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A Collection of Material on the S.S. Central America

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A Collection of Material on the S.S. Central America
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[SS Central America]. COLLECTION OF BOOKS, CONTEMPORARY NEWSPAPERS, AND CATALOGUES ON CALIFORNIA GOLD MINING, THE GOLD RUSH AND THE SS CENTRAL AMERICA. A varied group, including some notable works: Lieut. Herndon’s 1853 Exploration of the Valley of the Amazon, Made under Direction of the Navy Department (Part I, with all 16 plates called for); Harper’s Weekly for Oct. 3, 1857, with front page illustrated coverage of the sinking of the Central America; three consecutive issues of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper for Oct. 3, 10, and 17, 1857, all with front page illustrated coverage of the sinking of the Central America; Hubert Howe Bancroft’s 1880s Annals of the California Gold Era; Q. David Bowers’s 2002 A California Gold Rush History; the hardcover edition of Christie’s December 2000 sale of Gold Rush Treasures from the SS Central America; the hardcover edition of Sotheby’s June 2000 (postponed from December 1999) sale of Treasures from the SS Central America with revised estimate listings; a 1976 reprint of the Miners and Business Men’s Directory for Tuolumne for 1856; the 1997 facsimile reprint of the 1853-54 Sacramento Directory published by Samuel Colville; [Online description truncated: see printed or PDF catalogue for full description.]