Reminiscences of a Ranger Author: Bell, Horace Place Published: Los Angeles Publisher: Yarnell, Caystile & Mathes Date Published: 1881 Description: [6], [9]-457 pp. (8vo) original gilt-pictorial brown cloth, decorated in gilt and black. First Edition. The first cloth-bound book to be published in Los Angeles, as well as an important account of early lawlessness, and law enforcement, in Southern California. "The rangers were largely occupied with border police duties or its equivalent service, and many delinquents were apprehended by them and brought to justice or otherwise exterminated. Bell has written more minutely upon the `seamy side' of society than any other California author, and there is a fascination about the book. From the long lists given us of murderous villains, thieving scoundrels, and other unholy characters, it would appear that the polite society of the south in those days was neither large nor extensive" - Cowan p.44; Graff 240; Howes B325; Zamorano 80 #5. Condition: Cloth rubbed, entire volume somewhat warped, front hinge shaken; interior still nice with gentle toning and occasional spots; good. Item#: 367691 Headline: Horace Bell, Reminiscences of a Ranger 1st Ed.
Reminiscences of a Ranger Author: Bell, Horace Place Published: Los Angeles Publisher: Yarnell, Caystile & Mathes Date Published: 1881 Description: [6], [9]-457 pp. (8vo) original gilt-pictorial brown cloth, decorated in gilt and black. First Edition. The first cloth-bound book to be published in Los Angeles, as well as an important account of early lawlessness, and law enforcement, in Southern California. "The rangers were largely occupied with border police duties or its equivalent service, and many delinquents were apprehended by them and brought to justice or otherwise exterminated. Bell has written more minutely upon the `seamy side' of society than any other California author, and there is a fascination about the book. From the long lists given us of murderous villains, thieving scoundrels, and other unholy characters, it would appear that the polite society of the south in those days was neither large nor extensive" - Cowan p.44; Graff 240; Howes B325; Zamorano 80 #5. Condition: Cloth rubbed, entire volume somewhat warped, front hinge shaken; interior still nice with gentle toning and occasional spots; good. Item#: 367691 Headline: Horace Bell, Reminiscences of a Ranger 1st Ed.
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