California Life Illustrated

New York: Carlton & Porter, 1858. First edition. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5". William Taylor. The first edition of this lovely history of California and those who live in the state, illustrated. With the bookplate of the scientists Franz Sondheimer. The first edition of this work.A beautiful look at the scenes and history of California, a wonderful work… Read more about this item

NY: For the Author by Carlton and Porter, 1858. Hardcover. Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 348pp, 2pp. ads. Later ink name on front pastedown, tide mark to lower corner of textblock along the first sixty eight pages, rear endpaper trimmed, foxed throughout, else a good copy in publisher's decorated green cloth that is worn at the extremities and has… Read more about this item

New York:: Carlton & Porter,, 1859.. Twelfth Thousand.. publisher's cloth.. Some light foxing throughout; old ownership label on front free endpaper; spine a little faded; tight and sound.. 8vo,.

London: Jackson, Walford, and Hodder. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 1867. 1st London Edition. Hardcover. London: Jackson, Walford, and Hodder / New York: Carlton & Porter, (1867). 8vo. 391pp. Full blue cloth, beveled edges, letters and decorations in gilt, all edges gilt. Very good condition, edges moderately worn, spine moderately soiled, interior clean, very… Read more about this item

New York: Carlton and Porter. Good. 1861. Hardcover. Olive green blind-stamped boards with gilt text on spine. Corners bumped; rubbing at head and foot of spine; fore-edges are dust-darkened. An excellent account of post-Gold Rush life in California. All plates present. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 348 pp .

New York, Carlton & Porter, (1861).. 8vo; pp. 348, 4; frontispiece, 15 plates; original green cloth, title in gilt on spine, spine and corners bumped, good copy.

THE AUTHOR, 1858 HARDBACK BOOK IN GOOD TO VERY GOOD CONDITION,SOLID BINDING [EIGHTH THOSAND]. Hardcover. Good.

New York: Carlton & Porter, 1861 Twenty-first thousand. 348pp. + 4 pages of advertising. Sixteen engravings. Very minor damp stain along extreme upper edge of pages through most of the book. Minimal foxing throughout. Original blind-stamped brown cloth with gilt-lettered spine. Covers rubbed. A very good copy. An excellent account of life just after the Gold Rush. Includes quite a… Read more about this item

New York: William Taylor, 1860. Hardcover. Good. . Decorative brown cloth cover shows minor wear, rubbing, edgewear, and soiling. Minor writing on the rear endpaper. Pages are tanned and foxed.

New York: published for the author by Carlton & Porter, 1861. Twenty-first thousand (hardback). 8vo, 348pp. 16 engraved plates. Original brown cloth. The binding is worn (joints cracked, lacks the top one inch of the spine), the front free endpaper is missing, and there are library stamps to the front pastedown. On the plus side,… Read more about this item

Phillips, Hunt, Walden, Stowe, 1888. Hardcover. Acceptable. . Half-leather cover in red with raised bands and gilt, cover shows heavy wear and tear, edgewear and rubbing, boards are detached but present. Pages are mostly clean.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

London: Alexander Heylin., [c1867]., 1867. 12mo. pp. 348. 16 full-page wood-engraved text illus. (incl. frontis.). contemporary half calf (rubbed, few institutional markings, lower margins dampstained, foxing). First London Edition(?). "The author came to California in 1849. His work is devoted chiefly to missionary experiences, but contains much local history of the period. The plates are reproductions of those in the… Read more about this item

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items.

Hardback. New.

Paperback / softback. New.