Title: The Centennial Year Book of Alameda County, California, Containing a Summary of the Discovery and Settlement of California; A Description of the Contra Costa Under Spanish, Mexican and American Rule...To Which are Added Biographical Sketches of Prominent Pioneers and Public Men. Author: Halley, William Place: Oakland, Cal. Publisher: William Halley Date: 1876 Description: xv, 586, [6] pp. Illustrated with wood engravings, including advertisements. Original tan cloth. First Edition. "Leaves of advertisements have been incorporated throughout this book, which have not graced the work; but despite this undignified feature the contents form the best source of authority that we have for the history of this county." The ads, while perhaps "undignified," offer insights into East Bay society perhaps as valuable as the printed text. Lot Amendments Condition: Cloth heavily worn and soiled, old cloth tape repairs to spine; faint staining in margins; good. Item number: 229837
Title: The Centennial Year Book of Alameda County, California, Containing a Summary of the Discovery and Settlement of California; A Description of the Contra Costa Under Spanish, Mexican and American Rule...To Which are Added Biographical Sketches of Prominent Pioneers and Public Men. Author: Halley, William Place: Oakland, Cal. Publisher: William Halley Date: 1876 Description: xv, 586, [6] pp. Illustrated with wood engravings, including advertisements. Original tan cloth. First Edition. "Leaves of advertisements have been incorporated throughout this book, which have not graced the work; but despite this undignified feature the contents form the best source of authority that we have for the history of this county." The ads, while perhaps "undignified," offer insights into East Bay society perhaps as valuable as the printed text. Lot Amendments Condition: Cloth heavily worn and soiled, old cloth tape repairs to spine; faint staining in margins; good. Item number: 229837
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