Downie, William; Robert Becker — Hunting for Gold

Palo Alto, California, American West Publishing Co, 1971. Facsimile Reprint. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Facsimile reprint of the 1893 edition, a big, bold, racy exploration of the context and characters of the discovery of gold in California in 1848. Fine-looking, structurally sound hardcover bound in black cloth with gilt lettering to cover and spine, little discernible wear beyond some chipping, bright interior, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, little worn, protected by a plastic coat. A fine and accessible memoir of great historical value, funny, candid, racy, informative, a story of western gold-prospecting and mining told by one who was there. Volume contains scholarly apparatus in the form of, e.g., notes, index, and bibliography. xi [6], 8-412 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Used: Very Good