Recollections of a California Pioneer by ABBOTT, CARLISLE S - 1917

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

New York:: Neale Publishing, 1917.. Hardcover first edition -. Ex-library, in sturdy dark green library binding, with the usual markings, but overall good condition. Uncommon in the first edition. . First edition. The autobiography of a pioneer who traveled to California at the start of the Gold Rush, written at age 88 during his retirement. Along with his brother, he left Beloit, Wisconsin, on March 3, 1850 and traveled along the Platte River through South Pass to Salt Lake City, where the company disbanded, although he continued across the desert to the Carson River and Mormon Station. He spent several months of mining at Volcano above Yankee Slide on the American River. After returning to Wisconsin, and back again to California, he leased a ranch at Point Reyes, and eventually wound up in Tombstone Arizona in an "attempt to recoup his fortunes." He failed at mining, gave up on ranching, and was impoverished by a risky railroad venture, but he wrote an valuable and entertaining account… Read More

New York, NY: Neale Publishing Company, 1917. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 235 pages of text. Orange hardcover binding is sunned/faded on the spine, with minor shelfwear and soiling; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with a frontisportrait of the author. Previously owned by Ulysses S. Grant IV with his name penciled on the inside front cover. The text is clean and unmarked. First edition..

New York: The Neale Publishing Company, 1917. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Twelvemo size, 235 pp. Written after the author had passed 88 years of age, this important early work follows his decision as a young man to leave his home in the East to seek gold in California in 1850. The book chronicles their travel westward and their life in San Francisco, as well as recollections of early Sacramento, Salinas, Native Americans encountered, fighting off attacks by wolves, and even travels in Arizona: a fascinating and somewhat scarce glimpse into early pioneer life in California. ___DESCRIPTION: Orange cloth with gilt lettering on front board and spine, plain endpapers, author portrait as frontispiece with tissue guard; pagination: 235 pp. ___CONDITION: Overall near fine with a strong, square text block, solid hinges, straight corners with a minimum of rubbing. There is very minor soiling to boards, very minor wear to head/tail of the spine, prior owner name in a flowing script on the front free… Read More