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First Edition of James W. Marshall's Biography

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Title: Life and Adventures of James W. Marshall...
Author: Parsons, George Frederic
Description: 188 pp. Wood-engraved frontispiece; wood-engraved headpieces. 6½x4½, original black cloth, lettered in gilt. First Edition.Considered one of the most important works of California history. Close to an autobiography, it was written to support Marshall's claim to a pension in 1870. Cowan, p. 475; Howes P105; Graff 3204; Kurutz 483a; Wheat Books 153.
Heading: Place Published: Sacramento
Publisher: Marshall and Burke
Date Published: 1870