The Great Diamond Hoax and Other Stirring Incidents in the Life of Asbury Harpending
San Francisco: James H. Barry Co., 1913. First edition. 283pp, illus. Spine slightly faded, owner's bookplate on ffep, else clean and very good. The hoax of the title is a cautionary (or heartwarming, depending on your perspective) tale of shrewd San Francisco bankers trying to dupe rough miners and being.....