Shirley Letters from the California Mines In 1851-1852 Being a
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[CLAPPE, Louise Amelia Knapp Smith]. The Shirley Letters from the California Mines In 1851-52 Being a Series of Twenty-three Letters from Dame Shirley (Mrs. Louise Amelia Knapp Smith Clappe) To Her Sister in Massachusetts And now Reprinted from the Pioneer Magazine of 1854-55 With Synopsis of Letters, a Foreword,...etc by Thomas C. Russell. Illus. San Francisco: Thomas C. Russell, 1922. 1st ed in book form. Illus. (52), 350pp. A fine copy in orig. linen-backed boards; printed paper label on spine, in d/j. Howes C-427. Limited to 450 numbered copies. "First appearing serially in the Pioneer Magazine under the psuedonym "Dame Shirley", in 1854-5, these letters present a vivid and unexcelled picture of every-day life in the mines."
Price: $750.00