Yellow Pine Basin
by Henry Catlin
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
-
Hudson, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
"YELLOW PINE BASIN" by Henry Catlin. 1897; George H. Richmond & Co.; New York. This is the true story of a gold prospector, whom the author refers to as a "vanishing figure in our American life that I am prompted to do my little to preserve his memory." Gilt top edge.
From the opening "Note":"The man who went out into the wilderness, his horse and pack mule, arms, provisions, and tools all he could call his own; led by an impulse stronger than love of ease, comfort, or life; his one all-absorbing idea the finding of the precious metals, which when found but urged him to further quest; that man whom neither cold nor heat, thirst nor blood could stop; broadened by diversified experiences, tinted with the coloring of varied climates, forged into a type by blows from opposing forces; the mountain wanderer, the tireless seeker, - of him I tell. With such change of time, place, and sequence of incident as has seemed fitting to me, the story is a true one."
Condition:
Clean covers; bright gilt lettering and designs on the front cover, slightly dulled on the spine; light wear to the top and bottom edges of the spine; bumped bottom 2 corner tips. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The text pages are in great condition - clean and white with no writing, stains or tears found; 2 front end papers have a small foxing spot...no other foxing found. Overall the book is very good condition.
From the opening "Note":"The man who went out into the wilderness, his horse and pack mule, arms, provisions, and tools all he could call his own; led by an impulse stronger than love of ease, comfort, or life; his one all-absorbing idea the finding of the precious metals, which when found but urged him to further quest; that man whom neither cold nor heat, thirst nor blood could stop; broadened by diversified experiences, tinted with the coloring of varied climates, forged into a type by blows from opposing forces; the mountain wanderer, the tireless seeker, - of him I tell. With such change of time, place, and sequence of incident as has seemed fitting to me, the story is a true one."
Condition:
Clean covers; bright gilt lettering and designs on the front cover, slightly dulled on the spine; light wear to the top and bottom edges of the spine; bumped bottom 2 corner tips. Tight binding. No cracks. No loose pages. The text pages are in great condition - clean and white with no writing, stains or tears found; 2 front end papers have a small foxing spot...no other foxing found. Overall the book is very good condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- CraigsClassics (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 926
- Title
- Yellow Pine Basin
- Author
- Henry Catlin
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George H. Richmond & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1897
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- henry catlin, yellow pine basin, gold mining, prospecting, 49ers, forty niners, gold rush
- Bookseller catalogs
- Exploration / Travel / Adventure;
Terms of Sale
CraigsClassics
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About the Seller
CraigsClassics
Biblio member since 2018
Hudson, New Hampshire
About CraigsClassics
My store offers a curated selection of antiquarian books in a variety of topics with an emphasis on classic literature and children's classics. I take pride in providing great customer service with prompt replies to offers and inquiries, careful packaging and next-day shipping. Based in scenic southern New Hampshire.
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