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Soft cover. Etat : Poor. 96 pages, poor condition in creased, stained and worn paper covers, areas of loss at the top and bottom of the spine, some creasing and nicks to the edges of pages, ink notes on page 69.

Hardcover. Etat : Near fine. Limited Edition. Two volumes (complete), one of 500 sets (unnumbered), octavo size, 335 total pp. This two-volume set contains the letters of Dame Shirley, in which she recounts her experiences living in a mining camp in California in the mid-nineteenth century. The letters tell of life in the mining camp in rich detail and offer a unique perspective from an intellectual New England woman, and form a personal picture of the hardships and innovation during the California Gold Rush. The first edition of the letters is extremely scarce; this set is part of the Grabhorn First Series of Rare Americana, numbers 5 and 6. The set was one of the Fifty Books of the Year. ___DESCRIPTION: Quarter blue cloth, light blue paper covered boards with navy blue lettering and decoration, light blue paper spine label with navy blue lettering and decorations, fore- and bottom edges uncut, title-page information set within a rectangle of light blue within double ruled border, scenes from the blue letter-sheet lithographs used as headpieces throughout; Centaur type, machine-made paper, binding octavo size (8 7/8" by 6 1/8"), pagination: Volume I [i-iv] v-xviii [xix] 1-142 [143-148 notes]; Volume II [i-iv] v-xviii [xix] 1-143 [144-149 notes]; one of 500 copies, unnumbered. ___CONDITION: Volumes are near fine, with clean boards (other than a few miniscule spots), straight corners without rubbing, strong square text blocks with solid hinges, and the interiors clean and bright, and entirely free of prior owner markings; offsetting to the paper covering the boards and to the endpapers, else fine. ___CITATION: Grabhorn Press Bibliography, numbers 178 and 179. ___POSTAGE: International customers, please note the following: (i) additional postage may apply as the standard does not always cover costs, please inquire for details; and (ii) any taxes, duty, or tariffs charged by your country will, of necessity, be your responsibility. ___Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB, and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions you may have, we are here to help.…