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Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. 30.5 x 22 cm, xii, 34, colophon pp., folding map of the Valley of the Sacremento with the gold region colored yellow, fancy gilt initial for each of five letters, reproduction of broadside "Account of the Discovery of Gold" in collection of Edward Grabhorn, contents, introduction by Jane Grabhorn, 400 copies printed by Edwin & Robert Grabhorn for the Colt Press. [GB 544] [BCC 84] In the Introduction by Jane Grabhorn, she describes Bidwell and Sutter as "the two most important figures in this classic drama". Contents include: Map -- The Valley of the Sacramento; Letter One -- J. A. Sutter to John Bidwell; Letter Two -- John Bidwell to Captain J. A. Sutter; Letter Three -- James W. Marshall to John Bidwell; Broadside -- Account of the Discovery of Gold; etc. Original prospectus laid in. Black and white marbled paper over borda, black cloth spine, printed paper label. Fine except for substantial bumping to two corners.