Lot
291
Lot 291
JOHNSON THEODORE T. Sights in the Gold Region and Scenes by...
Hammer
£150
JOHNSON THEODORE T. Sights in the Gold Region and Scenes by the Way. Rebound half calf. 1st. ed., New York, 1849. "One of the earliest published accounts" of the Gold Rush; also Bayard Taylor, Eldorado or Adventures in the Path of Empire comprising A Voyage to California ... Pictures of the Gold Region. 2 vols. Orig. Bohn`s Shilling Series dec. green brds, with publishers adverts (bookplates over first leaves of these), 1850. Bohn`s edition, published without illustrations. "Unexcelled description of California's gold-rush days by a professional traveller and trained observer." (3)
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Johnson - tanning to title. Internal foxing & spotting.
Taylor - backstrips intact but tending to split with some loss.
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