A PICTORIAL VIEW OF CALIFORNIA; INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE PANAMA AND NICARAGUA ROUTES, WITH INFORMATION AND ADVICE INTERESTING TO ALL, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO INTEND TO VISIT THE GOLDEN REGION. By a Returned Californian
[Letts, John M.]
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224,[1]pp. plus forty-nine plates (one plate is included twice). Original gilt cloth. Cloth sunned, bit frayed at extremities, contemporary ownership inscription, some scattered foxing, minor but persistent marginal dampstain. A good, sound copy. The second edition of Letts' CALIFORNIA ILLUSTRATED., a vivid narrative of California mining life, published at the height of the gold fever. "Letts produced one of the best accounts of gambling, violence, and life in the mines" - Kurutz. Particularly valuable for the attractive, accurate illustrations drawn by Cooper and lithographed by Cameron. The book illustrates scenes across the Isthmus of Panama, in Sacramento and the gold fields, in Santa Barbara, and across Mexico and Panama. Peters remarks: "Cooper has left us a pungent, graphic record of the long trip to and from the gold fields, of the young cities he found mushrooming there, of booming San Francisco and Sacramento, of the lovely vestiges of the mission-founding padres in early California, and of the actual life of the forty-niners, with its flavor of roughing it, humor, hope, and all the luring magic of the yellow streak." Cameron, the brilliant hunchback lithographer who was addicted to drink, deserves much of the credit for the Currier & Ives prints. HILL 1016. COWAN, p.390. HOWES L300, "aa." SABIN 40723. PETERS, AMERICA ON STONE, pp.130- 31, 147. PETERS, CALIFORNIA ON STONE, pp.97, 103-5. WHEAT GOLD RUSH 125 (ref). KURUTZ 398e. Seller Inventory # WRCAM9435
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Publisher: Published by Henry Bill, New York
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A Pictorial View of California; Including a Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes, with Information and Advice Interesting to All, Particularly Those Who Intend to Visit the Golden Region. By a Returned Californian.
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Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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8vo., (9 x 5 6/8 inches). One-page publisher's advertisement at end. 48 tinted lithographs of scenes and views in the California Gold Rush, Mexico, and Central America after original drawings of George Victor Cooper (some spotting and a few pale stains). Original plum cloth, decorated in blind and gilt (spine faded to brown, extremities scuffed). Provenance: Ink library stamp of Henry C. Johnson on recto of the first blank. Second edition. First published in 1852 under the title "California Illustrated". "Letts embarked for California in January 1849. He sailed to Chagres and took the overland route to the Pacific, where he than sailed on the "Niantic" to San Francisco. He headed for the gold fields and worked at Mormon Bar and Auburn. Finding himself unlucky in this pursuit, he opened a store and did better in business. When the rainy season commenced, Letts sold out and returned to San Francisco, by way of Sacramento, on his way home. The narrative is written in high good humor, relating numerous anecdotes and commonplace occurrences from a whimsical point of view" (Hill). "Letts produced one of the best accounts of gambling, violence, and life in the mines" (Kurutz 398e). Cowan I, p. 140n; Cowan II, p. 390n; Graff 2469; Hill 1015; Howes L300; Sabin 40723; Wheat, Books of the California Gold Rush 125n. Catalogued by Kate Hunter. Seller Inventory # 25-5-16
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A Pictorial View of California; Including a Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes, With Information and Advice Interesting to All, Particularly Those Who Intend to Visit the Golden Region. By a Returned Californian
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Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
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Second edition. Second edition. Forty-eight plates. 224,[1] pp. 8vo. The second edition of Letts' CALIFORNIA ILLUSTRATED., a vivid narrative of California mining life, published at the height of the gold fever. "Letts produced one of the best accounts of gambling, violence, and life in the mines" - Kurutz. Particularly valuable for the attractive, accurate illustrations drawn by Cooper and lithographed by Cameron. The book illustrates scenes across the Isthmus of Panama, in Sacramento and the gold fields, in Santa Barbara, and across Mexico and Panama. Peters remarks: "Cooper has left us a pungent, graphic record of the long trip to and from the gold fields, of the young cities he found mushrooming there, of booming San Francisco and Sacramento, of the lovely vestiges of the mission-founding padres in early California, and of the actual life of the forty-niners, with its flavor of roughing it, humor, hope, and all the luring magic of the yellow streak." Cameron, the brilliant hunchback lithographer who was addicted to drink, deserves much of the credit for the Currier & Ives prints. Hill 1016; Cowan p.390; Howes L300, "aa" ; Sabin 40723; Peters, America on Stone, pp.130-31, 147; Peters, California on Stone, pp.97, 103-5; Wheat Gold Rush 125 (ref); Kurutz 398e Original gilt cloth. Extremities lightly worn and repaired. Bookplate on front flyleaf. Light soiling and foxing. A good, sound copy Forty-eight plates. 224,[1] pp. 8vo. Seller Inventory # 248457
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A PICTORIAL VIEW OF CALIFORNIA; INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION OF THE PANAMA AND NICARAGUA ROUTES, WITH INFORMATION AND ADVICE INTERESTING TO ALL, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO INTEND TO VISIT THE GOLDEN REGION. By a Returned Californian.
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New York: Published by Henry Bill, 1853., 1853
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Seller: William Reese Company - Americana, New Haven, CT, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
The second edition of Letts' CALIFORNIA ILLUSTRATED., a vivid narrative of California mining life, published at the height of the gold fever. "Letts produced one of the best accounts of gambling, violence, and life in the mines" - Kurutz. Particularly valuable for the attractive, accurate illustrations drawn by Cooper and lithographed by Cameron. The book illustrates scenes across the Isthmus of Panama, in Sacramento and the gold fields, in Santa Barbara, and across Mexico and Panama. Peters remarks: "Cooper has left us a pungent, graphic record of the long trip to and from the gold fields, of the young cities he found mushrooming there, of booming San Francisco and Sacramento, of the lovely vestiges of the mission-founding padres in early California, and of the actual life of the forty-niners, with its flavor of roughing it, humor, hope, and all the luring magic of the yellow streak." Cameron, the brilliant hunchback lithographer who was addicted to drink, deserves much of the credit for the Currier & Ives prints. HILL 1016. COWAN, p.390. HOWES L300, "aa." SABIN 40723. PETERS, AMERICA ON STONE, pp.130-31, 147. PETERS, CALIFORNIA ON STONE, pp.97, 103-5. WHEAT GOLD RUSH 125 (ref). KURUTZ 398e. 224,[1]pp. plus forty-nine plates (one plate is included twice). Original gilt cloth. Cloth sunned, bit frayed at extremities, contemporary ownership inscription, some scattered foxing, minor but persistent marginal dampstain. A good, sound copy. Seller Inventory # 9435
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A Pictorial View of California; Including a Description of the Panama and Nicaragua Routes, with Information and Advice Interesting to All, Particularly Those Who Intend to Visit the Golden Region. By a Returned Californian
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New York: Henry Bill, 1853., 1853
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Hardcover
Seller: Arader Galleries - AraderNYC, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
8vo., (9 x 5 6/8 inches). 48 tinted lithographs of scenes and views in the California Gold Rush, Mexico, and Central America after original drawings of George Victor Cooper (some spotting and a few pale stains). Original grey cloth, gilt (recased, with the original binding laid down). Provenance: Pencilled ownership inscription of C.L. Robinson on the lower paste-down. Second edition. First published in 1852 under the title "California Illustrated". "Letts embarked for California in January 1849. He sailed to Chagres and took the overland route to the Pacific, where he than sailed on the "Niantic" to San Francisco. He headed for the gold fields and worked at Mormon Bar and Auburn. Finding himself unlucky in this pursuit, he opened a store and did better in business. When the rainy season commenced, Letts sold out and returned to San Francisco, by way of Sacramento, on his way home. The narrative is written in high good humor, relating numerous anecdotes and commonplace occurrences from a whimsical point of view" (Hill). "Letts produced one of the best accounts of gambling, violence, and life in the mines" (Kurutz 398e). Cowan I, p. 140n; Cowan II, p. 390n; Graff 2469; Hill 1015; Howes L300; Sabin 40723; Wheat, Books of the California Gold Rush 125n. Catalogued by Kate Hunter. Seller Inventory # 72lib985
Quantity: 1 available