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Title: Life in California: During a Residence of Several Years in That Territory, Comprising a Description of the Country and the Missionary Establishments, with Indicents, Observations, Etc. Etc. Illustrated with Numerous Engravings. By an American. To Which is Appended a Historical Account of the Origin, Customs, and Traditions, of the Indians of Alta-California, Translated from the Original Spanish Manuscript Author: [Robinson, Alfred] Place: New York Publisher: Wiley & Putnam Date: 1846 Description: xii, [2], 341 pp. Illustrated with 9 lithographed plates. (8vo), original blindstamped cloth, gilt-lettered spine, housed in custom green morocco-backed cloth drop-back box, gilt-lettered spine. First Edition. This is the first book in English on California to be written by a resident of the province. Zamorano maintains the book is "unquestioned as an authority, his work is undoubtedly the most important book for the period it treats... Robinson originally intended his Life in California to be a preface for Fray Boscana's Chinigchinich [the appended historical account of the Indians of Alta-California], but in the end the 'tail wagged the dog' and for historians the Life in California is vastly more important." Cowan p.536-7; Graff 3525; Howes R363; Sabin 72048; Zamorano Eighty 65. Lot Amendments Condition: Cloth rubbed and peeling at edges, a touch of restoration at spine ends, a few nicks and small tears to spine; scattered and light marginal foxing; very good in fine drop-back box. Item number: 264223