Ottley Allan Editor (9 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Stated First Edition. Book has faint toning along top edges of covers. Some spots of foxing along bottom cover edges. Otherwise, pages are clean and crisp. Binding is strong and boards are sturdy. No other major wear or markings.

Condition: New. 2002. Annotated. paperback. . . . . .

Condition: New. 2002. Annotated. paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Limited. Cloth-backed boards. Stated: First Edition. One of 400 copies. Frontispiece portrait of Sutter, black and white photographs. Signed by Susan Acker, the printer. Previously unpublished correspondence between John Bidwell and his wife Annie, concerning the death and burial in 1880 of John A. Sutter. California Gold. A fine copy. Signed by Author(s).…

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. annotated edition. 176 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition. One of 410 copies printed. Inscribed by the editor in black ink on a front flyleaf: "Best wishes to Jack Barrett from Allan R. Ottley, Feb. 13, 1987." Original publisher's light gray paper-covered boards backed with dark gray cloth. Silver foil lettering on book spine. Book laid in a plain medium gray cloth-covered folio. Custom medium gray cloth-covered slipcase with clear plastic pane on one side included. 7 1/4" x 10 1/2." Book: 6 3/4" x 10." Sixty-three pages, complete. A few black-and-white illustrations, complete. List of Illustrations in front. Appendices, Notes, and Bibliography in back. Pages, covers, folio, and slipcase are virtually pristine and intact. A Fine book in a Fine folio and Fine slipcase. Publication No. 10 from the Sacramento Book Collectors Club. Edited by Allan R. Ottley. This book contains a brief biographical account of John Augustus Sutter, Sr. (1803-1880), a Swiss-American immigrant who founded Sutter's Fort, and printed extracts taken from letters that were originally written between Annie Bidwell (nee Kennedy; 1839-1918) and John Bidwell (1819-1900). The Sutters and Bidwells were close friends. After John Sutter's passing, Annie visited his widow, Annette Sutter (nee Dubeld or Dubold; 1805-1881) in Lititz, Pennsylvania. The Bidwells' letters give further insights into the life of John Sutter, especially during his final days and thereafter. For example, Annie writes about John Sutter's funeral, her visit to Annette, and her impressions of one of the Sutters' children, Emil Sutter (of whom she does not have a high opinion of). Appendices include a "Poem by Henry Morford," "Unsigned letter by Mrs. Bidwell in the Washington Evening Star," "Eulogy on Sutter by Gen. Horatio G. Gibson," "Recollections of Sutter by Gen. John C. Fremont," and a "Letter by Col. I. S. Tichenor to Mrs. Bidwell." Back colophon: "This book was designed and printed by Susan Acker at the Feathered Serpent Press. It was typeset in Bembo by Mackenzie-Harris and printed in Mohawk Superfine paper. The photographs were printed by Paragraphics. It was bound by Cardoza-James in a limited edition of 410 copies of which 400 are for sale.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. 410 copies of which 400 were for sale. Designed and printed by Susan Acker at the Feathered Serpent Press. 63 pp., incl. bibliography; small 4to; gray cloth spine, lettered in silver, and decorative light gray paper over boards; illustrated pastedowns & endpapers. …

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. One of 160 copies printed by Sacramento Junior College students supervised by George T. Smisor. Original publisher's orange-red cloth binding with gilt lettering on spine. 6 1/2" x 9 1/4." 160 pages, complete. One black-and-white frontispiece portrait illustration, complete. Appendixes, Bibliography, and Index in back. Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for browning on endpapers and light age toning throughout. Covers are virtually pristine and intact except for slight darkening. Corners are sharp and not bumped. A Near Fine copy. Publication No. 2 of the Sacramento Book Collectors Club (SBCC). Edited, with a Biography, by Allan R. Ottley. This is the first publication of John A. Sutter, Jr.'s "Statement Regarding Early California Experiences," a fifty-two-page manuscript in which Sutter, Jr. defends his reputation amid accusations that he had squandered his father's fortune. He adamantly defends his character and explains what really happened to the lost Sutter holdings. John A. Sutter, Jr. (1826-1897) was the founder of Sacramento and the eldest son of the famous California pioneer, John A. Sutter, Sr., and his wife, Anna Sutter. The story behind the controversy Sutter, Jr. addresses in his Statement is that he went into severe debt and lost most of the Sutter family's holdings after being swindled by Sam Brannan and other businessmen in an unscrupulous deal. Sutter, Jr. had sold his family's land but hardly received any payment from them. Brannan and the others had also found a way to bring numerous court cases against him which further cemented his financial and legal troubles. Sutter, Jr. fled to Acapulco, Sonora, Mexico to for both legal and health-related respite. In Acapulco, Sutter, Jr. eventually established a successful business and became a U.S. Consul there. Excerpt from back colophon: "One hundred and sixty copies of this work have been printed for the members of The Sacramento Book Collectors Club under the supervision of George T. Smisor, instructor in printing at the Sacramento College. As a class project in fine printing, the typesetting, page makeup, and printing were done by the following students: Joseph Cerniglia, King Fong, Fred Higgs, Arthur James, Arnold Rowell, Gordon Skoglund, Thomas Squires, Ronald Warford. . Bookbinding was done by Silvius and Schoenbackler, bookbinders, Sacramento.". …

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. annotated edition. 176 pages. 8.75x6.00x0.50 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.