New York: George H. Richmond, 1897. First Edition. Original cloth. Very good. 8vo., 214 pp., light blue decorated cloth, front cover signed bottom right "AM" Alice Morse, t,e,g., edges untrimmed. -- Light scratch to front cover and outer spine joint (see photo), page nine has short closed margin tear. Binding is very slightly cocked. Henry G. Catlin immortalized the life and experiences of the West's mining pioneers in fiction. "Yellow Pine Basin: The Story of a Prospector" (1897) follows the adventures of prospectors Bud and Zeb in the California gold fields.

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Bookseller: Lonesome Water Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 8915
Title: Yellow Pine Basin. The Story of a Prospector
Author: Catlin, Henry G
Format/Binding: Original cloth
Book Condition: Used - Very good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: George H. Richmond
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1897
Keywords: Antiquarian Books, Nonfiction, Western Americana, California, Gold Rush, Signed bindings, Prospector, Prospecting, Nevada, Mining, Major Henry Guy Catlin, Engineer, Eureka-Croesus Mining Company
Bookseller catalogs: Americana;

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