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A MEMORIAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA: Containing a History of this Important Section of the Pacific Coast from the Earliest Period of its Occupancy to the Present Time, together with Glimpses of its
Publisher: Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1891. First edition. 4to. Full blind-stamped brown morocco with giltstamped spine and front cover ("Pen Pictures from the Garden of the World"), gild dentelles, AEG. Floral-pattern endpapers. Near fine with just touches of minor rubbing to edges of leather. Else a bright, sound, handsome example. 834pp. with 36 plates (w/tissues, all present). Binding: Leather Bound. Condition: Near Fine. First of four, often misidentified, editions issued in the same year, each with differing paginations and contents. Represents the first published histories for several counties included. A rare title, esp. in this condition. We find no sales records for this edition since Howell. [Rocq 15952]. [Howell 50-1499A]. Quantity available: 1. Price: US$800.00 |
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