Sights In the Gold Region, and Scenes By the Way

New York: Baker and Scribner, 1849. First printing. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, publisher's dark brown cloth stamped in gilt on spine, good copy with wear, soil, darkening and discoloration to cloth, contents good with some light dampstaining, light soil and rippling to endpapers, contents mainly very good and clean. This is the less sought-after first printing issued without frontispiece… Read more about this item

Baker & Scribner, New York. Good Ex-lib. 1850. 2d ed.. 2d ed. revised and enlarged. 8vo, violet embossed cloth. xii + 32 4pp. An account of the gold rush and gold fields, starting with embarkment from New York to Panama and then from Panama to Califo rnia. Kurutz [363a] -- calls this book, "one of the earliest, liv… Read more about this item

New York: Baker and Scribner ., 1849. Gilt lettering. Spine is very slightly worn, top edge frayed, a small bit of cloth missing from the lower hinge. Offsetting on front endpapers from clipping. Small tear at bottom of free edge of the front fly leaf. Blank leaf at end of text has been torn out. An attractive, bright binding with… Read more about this item

New York: Baker and Scribner, 1849., 1849. First edition. First edition. 12mo. Original green blind stamped cloth with titles stamped in gold gilt on the spine, xii, 278 pp., preface. Johnson came by way of Panama. Detailed narrative of first years of gold discovery. San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Monterey, Sacramento, San Diego, Yuba district, Weber's Creek, Sutter and his… Read more about this item

New York: Baker and Scribner. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1849. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo; 278 pages; Original cloth covers with light rubbing, soiling and wear. Corners lightly bumped. Printed letters and a few numbers printed on inside front cover and front free endpaper. .