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Cloth. Condizione: Very Good+. Drawings (illustratore). Textblock is very clean and tight; binding lightly edge-worn; 35p., including acknowledgements; no dust jacket. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hard Cover.

Hardcover. Condizione: Collectible-Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. With book plate of noted author and historian John Haskell Kemble on front pastedown. 35 pages. Peter A. Evans, "The First Hundred Years: A Descriptive Bibliograph of California Historical Society Publications" Number 40: "These reminiscences are based on personal interviews which were printed in the San Francisco Call on December 19, 1909. The illustrations are from the Society's collection of lighographed letter sheets. Designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy." An exceptionally fine copy.

Hardcover w/ Jacket. Condizione: Near Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. This 6.5 x 7.75 33-page book is in near fine condition. The green cloth covering shows virtually no wear whatsoever with just the two bottom corners showing just a very small touch of whiteness at all. The interior of the book has a penciled notation on the ffep but beyond that the text is in fine condition. The book was published by the California Historical Society in San Francisco in 1959 and was designed and printed by the noted bookman Laughton Kennedy. The dust wrapper does show some age. The paper is thin and shows some chipping along the top and bottom margins of the wrapper. There are tears and small pieces missing in spots and a two-inch tear along the rear panel's fold. There is some sun fading to the spine and front panel but all in all the jacket is fully intact and in nice condition. 33 pages.

illustrated cloth, dust jacket. Kennedy, Lawton (illustratore). large 12mo. illustrated cloth, dust jacket. 33, (3) pages. Designed and printed by Lawton Kennedy (1900-1980) as the 1959 California Historical Society Christmas keepsake. Two veterans of the Goldrush recall the hardships and humor of an 1849 holiday in this reprint of personal interviews from The San Francisco CallDecember 19, 1909. Illustrated throughout with lithographed "Letter Sheets" from the Society's collection, which served as the illustrated post cards of the day.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Condizione sovraccoperta: Very Good. 1st Edition. Small square 8vo. Illustrated with b/w reproductions of contemporary letter sheets. Dust jacket (unclipped; light toning). Very good. 35 pages. No signatures or bookplates.