Recollections and Opinions of an Old Pioneer
D. Appleton and Co, 1880. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Item #661523
ISBN: B00L2LW1YE
From the library of noted Idaho pioneer and early state politician John Hailey, with his signature to the front endpaper; below that an inscription to Ella C[artee] Reed (second director of the Idaho State Historical Society, and the first woman to lead the agency; Hailey was the first secretary/librarian of the Society until his death in 1921, and Reed was his assistant and succeeded him) as well as the signatures of his children (John jr., B. B. (Burrel B.) and George C. Hailey); dated 4/18/21, 8 days after the death of John Hailey. Also of note Hailey was the author of the first history of Idaho. 5.5 x 8 in. xiii, 448pp. + publisher's ads. Decorated blue cloth lettered in gilt, ruled in black. A Good copy, with wear to the cloth // Burnett was the first governor of California, much on his trip overland on the Oregon Trail. SMITH 1282; COWAN, p. 86; GRAFF 496; HOWES B1000; MINTZ 66, STREETER V:2966; ZAMORANO 80, 13.
Price: $750.00