TAYLOR, BAYARD — New Pictures from California

Oakland, California, Biobooks. 1951. Hard Cover, 9.75 x 6.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, bump to lower front edge and very tiny bump to upper rear corner. Page lower and fore-edges untrimmed. 135pp. A unique contribution to the history California, originally published in 1859, this work details the extensive travels by the author around California. Tucked into an attached wallet at the rear is a large fold-out map of California's Golden Chain - the places connected with the 1849 Gold Rush. Map in perfect condition. Limited Edition of 600 copies. With drawings throughout. Extremely scarce in the UK. Near Fine/No Jacket.