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[William H. Brewer]. Francis P. Farquhar (editor). Up and Down California in 1860-1864: The Journal of William H. Brewer...
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[William H. Brewer]. Francis P. Farquhar (editor). Up and Down California in 1860-1864: The Journal of William H. Brewer, Professor of Agriculture in the Sheffield Scientific School from 1864 to 1903. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1930. First edition. Octavo. Publisher's binding and price-clipped dust jacket. Some toning, rubbing, and chipping with light loss on dust jacket; closed tears on spine and rear panels. Pencil ownership signature on front pastedown. Light toning on page edges. Very good. From the collection of California bibliophile Melba Berry Bennett.More Information: Melba Berry Bennett was a descendant of Irish-Welsh-English pioneers and a second-generation Californian, Born in 1901 in Los Angeles. A scholar, poet, writer and bibliophile, Melba Bennett was an avid reader of poetry, and was drawn to the works of Robinson Jeffers in the 1930s. Years of loyal assistance to the Jeffers family, having gained the confidence of both Una and Robinson Jeffers, led to her being invited to do his authorized biography - a work fueled by admiration and respect. Mrs. Bennett was awarded the California Commonwealth Club's Silver Medal in 1966 for the Jeffers Biography (her extensive Jeffers collection was recently donated by her family to Tor House in Carmel California. Tor House was built in 1919 as a residence for Jeffers and his family, and is now preserved and available for visits). An avid and astute collector of first editions and early illuminated manuscripts, Mrs. Bennett's family is now releasing these excellent books for others to collect and enjoy.
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