[Carr, A.]:

$1,250 · Offered by William Reese Company · No longer available

ILLUSTRATED HAND-BOOK OF CALIFORNIA: HER CLIMATE, TRADE, EXPORTS, &c. &c., AGRICULTURAL AND MINERAL WEALTH. A scarce and beautifully illustrated handbook to California. The illustrations include scenes of Yosemite, mining, railroad lines, Clear Lake, steamboats, and more. The text describes various routes for reaching California, its natural resources and agricultural potential (with specific sections on several crops), its population, etc. The preface is signed by "A. Carr," to whom the entire work is often attributed. Not in Howes.

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