A Vulcan Among the Argonauts: Being Vivid Excerpts from Those Most Original & Amusing Memoirs of John Carr, Blacksmith
San Francisco / Berkeley: George Fields / Wilder & Ellen Bentley, The Archetype Press, 1936. hans. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good / No Jacket. Item #2348049
Limited edition, one of 500 copies, signed without inscription by Robin Lampson on front flyleaf. Minor smudge on margin of contents page, 1/2 inch closed tear to fore edge margin of front endpaper and flyleaf, otherwise an excellent copy.
viii, [4], 73, [5] pp. Excerpts from John Carr's biography Pioneer Days in California, originally published in 1891. Includes first-hand accounts of the Gold Rush, mines, and miners during the early days of settlement in California. Lampson provides a preface and postscript, and the work is illustrated with line drawings by 'hans.'
Price: $35.00