Ten Years in Nevada
or, Life on the Pacific Coast
Mary McNair Mathews — Buffalo: Baker, Jones & Co., 1880
Firsthand memoir of a woman's decade in post-Civil War Virginia City, offering candid observations of Nevada mining society, and daily life on the Pacific Coast.
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Bibliographic Description
Octavo, 9 1/4 inches. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, gilt floral medallion to upper board, decorative blind-stamped border to boards. Marbled edges. 343 pp. Frontispiece portrait and two additional portraits.
Condition
Cloth scuffed and faded, with fraying along edges, spine tips, and corners; spine cocked; boards cupped. Interior with occasional foxing, evidence of one pressed botanical, and scattered thumbprints and soiling; text generally clean and unmarked. Text block tight; hinges secure. Very Good.
References
- Howes I: M-417; Paher: 1249
