California in the fifties
Subtitle: fifty views of cities and mining towns in California and the West, originally drawn on stone by Kuchel & Dresel and other early San Francisco lithographers.
By: Introduction & explanatory text by Douglas S. Watson.
Contributors: Howell, John, 1874-
Publisher: J. Howell
Published: 1936
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 113
Subjects: Lithography, American.; California -- Pictorial works.
Genres: Pictorial works.
Description: "An outstanding work, bringing together views of California cities, towns, and mining camps in the decade following the gold discovery. Six of the views show towns in Nevada, Oregon, and Washington. Each illustration has an accompanying page of explanatory text by Douglas Watson. The typography for the book was designed by Edwin Grabhorn ,though it was not printed by the Grabhorns. Instead, the printing and 'lithotones' are by A. Carlisle & Company, the successors to the prolific San Francisco printing firm of Britton & Rey, who were responsible for many of the originals depicted herein"--
Notes: "Issued by John Howell in an edition of 1,000 copies." This is one of "850 copies upon Highway text bound in deep wine buckram".
"Errata" slip inserted between plate 50 and p. [113]