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ONE OF THE RAREST CALIFORNIA COUNTY HISTORIES.
COX, ISAAC.
The Annals of Trinity County, Containing a History of the Discovery, Settlement and Progress, Together with a Description of the Resources and Present Condition of Trinity County.... San Francisco: Commercial Book and Job Steam Printing Establishment, 1858.

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ONE OF THE RAREST CALIFORNIA COUNTY HISTORIES.

COX, ISAAC. The Annals of Trinity County, Containing a History of the Discovery, Settlement and Progress, Together with a Description of the Resources and Present Condition of Trinity County.... San Francisco: Commercial Book and Job Steam Printing Establishment, 1858.
8vo (220 x 142 mm). Original wrappers, custom Morocco clamshell case by the Lakeside Press. A few instances of stray stains, but generally clean, wrappers with spine and corners renewed and some mild toning and spots, front wrapper with closed tear at upper joint; case sunned.
Provenance: H.L. Littleton (pencil inscription inside front wrapper).

FIRST EDITION of the earliest California county history and one of the rarest. The book is also the first mining county history beginning with an account of the gold first discovered on the Trinity River in July 1848 by Major Pierson B. Reading and his party and an unverified report of two American miners discovering gold there in 1847. Cox provides detailed accounts of the mines, land, establishments, notable community members, politics, statistics and even crimes and "broils." The only known copy in private hands - we find no copies of this first edition in Rare Book Hub. Cowan II p 147; Greenwood 931; Howes C-819 "d," Kurutz 159.

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