Octavo. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2". 558pp. incl index. errata slip. Illustrated from photographs. Mustard color cloth with brown titles. In dust jacket. "James Wilson Marshall was an American carpenter and sawmill operator, who on January 24, 1848, reported the finding of gold at Coloma, California, a small settlement on the American River about 36 miles northeast of Sacramento."-wikipedia.