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Seeking the Elephant, 1849: James Mason Hutchings' Journal of his Overland Trek to California, Including his Voyage to America, 1848, and Letters from the Mother Lode Author: Hutchings, James Mason Place: Glendale, CA Publisher: Arthur H. Clark Company Date: 1980 Description: Volume XII. Edited by Shirley Sargent. 209 pp. Illustrations and portraits. (8vo) 9½x6½", red cloth, top edge trim, other edges untrimmed, gilt stamped spine and front cover, plain white paper dust jacket. One of 779 copies. First Edition. "This is a most literate diary, and was very well edited by Ms. Sargent.". Clark & Brunet II, 154. Lot Amendments Condition: Publisher's prospectus laid in, near fine in near fine mylar protected dust jacket. Lots sold without reserve are sold “as Is” and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $20 for shipments to the US and $30 for shipments outside the US please consider this when determining your bid amount Item number: 314841