Description

Murray & Gee, Inc., Published 1948. Hardcover, 272 pp.; 20 cm. In Good condition, no dust jacket. Yellow cloth boards with blue lettering on front and spine show light bumping to edges and corners with light overall scuffing and soiling, and a small area of bubbling to the cloth on the front cover near the spine. Binding tight. Front free endpaper bears a personalized inscription signed by the author: "For Jon and Maggie, Best wishes, Ed," dated Christmas, 1948. Pages lightly toned; endpapers with moderate toning. Otherwise unmarked. California Jubilee was published in 1948 to celebrate the centennial of the California Gold Rush, the subtitle "Nuggets from Many Hidden Veins" reflecting its anthology nature. Ed Ainsworth, a veteran journalist and author who spent his career at the Los Angeles Times, drew on decades of reporting across the state to compile this collection of stories and reminiscences: the mystery of the Swallows of Capistrano, a celebration in Monterey, travels along the El Camino Real, the lost city of Buena Vista Lake, and many other episodes from California history and lore.