History of Political Conventions in California, 1849 - 1892
Sacramento, CA: California State Library, 1893. First Edition. 711pp. Octavo [23 cm] Full calf with gilt stamped labels on the backstrips. Very good. Bookplate on front pastedown and inscription on the front free endsheet. Expertly rebacked with the original leather labels laid down. Gentle rubbing to corners. Publications of the California State History, No. 1. Item #8875
The author of this work was the historian of the Sacramento Society of California Pioneers. He assembled his material from newspaper reports and official state records. This work begins with 'the first political mass meeting in California,' San Francisco, October 25, 1849, and ends with the state convention of 1892. Appended are biographical sketches of the governors and a register of the officers of the state of California from 1849 to 1892. It is the authority on this period. Howes D142. Graff 1024 Cowan p.64. Zamorano 80: 28.
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