Title: Three Years in California Author: Borthwick, J[ohn] D[avid] Place: Edinburgh Publisher: William Blackwood Date: 1857 Description: vi, [2], 384 + 16 ad pp. Illustrated with 8 duotone lithographed plates. (8vo), original blindstamped red cloth, rebacked with original spine cloth laid down. First Edition. Borthwick, a Scotsman visiting New York, was struck with gold fever in May, 1851, and set off for California via the Isthmus. He spent three years wandering through the mining camps, and his observations and attention to detail make this one of the most important and acclaimed Gold Rush narratives. Cowan notes that "His book presents a faithful graphic picture of his mining experiences and of conditions at this time." An accomplished artist, Borthwick did the drawings from which the striking lithographs were made. Cowan p.65; Graff 358; Howes B622; Kurutz 65a; Sabin 6436; Streeter 2817; Wheat Gold Rush 21; Zamorano Eighty 8. Lot Amendments Condition: Cloth worn and soiled, front free endpaper lacking; light foxing; good. Item number: 220885
Title: Three Years in California Author: Borthwick, J[ohn] D[avid] Place: Edinburgh Publisher: William Blackwood Date: 1857 Description: vi, [2], 384 + 16 ad pp. Illustrated with 8 duotone lithographed plates. (8vo), original blindstamped red cloth, rebacked with original spine cloth laid down. First Edition. Borthwick, a Scotsman visiting New York, was struck with gold fever in May, 1851, and set off for California via the Isthmus. He spent three years wandering through the mining camps, and his observations and attention to detail make this one of the most important and acclaimed Gold Rush narratives. Cowan notes that "His book presents a faithful graphic picture of his mining experiences and of conditions at this time." An accomplished artist, Borthwick did the drawings from which the striking lithographs were made. Cowan p.65; Graff 358; Howes B622; Kurutz 65a; Sabin 6436; Streeter 2817; Wheat Gold Rush 21; Zamorano Eighty 8. Lot Amendments Condition: Cloth worn and soiled, front free endpaper lacking; light foxing; good. Item number: 220885
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