96 pp. Edited by Elizabeth Grinnell. Title page portrait of the author, plus photograph illustrations throughout text. 20.5x18.5 cm (8x6½") bound in original three quarter maroon cloth and marbled boards. First Edition. Diary of a young California gold-seeker, April 8, 1898 to September 27, 1899, who later became a respected ornithologist at the University of California. He did not make his fortune, but managed to bring back "my precious birds. They are my gold." The book is "dedicated to disappointed gold-hunters the world over." Graff 1678; Smith 3904.
96 pp. Edited by Elizabeth Grinnell. Title page portrait of the author, plus photograph illustrations throughout text. 20.5x18.5 cm (8x6½") bound in original three quarter maroon cloth and marbled boards. First Edition. Diary of a young California gold-seeker, April 8, 1898 to September 27, 1899, who later became a respected ornithologist at the University of California. He did not make his fortune, but managed to bring back "my precious birds. They are my gold." The book is "dedicated to disappointed gold-hunters the world over." Graff 1678; Smith 3904.
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