1922 San Francisco Gold Rush Of 1849 Miners Argonauts First Edition Illustrated
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1922 SAN FRANCISCO GOLD RUSH OF 1849 MINERS ARGONAUTS FIRST EDITION ILLUSTRATED. From 1922, this is the rare first edition of Port O' Gold, A History Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts. Profusely illustrated. Very good condition. Not common. Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts. From 1922, this is the rare first edition of Port O' Gold, A History Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts. By Louis J. Stellman, as published by Richard Badger, Boston. Sized 9x6 inches, bound in orange cloth, 416 pages. Profusely illustrated. Very good condition. Not common. Louis J. Stellman or Stellmann January 6, 1877 – 1961) was a photographer, newspaper columnist, biographer, painter and poet. He was born Baltimore, Maryland and went to California in July 1896. By 1926 he was living in Menlo Park, California. Connected with the San Francisco Examiner by 1897, he also wrote "Observer" sketches for the Los Angeles Herald. These sketches were published in book form as Said the Observer in 1903. Stellmann was a protégé of Arnold Genthe and produced a significant portfolio of photographs in San Francisco's Chinatown between 1906 and the beginning of World War II. His photographs appear in Chinatown photographer, Louis J. Stellmann: a catalog of his photograph collection, edited by Gary E. Strong. Published works Stellman's books include: Mate o'dreams and Other Poems Mother Lode; The Story of California's Gold Rush Port O' Gold A History-Romance of the San Francisco Argonauts Said the Observer Sam Brannan, Builder of San Francisco; A Biography That Was a Dream Worth Building; the Spirit of San Francisco's Great Fair Portrayed in Pictures and Words The Vanished Ruin Eta; San Francisco's Classic Artistry of Ruin Depicted in Picture and Song
