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[CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH]. MARRYAT, Frank (1826-1855). Mountains and Molehills; or, A Burnt Journal. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1855. 8vo. Title vignette, 8 chromolithograph plates from drawings by the author. Half contemporary red calf, marbled sides, spine in 6 compartments, black leather lettering-piece in second, others completely gilt, marbled edges (extremities rubbed). FIRST EDITION of one of the most sought-after books on the California Gold Rush. Described by Wheat as an “excellent narrative of experiences in the diggings, with color lithographic plates of great beauty and importance. The New York edition… lack these remarkable plates”. Howes M299; Kurutz 329a; Sabin 44695; Wheat Gold Rush 137; Zamorano Eighty 52.