Delavan James (21 results)

- Hardcover
Seller: The Book Bin, Salem, OR, U.S.A.The Book Bin
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Hardcover. Condition: As New. Clean, binding tight. 97 pages. Pub. date 1976.
Language: English
Published by Biobooks, Oakland, CA, 1956
- Hardcover
Seller: Maxwell's House of Books, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.Maxwell's House of Books
Contact seller2-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
US$ 15.00
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Hardcover. Condition: Good Plus. Clean hardcover in good plus condition; mild shelf wear and rubbing. No DJ.
Published by Biobooks, 1956
- Hardcover
Seller: TotalitarianMedia, Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.TotalitarianMedia
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Notes on California and The Placers: How to Get There, and What to Do Afterwards, Delavan, James, Biobooks, 1956, 156P, ex-library hc no dj, w/library marks/stamps, usual xlib abuse, clean text---7.00.
Language: English
Published by Cumming Press, 1976
- Hardcover
Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Chaparral Books
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Condition: Used - As new
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hardcover. Condition: As New. no dustjacket as issued. Crisp, unread, unmarked copy.The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
More imagesPublished by The Cumming Press, Michigan, 1976
- Hardcover
Seller: Tangible Tales, Eugene, OR, U.S.A.Tangible Tales
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Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Limited ed. Green cloth hardcover with gilt titles and cover illustration, limited to 487 copies. This copy apparently bound upside down with cover markings pointing the opposite direction from the text. A near fine copy with minor bending at the spine tips. Clean and tight as if unread. 98 pp.,…limitation page at rear. A collection of Delavan's letters back to the Michigan Expositor detailing his experiences in California during the gold rush.
Published by Biobooks, 1956
- Hardcover
Seller: Recycle Bookstore, San Jose, CA, U.S.A.Recycle Bookstore
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Slight curve to book; slight bumping and moderate wear to corners; slight toning to, and adjacent to, spine; faint marking and smudging to covers. Year, etc. written on front flyleaf -- interior otherwise clean, bright, unmarked. Solid boards and binding.
Published by Biobooks, 1956
- Hardcover
Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.Books From California
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Hardcover. Condition: Good.

Published by The Cumming Press, 1976
- Hardcover
Seller: JW Barker Books & Antiques, Natchez, MS, U.S.A.JW Barker Books & Antiques
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited ed. No reference to printing, limited to 487 copies, very good + green cloth hardcover (no dust jacket) shows bumping to bottom corners and some other light trace wear, else tight and clean. 98 pages. Still a pleasing copy of this collection of letters of historical significance to the Ex…positor.
More imagesPublished by The Cumming Press, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, 1976
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: M and N Books and Treasures, Bellevue, WA, U.S.A.M and N Books and Treasures
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. The green cloth boards have slight corner rubbing and slight spine tip wear. The hinges and the spine are very good. 97 pages. The inside pages are bright and look unmarked. One of 487 copies. Kurutz 182.
Published by Biobooks, 1956
- Hardcover
Seller: Chaparral Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.Chaparral Books
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Condition: Used - Very good
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Missing. Shelf wear to binding on corners, edges & spine. Some light soiling to boards. Foxing to top & fore edges. Ink spots to bottom edge. Limited edition of 700 copies.
Published by Mount Pleasant, MI: Cumming Press, 1976, 1976
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Allen F. Wright, Wesley Chapel, FL, U.S.A.Allen F. Wright
Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Fine/No Dust Jacket as Issued. First Edition. For those who could afford the high cost, the Panama route to California in 1849 was the fastest way to the gold fields. James Delavan wrote many letters with the last one dated May 10, 1856 describing in great detail mining and many other subjects. Green cloth binding wi…th gold lettering and decorations. High quality production, limited edition! Printed in Linotype Caledonia on Warren's Atique 66 paper on a hand fed, 10 by 15 Chandler & Price platen press in an edition of 487 copies. 98 pages.
Published by Biobooks, Oakland, 1956
Seller: James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.James & Mary Laurie, Booksellers A.B.A.A
Contact seller3-star sellerIllustrated. Foreword by Jos. A. Sullivan. #44 in the California Relations Series. One of 750 copies.

Published by Biobooks., Oakland., 1956
- Hardcover
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.BookMine
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. First edition thus. Illustrated. Limited edition of 700 copies. Important reference work. Fine copy. 156 pps.

Published by The Cumming Press, Mt. Pleasant, 1976
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Peninsula Books, Traverse City, MI, U.S.A.Peninsula Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. This copy new and unread. Letters from this Jonesville, Michigan doctor who succumbed to Gold Fever. He never returned to Michigan, eventually winding up in Virginia City. There is an historical introduction by John Cumming, and the book was printed by him on his private press with hand…-set type. Limited edition of 487 copies. No dust jacket, as issued.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 97 pages.
Published by Biobooks., Oakland, Cal., 1956
- Hardcover
Seller: Barry Cassidy Rare Books, Sacramento, CA, U.S.A.Barry Cassidy Rare Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Collectible-Very Good. 700 copies printed by Lederer, Street & Zeus, Berkeley, California. Cloth, The author recounts hearing of the gold discovery in California and his experiences while traveling from the East Coast, through the Isthmus of Panama and up the coast to San Francisco.
Published by Cumming Press, 1976
- Hardcover
Seller: Orrin Schwab Books, Providence, UT, U.S.A.Orrin Schwab Books
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good-. Shelf wear to binding and rubbing to spine and corners.
Published by Oakland: Biobooks, 1956., 1956
Seller: Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A., Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Michael R. Thompson Books, A.B.A.A.
Contact seller1-star sellerLarge octavo. 156 pp. One of 700 copies. First published in 1850. Fine.

Published by The Cumming Press., Mount Pleasant., 1976
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: BookMine, Fair Oaks, CA, U.S.A.BookMine
Contact seller5-star sellerGilt decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated. Important reference work. Limited edition of 487 copies. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. 97 pps.
More imagesPublished by Biobooks, California;, 1956
Seller: Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB, Scottsdale, AZ, U.S.A.Alcuin Books, ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerLimited Edition. Small Quarto. California relations number 44. Limited to 700 copies. 156pp. illustrated, with a foreword by Jos. A. Sullivan. First edition of this work was published in 1850 and is a fascinating account of the Gold Rush when it first hit California.A very good copy bound in light blue cloth decorated in gilt, s…pine plain.

- Hardcover
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: New
US$ 252.55
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Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 335 pages. 12.50x10.00x1.75 inches. In Stock.
Published by Biobooks, Oakland 1956, 1956
- First Edition
Seller: Wonderland Books, Berkeley, CA, U.S.A.Wonderland Books
Contact seller4-star sellerFirst ed. NF.