language: English. Weight: 19.5 ounces. California Centennial Edition. Hardback: No DJ 'as issued'.  SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR.

Oakland, CA: Biobooks, 1945. First Edition. Near Fine/Very Good. [California Centennial Edition No.4, limited to 1500 copies], inscribed and signed by Sullivan [11x7.75in]; [2], v, [1] [Salute to General Douglas MacArthur, Sixth and Eight Armies and First Cavalry Division], 161 pp., [1], four color illustrations, tipped in errata slip; Cream cloth binding with red and black lettering on front and illustration of pioneer family; Cream dust jacket with red and black lettering on front and illustration of pioneer family, red lined lettering on spine; Minimal shelf wear on corners with bumps along bottom edges, tipped in prior owner bookplate; Some soiling, offset darkening of dust jacket with darken spine, minor shelf wear on all edges. Quinn Thornton emigrated to the Oregon Territory with his family in 1846. He was appointed a Judge by the provision government of Oregon in 1847 and was the representative of the territory in Washington DC. During his travels, he met survivors of the Donner party in San… Read More