Wheat, Carl I.

Books of the California Gold Rush

Hardcover, San Francisco: The Colt Press, 1949. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+. Five hundred copies of this book were printed at the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco in 1949. A descriptive bibliography of 239 books about the California Gold Rush. Also describes 2 more books that were expected to be printing later in 1949. The bibliography was written for the 100th anniversary of the gold rush. Text clean and bright, very occassional age spotting to margins not affecting text. Binding clean and bright. Corners gently bumped. Tonning to endpapers, it looks like the previous owner may have laid in newspaper clippings that are no longer present. No dust jacket. Ships same or next business day well protected in a box. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall. [Item #82637]

Price: $85.00