Seeking The Elephant, 1849: James Mason Hutchings' Journal Of His Overland Trek To California

JAMES MASON HUTCHINGS

Other works by JAMES MASON HUTCHINGS

Publication: Arthur H Clark Company, 1980, Glendale

First edition. Special issue of 40 bound and issued in 1999 by The Arthur H. Clark Co. Red cloth with gilt-stamped fine leather spine, marbled endpapers, #17 of 40 copies. As issued. Edited mid-introduction by Shirley Sargent. "Hutchings was an English emigrant who chased gold in California in 1849, and found fame instead. He was the earliest promoter and innkeeper in Yosemite Valley, and a pioneer California journalist and publisher. He was the author of "The Miner's Ten Commandments" (1853), Scenes of Wonder and Curiosity (1860), and many other notable works. This is a most literate diary and was very well edited by Ms. Sargent."---Clark/Brunet

Inventory Number: 48269