signed first edition
1956 · San Marino, Calif.
by Richards, Benjamin B. (Editor)
San Marino, Calif.: The Huntingon Library, 1956. First Edition. First printing Fine in 1/4 brick red cloth and striped paper covered boards with a paper label on the spine. An octavo measuring 9" by 6". Without a paper dust jacket as issued, but protected by an acetate covering. Signed and inscribed to "my fishing buddy, Bill" by the author on the first free end page. 124 pages including an index, chapter notes and text. Illustrated with a facsimile copy of a map of "the Gold Region of California" drawn by Robert H. Ellis in 1850. (Inventory #: TB27751)