California Life: Illustrated

Taylor, William. California Life: Illustrated. New York: Carlton & Porter, 1858. First edition. Sm. 8vo. 348pp. Green blind-stamped decorated cloth, gold lettering to spine. Illustrated with 16 engravings. Local and social history of pre-1855 California. Including Missionary Life, Hospital Reminiscences, Life Among the Miners, and Extent and Resources of California. Head and tail of spine badly chipped along hinges and at head and tail. Binding in fair, interior in good condition. fair. Hardcover. (22287) $50