Cornelius Cole, California Pioneer and United States Senator, A Study in Personality and Achievements Bearing Upon the Growth of a Commonwealth
San Francisco: John Henry Nash, 1929. Wilke, William. Limited Edition. Hardcover. One of 1000 copies, small quarto size, 386 pp., in slipcase, inscribed to John Henry Nash by Catherine Coffin Phillips. Near fine. Item #26061414
Cornelius Cole (1822-1924) was a politician who became an important figure in California politics after his arrival there in July 1849; he became District Attorney of Sacramento and later went on to the United States Senate. This book forms a clear and forceful portrait of a man who played an active role in the political scene of the United States and particularly of California. Included also are twenty-seven illustrations and facsimiles, as well as two fold-out letters, to complete the picture and scope of this influential individual.
This volume inscribed on the front pastedown to John Henry Nash by the author, Catherine Coffin Phillips (undated).
___DESCRIPTION: Full marbled cloth over boards, blue spine label with gilt lettering and a gilt ruled border, fore-edge uncut, bottom edge rough-cut, author's inscription to Nash on the front pastedown, title page with decorative border in black and white, frontispiece an engraving of Cornelius Cole by William Wilke (1879-1958), a San Francisco painter and printmaker who created many illuminations and bookplates for John Henry Nash, a two-page fold-out facsimile of a letter by Schuyler Colfax to Cornelius Cole (1865), a three-page fold-out facsimile of a letter by Julia Dent Grant to Olive Cole (1874), twenty-seven illustrations and facsimiles pertaining to Cornelius Cole throughout; Bulmer type on Nuremberg hand-made paper, binding small quarto size (10 1/2" by 7 3/4"), pagination: [i-ii] iii [iv] v [vi] vii 1-379, one of 1000 copies (total edition), unnumbered, with the Erratum slip. In a slipcase covered with the same marbled cloth in which the books were bound.
___CONDITION: Volume near fine, the corners straight and unrubbed, a strong, square text block with solid hinges, the interior is clean and bright, and free of prior owner markings; the spine and spine label sunned and the cloth on the back board with some loss of colour towards the fore-edge (in appearance as though there was a slight stain which caused the color to fade). Slipcase near fine; strong and sturdy, clean, with a truly minimal amount of wear and light overall sunning.
___CITATIONS: Wright-Howes no. 307; O'Day, p. 70.
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