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SCHAEFER, L. M. Sketches of Travels in South America, Mexico and California. New York: James Egbert, 1860. 8vo. Half crushed levant over marbled boards, raised bands, gilt ornaments of a Native American and a Mesoamerican figure in compartments, gilt titling in remainder, top edge gilt, marbled endpapers (joints a bit rubbed, front pastedown marred form bookplate removal). FIRST EDITION of the author’s travels which Cowan remarks as being near entirely devoted to California and includes an account of the “Gold Lake” expedition. Cowan, p. 570; Graff 3691; Sabin 77485.