Seyd, Ernest (1830-1881). California and its Resources. A Work for the Merchant, the Capitalist, and the Emigrant. London: Trubner and Co., 1858.

8vo (216 x 133 mm). 10 tinted lithographed plates, 1 folding view of San Francsico, 2 lithographed folding maps, and 7 wood-engraved plates; ads at rear (some spotting throughout.) Original black pebbled cloth in gilt and blind (rubbing).

THE FIRST VIEWS OF THE YOSEMITE VALLEY EVER PUBLISHED IN A BOOK.

FIRST EDITION. California and Its Resources, published less than a decade after the first wave of the California Gold Rush, is considered to be one of the best early surveys of the state's natural resources. Like many other volumes published about California during this period it was both informational and promotional, and includes maps showing routes to the Golden State from as far away as England and Europe. Cowan II p 577; Currey & Kruska 296; Howes S310; Sabin 79633.

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Seyd, Ernest (1830-1881). California and its Resources. A Work for the Merchant, the Capitalist, and the Emigrant. London: Trubner and Co., 1858.

Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

Seyd, Ernest (1830-1881). California and its Resources. A Work for the Merchant, the Capitalist, and the Emigrant. London: Trubner and Co., 1858.

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