Item #66525 THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH: A Descriptive Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years 1848-1853. Gary F. Kurutz.
THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH: A Descriptive Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years 1848-1853
THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH: A Descriptive Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years 1848-1853

THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH: A Descriptive Bibliography of Books and Pamphlets Covering the Years 1848-1853

San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1997. First edition. Hardcover. Limited to 1,000 copies. Indispensable in every regard, Kurutz's bibliography revamps and expands Carl I. Wheat's Books of the California Gold Rush, which was formerly the standard work on the subject. Alphabetically arranged, this volume describes 707 titles pertaining to the California Gold Rush from 1848 to 1853, and published between 1848 and 1994, identifying all variants and subsequent republications, and providing scholarly annotations that detail the history, content, and importance of each work. Includes textual illustrations and an introduction by J.S. Holliday. Signed by Kurutz on the title page. Quarto. Original blue cloth binding, with gilt and black stamping. A fine copy in the original plain paper dust jacket. Fine. Item #66525

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