(CALIFORNIA) [Forrester Alfred Henry] A Goodnatured Hint Abo

Sale 2263 - Lot 86

Price Realized: $ 2,750

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Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500

(CALIFORNIA.) [Forrester, Alfred Henry.] A Goodnatured Hint About California by Alfred Crowquill. 8 lithographed plates, joined end-to-end. Oblong 8vo, original pictorial wrappers, moderate wear; plates backed with cloth, lightly toned, with an occasional crease. In a fitted 1/4 morocco case. [London, circa 1849]

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An early cartoon strip, with 35 panels depicting the adventures of a London youth named Mivins who "dreams of California" and endures a difficult ocean passage. He is disappointed to find no porter available to handle his bags at the dock in San Francisco, and is soon reduced to cooking a rodent over a fire for dinner and living in a barrel. After failing to find any gold, and being evicted from his barrel by an Indian, Mivins attempts suicide by throwing himself into the ocean. However, he is rescued by a ship and delivered home to his delighted mother. Cowan 1964, page 218; Howes F268; Sabin 25120; Streeter sale IV:23566. with--a reprint of a similar work from 1849: Journey to the Gold Diggins by Jeremiah Saddlebags. Burlingame, CA, 1950.