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Editore: The Book Club of California, San Francisco 1974
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Da: Argonaut Book Shop, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.Argonaut Book Shop, ABAA
Contatta il venditoreVenditore con 3 stelleCondizione: Usato - Ottimo
EUR 40,73
EUR 4,38 spedizioneSpedito in U.S.A.Quantità: 1 disponibili
Hardcover. Condizione: Very fine. Limited to 400 copies printed by Andrew Hoyem. 104pp. Illustrations. Gilt-stamped and decorated black cloth. A fine copy. Inscribed to Kevin Starr by the author. Reprint of this Gold Rush era fantasy/satire, the first American novel dealing with the California Gold Rush. The extremely rare first… edition was published in 1849. ".Peck's book has the distinction of being the first novel based on the Gold Rush. He copyrighted the work on February 1, 1849. The setting created by Peck is the mythical city of 'Aurum,' situated in the Sierra Nevada" (Kurutz). "A satiric extravaganza" (Sabin). [Kurutz: 490-b]. Signed by Author(s). Book.