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Western Hemisphere, Inc, 1970. Hard cover. Fair/No jacket. Cover has extensive spotting, as well as some black scuff marks. Top book edge has heavy foxing, bottom book edge has a large stain. Inside pages are quite nice, with very scant foxing and smudges.

Stoughton, MA: Western Hemisphere, Inc., 1970. Textblock is very clean and very tight. Bumped head and foot of the spine, light fraying to the corners, sunned spine, slight fraying to the corners. Binding protected by clear, edge-worn, mylar sleeve. Rear folded map. 390pp., including index.. First Edition (Thus). Blue Cloth. Very Good+. Illus. by Photographs/Maps. 4to - Over 9 ¾" -12" Tall. Hardcover.

1970. (GOLD RUSH). GARDINER, Howard C. In Pursuit of the Golden Dream. Reminiscences of San Francisco and the Northern and Southern Mines, 1849-1857. Edited by Dale L. Morgan. Stoughton, Mass., 1970. 1st ed. Large 4to. Illus. folding map at rear. lxv, 390pp. A fine copy in orig. cloth.

Western Hemisphere, Inc, 1970-01-01. Edition not stated. Hardcover. Very Good/No dustjacket as issued. 9x6x1. Minor wear & small discolorations on boards. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Folding map tipped in at rear. **Please note: book is oversized and heavy, and will require substantial additional shipping fees to international or expedited addresses.**

Western Hemisphere, Inc, 1970. Large hardback in very good condition. Name on front end page at top corner. 1849-1857.. Hardcover. Very Good.

Stoughton: Western Hemisphere, Inc / William Voss, 1970. First Edition . Red Cloth. Fine. 11 1/4" Tall. Reproductions of Contemporary Illustrations and Maps. 390 pp. + folding map tipped in at rear cover. This copy with the large illustrated William Voss broadside, printed in red and black, indicating that it is a keepsake for the 1994 joint meeting of the Zamorano and Roxburghe Clubs at Pasadena, Riverside and Redlands.

Western Hemisphere, Inc., 1970. Fine. Gardiner, Howard C. In Pursuit of the Golden Dream : Reminiscences of San Francisco and the Northern and Southern Mines 1849 - 1857. Morgan, Dale L. Stoughton, MA: Western Hemisphere, Inc., 1970. 390pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 4to. Book condition: Very good with gently rubbed and bumped edges, faint scuff marks to covers, and soiling to bottom corner of text block.

Western Hemisphere, 1970-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good.

Stoughton, MA: Western Hemisphere, Inc.. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued; Boards rubbed, page tops spotted.. 1970. First Edition. Hardcover. lxv, 390pp, notes, index. Red gilt-decorated cloth binding. A collection of contemporary personal narratives about the California Gold Rush. Eight illustrations, two maps, including folding map tipped-in to rear pastedown. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall .

Western Hemisphere, Inc, 1970. Hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1. Binding firm, interior clean and unmarked. Boards have wear at bottom corners. Reminiscences of San Francisco and the Northern and Southern Mines, 1849-1857. Pullout map at rear. 390 pp. Oversize/Overweight: additional postage may apply.

Western Hemisphere, 1970-01-01. Hardcover. Good/No Dustjacket as issued. 9x6x1. Oversized book: may require additional shipping fees. Large bookplate on FFEP identifies this copy as keepsake for the 1994 Joint Meeting of the Zamorano & Roxburghe Clubs at Pasadena, Riverside, and Redlands CA. Red boards show light wear, but gilt decoration and lettering on front and spine remains bright. Light soil on bottom edge of text block. Foldout map affixed to inside rear pastedown.

Stoughto, 1970. lxv,390pp. Illus. Folding map. Large quarto. Gilt cloth. Very good. Edited by Dale Morgan, and printed by Lawton Kennedy. A major gold rush narrative, written by one of the Gardiners of Gardiner's Island off eastern Long Island, and certainly one of the most important accounts of the California mines published in modern times. MINTZ 551. KURUTZ 262

Stoughton, Massachusetts: Western Hemisphere, 1970. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. First Edition, excellent publication, 390 pages plus fold out map attached to rear paste down, Reminiscences of San Francisco and the Northern and Southern Mines, 1849-1857, oversized book 11 inches in height, ultra clean red cloth with bright gilt titles to spine and front board, 8 quality illustrations, personal experiences from diaries, traveling to the mines, mining, life in various locations, San Francisco all from 1848 through 1857. Book is near Fine, No previous owner bookplate or writing, tight and square with sharp corners, Never read condition. Designed and printed by Lawton and Kennedy San Francisco. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall.

Stoughton, MA: Western Hemisphere, Inc., 1970. Hardcover. Fine. Crimson cloth gilt, thick 4to., lxv, 390 pages, eight illustrations and two maps, one folding and affixed to the rear paste-down. Nicely designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. This copy presented, with a broadside affixed to the front flyleaf, as a keepsake for the 1994 joint meeting of the Zamorano & Roxburghe Clubs. A fine copy.

Stoughton, Massachusetts: Western Hemisphere, Inc, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. Edited by Dale L. Morgan. Eight illustrations, with two maps, including one folding. Stoughton, Massachusetts, 1970. First edition. Gardiner wrote this detailed and rich recollection for the benefit of his children, completing the manuscript in 1896. He left New York City on the steamer Crescent City in March 1849, crossed the Isthmus of Panama, took the brig Sylph to San Francisco, and arrived in late July. During his stay in California, he mined at Hawkins' Bar and Sullivan's Creek between August 1849 and March 1850; the Mariposa mines from April to July 1850; Horse Shoe Bar on the American River from May to September 1851; and Secret Ravine from October to June 1852. Other locations mined by Gardiner from 1852 until his return home in 1857 included Swett's Bar, Indian Bar, Chambers' Bar, and Belvidere Flat. He also wrote in some detail about his visits to San Francisco and Stockton. Red cloth binding, with… Read More

Stoughton, Massachusetts: Western Hemisphere, Inc, 1970. First edition. Hardcover. Fine. 390 p. Edited by Dale L. Morgan. Eight illustrations, with two maps, including one folding. Stoughton, Massachusetts, 1970. First edition. Gardiner wrote this detailed and rich recollection for the benefit of his children, completing the manuscript in 1896. He left New York City on the steamer Crescent City in March 1849, crossed the Isthmus of Panama, took the brig Sylph to San Francisco, and arrived in late July. During his stay in California, he mined at Hawkins' Bar and Sullivan's Creek between August 1849 and March 1850; the Mariposa mines from April to July 1850; Horse Shoe Bar on the American River from May to September 1851; and Secret Ravine from October to June 1852. Other locations mined by Gardiner from 1852 until his return home in 1857 included Swett's Bar, Indian Bar, Chambers' Bar, and Belvidere Flat. He also wrote in some detail about his visits to San Francisco and Stockton. This copy was… Read More

Stoughton, Mass.: Western hemisphere, Inc., 1970. First Edition. First Printing Fine in bright red cloth covered boards with bold gilt text stamping on the spine and on the front board. A small quarto measuring 11" by 9". Without a dust jacket as issued. Although a modern publication this is an important first person narrative of mines and mining during the California Gold Rush. 390 pages including an index followed by a tipped-on map at the rear pastedown. Illustrated with maps, line drawings and black and white photographs. This copy has been unread as all of the pages are uncut. A fine, tight and beautiful copy with no prior ownership markings of any kind. (Kurutz, 262)

Stoughton. Western Hemisphere, Inc. MCMLXX Bound in gilt titled red cloth over boards. Gilt motif of scale to front cover. Thick 4to. Illustrated with monochrome plates. A Very Fine, crisp copy.

Stoughton: Western Hemisphere Inc., 1970., 1970. First edition. First edition. Red cloth, 390pp., illustrations, extensive notes, index. Two maps (large folding map at rear). Lengthy introduction by the editor, Dale L. Morgan. Morgan's introduction presents a nearly complete bibliography of California gold rush reminiscences, and thus is a fine guide to first-hand accounts of early California experience. An interesting narrative of life in and around the California gold camps, complemented by Morgan's introduction. "In addition to reprinting Gardiner's work, Morgan compiled a substantial introduction consisting of a bibliographic essay on the northern mines and correspondence concerning the original publication of the reminiscences. Gardiner rounded the Horn in 1849. The narrative is pleasantly readable with the color of mining life and surroundings painted on the business-like outlines of actual mining. Gardiner mined at Hawkins' Bar and Sullivan's Creek between August 1849… Read More

Stoughton, MA: Western Hemisphere, Inc, 1970. First Edition. 390pp. Quarto [28.5 cm] Red cloth with the title gilt stamped on the front board. Near fine. Fold-out map present at the rear. "If those who read Howard Gardiner's account of his experiences in California between 1849 and 1857 will thereafter return to this summary survey, they will be impressed with the immense solidity of his narrative, and the large extent of the canvas on which he has worked. I think it is quite clear that nothing in the existing literature compares with his reminiscences." - Dale Morgan. In addition to reprinting Gardiner's work, Morgan compiled a substantial introduction consisting of a bibliographic essay on the northern mines and correspondence concerning the original publication of the reminiscences. Gardiner rounded the Horn in 1849. The narrative is pleasantly readable with the color of mining life and surroundings painted on the business-like outlines of actual mining. Particularly interesting are the… Read More