Add this copy of California, Land of Gold Or Stay at Home and Work Hard to cart. $27.00, very good condition, Sold by Between the Covers-Rare Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester City, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by The Book Club of California.
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Near Fine. Limited to 450 copies. 12mo. 86pp. Owner's bookplate laid on front pastedown, some pages unopened, else near fine. "A Short Description of California and the Dangers Which Threaten the Immigrant Along with the Story of the Sad Fate of a German Immigrant." Publication 138 of the Book Club of California.
Add this copy of California, Land of Gold to cart. $52.00, like new condition, Sold by George Houle rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Palm Springs, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1970 by SF, BOOK CLUB, 1970.
Add this copy of California, Land of Gold, Or Stay at Home and Work Hard to cart. $52.00, like new condition, Sold by Argonaut Book Shop rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1971 by The Book Club of California.
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Fine. Book One of 450 copies designed and printed by Lawton and Alfred Kennedy. Translated from the German by Anthony Knight. Edited and with an introduction by Ferol Egan. 12mo. [6], 86pp. Title-page reproduction, three illustrations. Publisher's mustard cloth, gilt. A very fine copy. "Müller began with a business-like look at California history, the gold discovery, mining life, equipment, weather conditions, and routes to California. The second portion is the pitiful story of Friedrich Berwick, a master joiner from Germany, and his unfortunate experiences as a gold seeker" (Kurutz). [Kurutz: 456-b].
