The Course of Empire: First Hand Accounts of California in the Days of the Gold Rush of '49

2nd or later edition (with C-M colophon WITHOUT the torch) hardcover, sewn-bound in brown cloth, is in GOOD condition, having some staining and rubbing/scuffing to covers, and rubbing/scuffing to spine (with faded yellow lettering); former owner has stamped his name and address on first free endpaper; some light edge-stain to first free endpaper and its reverse; deckled edges, and possibly originally published with uncut pages (it's possible some pages may still be uncut); some puckering to frontispiece. Illustrated with plates showing b&w reproductions of old drawings and illustrations. An anthology of first-hand writings about Gold Rush California, from Captain Jose Fernandez to William T. Coleman. History. United States. State and local. California gold country. 19th century. DB.