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(CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH.) Comstock, J. L. A History of Precious Metals... and Speculations Concerning the Mineral Wealth of California.
8vo, publisher's cloth, backstrip defective, edges worn and bumped; front free endpaper clipped, one signature almost detached, early owner's pencil notes and underlinings throughout. Publisher's ads in the rear. Hartford, 1849
- Notes: Writing in March 1849, Comstock estimates that by May 1849, 20,000 people will have arrived in California seeking wealth in gold, but that the cost of doing so will exceed $22 million. Sabin 15074.
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