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Hutchings' Illustrated California Magazine Volume I. July, 1856, to June, 1857. Author: Hutchings, James Mason Place: San Francisco Publisher: Hutchings & Rosenfield Date: 1857 Description: viii, 576 pp. Illustrated throughout from wood-cut drawings. 23.2x13.8 cm (9x5½"), half morocco with cloth boards, lettering on spine in gilt; all edges marbled. A gathering of early issues of this important and influential San Francisco based periodical. The literature, scenery, and history of California in the early days come alive in Hutchings' widely-read monthly. Hutchings' California Magazine began publication in 1856 and ran for five years. Farquhar notes "...in the pages of his magazine there is preserved a good deal of material depicting the life and scenes of California in the decade following the Gold Rush -material notably lacking in Bancroft's works,- especially with respect to Yosemite, the Big Trees, and other scenic wonders...in 1860 [Hutchings] gathered together extracts from his magazine and published them in book form...Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity in California..." Lot Amendments Condition: Sunning to spine, light wear to morocco and cloth, fraying to corners of boards; staining and soiling throughout, foxing and toning to textblock; about very good. Item number: 313176