HOLMES / SOUTHERN MINES OF CALIFORNIA/GRABHORN PRESS / SIGNED / 1st EDITION

THE SOUTHERN MINES OF CALIFORNIA. EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE SONORA MINING REGION.

Roberta Evelyn Title: THE SOUTHERN MINES OF CALIFORNIA. EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE SONORA MINING REGION Publication: San Francisco: The Grabhorn Press, 1930 Edition: First Edition. SIGNED in ink on the limitation page by Ed Grabhorn. An un-numbered copy of 250 limited copies. Folding frontis map of Southern Mines, 1852.

2 folded reproductions of contemporary lithographs. Quoted statements of pioneer miners.

Three quarter black cloth-backed red marbled boards. 8 1/2" x 12 3/4". One of the Fifty Books of the Year. Excellent and complete coverage of the subject. Essential to any California Gold Rush collection.

A Very Good Plus copy (Edgewear; some toning to endpapers; slight foxing at edge of some pages), now in a custom clear mylar protective jacket. Very Good Plus / Custom Clear Mylar. Subject: All Things Californian, California Gold Rush, Fine Press, Mining & Oil, Signed Books. We are part of the "Gold Cities Book Town" which is comprised of Nevada City and Grass Valley, California.

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