Apr 08, 2014 - Sale 2344

Sale 2344 - Lot 54

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(CALIFORNIA LETTER SHEETS.) Sundry Amusements in the Mines. Lithographed letter sheet, 8 3/4 x 10 3/4 inches plus attached blank leaf; minimal foxing, minor edge wear, inked number in upper right corner. San Francisco: Quirot & Co., [1851-52]

Additional Details

Four vignettes: "A Sundays Amusements" "A Daily Pleasure" "Occupation for Rainy Days" and "A Pleasant Surprise" (a bear warming itself by the fire in a miner's tent). Peters, California on Stone, page 78 and plate 39 (showing a later printing by Britton & Rey).