Fairfield, WA: Ye Galleon Press, 1972 Book. Fine. Hardcover. Reprint. Large 8vo. 65 pp, Introduction by John Cumming. Original title: G. S. Isham's Guide to California and the Mines, and Return by the Isthmus, with a General Description of the Country. Compiled by him from a Journal kept by him in a Journey to that country, in 1849 and 1850. 1972 facsimile reprint of the edition published in New York in 1850. limited to 402 numbered copies, of which this is number 11. Inscribed to John Cumming, Director, Clarke Historical Library (See Introduction) and dated 27th of September, 1972 by Glen Adams, printer. Pristine, no wear. Clean, tight and strong binding with no underlining, highlighting or marginalia. Brown cloth with gilt lettering to front board and spine, and illustrated end papers..

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Robert Hughes was born in Australia in 1938. He has lived and worked in the United States since 1970. He has been art critic for TIME magazine for more than 25 years. His books include monographs on painters Lucien Freud and Frank Auerbach, a history of Australian art, Heaven and Hell in Western Art (1969), The Shock of the New (1981), The Fatal Shore (1987), a book of social criticism entitled The Culture of Complaint (1995), Barcelona (1992), and a collection of reviews, Nothing If Not Critical (1990). Hughes is the recipient of a number of awards and prizes for his work, most recently an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

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Bookseller: West Side Book Shop, ABAA (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 001819
Title: Guide to California and the Mines
Author: Isham, Giles S
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fine
Edition: Reprint
ISBN 10: 0877701008
ISBN 13: 9780877701002
Publisher: Ye Galleon Press
Place of Publication: Fairfield, WA
Date Published: 1972
Keywords: U.S. HISTORY WESTERN AMERICANA CALIFORNIA GUIDE TO MINES JOURNALS GILES S. ISHAM TRAVEL 1849-1850
Bookseller catalogs: U. S. HISTORY;
Size: Large 8vo

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Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
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New: A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
G: Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
Tight: Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.