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Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(CALIFORNIA.) The Golden State, Vol. I. 54 photochrom prints, various sizes, mounted in an album. Oblong folio, 11 x 14 inches, original morocco, quite worn; last few inner hinges moisture-damaged with some pages loose, some album pages scuffed or soiled occasionally affecting images. Np, circa 1902
The images in the early part of the volume are accompanied by extensive printed caption text on the mounts, and are grouped by place from Riverside, Redlands, and Los Angeles. After several blank pages come images from Pasadena without supplementary captions, then a group of miscellaneous images. The end of the volume features more captioned images from Mariposa Grove and the Yosemite Valley. Many of the images are credited to the Detroit Photographic Company from 1899 to 1902. The text suggests a publication date soon afterward. The rear pastedown asserts that this was copy #872 of a limited edition, and a second volume was planned for publication. However, no mention of this production has been found in WorldCat, prior auction records, or other likely sources.
