Author: BORG, CARL OSCAR AND SHEETS, MILLARD AND BOLTON, HERBERT E. , AND MCCARTHY JOHN R. ; BORG, CARL OSCAR AND SHEETS, MILLARD AND BOLTON, HERBERT E. , AND MCCARTHY JOHN R.
Title: Cross Sword & Gold Pan, a Group of Notable Full-Cover Paintings Depicting Outstanding Episodes in the Exploration and Settlement of the West
Description: Primavera Press/Automobile Club of Southern California, 1936. Hardcover. ISBN: 0914589032. Now in a protective archival removable mylar cover. A beautiful copy; slight darkening on back cover. Not issued with a dust jacket. From the personal library of James Strohn Copley, with his label and library identification inside. Mr. Copley was the owner of the San Diego Union Tribune. He had the interest and passion of an inspired collector/newspaper publisher who wanted the finest works available. Rown cloth on spine, gilt letters. 12 full-page color depictions first published in 1931 by the Automobile Club. Illustrations depict historical events including the founding of Los Angeles, the coming of the cattle, Fremont crossing the Sierras etc.. Interpretive historical essays by Bolton; a ballad By John R. McCarthy. ; Color Illustrations; Oversized: 0.4 x 12.8 x 10.2 inches. Near Fine .

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