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Haskins: The Argonauts of California: Heading: Author: Haskins, C.W. Title: The Argonauts of California: Being the Reminiscences of Scenes and Incidents that Occurred in California in Early Mining Days, by a Pioneer Place Published: New

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Description

Heading:
Author: Haskins, C[harles] W[arren]
Title: The Argonauts of California: Being the Reminiscences of Scenes and Incidents that Occurred in California in Early Mining Days, by a Pioneer
Place Published: New York
Publisher:Fords, Howard & Hulbert
Date Published: 1890
Description:
501 pp. Illustrated with wood-engravings & plates, most after the author. 23.516.5 cm (9 ¼x6½"), original gold-color cloth with pictorial in black & gilt, lettering in gilt. First Edition.

"Especially valuable because of the list of names of pioneers before 1850" - Graff. Howes notes that there are 35,000 of them. The author arrived in San Francisco via clipper ship on September 20, 1849. Cowan p.269; Graff 1812; Howes H383; Kurutz 319; Rocq 16913; Wheat Books 93.

Condition

With some wear, especially to rear panel, spine ends frayed, leaning a bit; a few leaves darkened, front hinge starting; very good.

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Haskins: The Argonauts of California

Name: Haskins: The Argonauts of California
SKU: 35321792
Price: 250 USD
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