Gregory's Express Pocket Letter Book, Designed to Facilitate Correspondence between Cities and Towns, and the Mining Districts in California, and All Parts of the United States.

San Francisco: Thompson & Hitchcock, 1851. 4-7/8 x 2-7/8 inches. 20 leaves. Glossy black wrappers stamped in gilt, with additional printing to inside covers. Housed inside a custom-made blue cloth slipcase. Lacking the original envelope. Slight wear or evidence of adhesive removal to joints; tiniest bit of wear to wrapper edges. Leaves unused. Near Fine.

Promotional book of letter-writing paper, "which, with an envelope, will not exceed the weight of a single letter, and is more convenient than paper in sheets." The inside cover notes that Gregory's California Express is "one of the oldest established in the business" and "dispatch[es] messengers TWICE EVERY MONTH, by Steamers leaving New-York and San Francisco, in charge of Letters, Parcels, Packages, Gold Dust and valuables, for distribution throughout the United States and California. BEING INVARIABLY AHEAD OF THE MAILS, the best medium is presented to the public for the prompt dispatch of correspondence."

OCLC locates 10 holdings.