The Maps of the California Gold Region.
San Francisco: Grabhorn Press, 1942.
Folio, [i-viii], ix-xlii, [1-2], 3-153 pp. Full beige calf a bit scuffed, backstrip dry, internally very good.
§ A very rare Grabhorn Press publication. One of 22 on special paper for presentation of a total edition of 300 copies. ABPC lists just 2 copies at auction over 30 years, the last making $3250 in 1984. A remarkable bibliography of what was then all known maps of the western slopes and gold camps, including numerous high quality reproductions. Item #126674
Price: $4,750.00
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