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(HUNTLEY, H.V.). California: Its Gold and Its Inhabitants. Lond., Th. Cautley Newby, 1856. 2 in 1 vol. iv, 303; (1), 286 pp. Cont. hcf. w. gilt lettering on spine. (Upper hinge broken at the bottom, some wear to extremities, endpapers w. some foxing but inside clean & well-bound).
Sir Henry Vere Huntley, (1796-1864), naval officer and colonial administrator with a varied professional history; after 30 years in the British navy he became lieutenant governor of the British settlements in Gambia, Newfoundland and Prince Edward Island. Later he was declared insolvent, managed a mining company in California and wrote several books for the public. - Rare.€ 300
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