California: A History of Upper & Lower California from their First Discovery to the Present Time, comprising an Account of the Climate, Soil, Natural Productions, Agriculture, Commerce, &c. A Full View of the Missionary Establishments and Condition o...

Title: California: A History of Upper & Lower California from their First Discovery to the Present Time, comprising an Account of the Climate, Soil, Natural Productions, Agriculture, Commerce, &c. A Full View of the Missionary Establishments and Condition of the Free and Domesticated Indians. With an Appendix relating to Steam Navigation in the Pacific Author: Forbes, Alexander Place: San Francisco Publisher: Thomas C. Russell Date: 1919 Description: 10, xvi, 372 pp. With color plates from lithographs; folding map. (8vo), original cloth-backed gray boards. No. 187 of 250 copies. Signed by publisher on limitation page. Reprint of the first edition, London, 1839. "This book is of value as being the first one printed in English to relate exclusively to California and is remarkable for the fact that the author did not see California until long after its publication. The book was written from descriptions furnished by his agents in California...The author...was a partner of Barron, Forbes & Company of Tepic, Mexico, owners of New Almaden mine in California" - Zamorano. Cowan p.217; Howes F242; Zamorano Eighty 38. Oval bookplate of John Broome and bookplate from Yale University (with withdrawn stamp) on front pastedown. Lot Amendments Condition: Light wear and finger soiling; very good. Item number: 231068