Description: Incredible condition. Book and DJ both FINE. This copy signed and inscribed by Nash, possibly to a colleague at the University of Oregon on inner cover. Limited Edition to 650 copies, printed letterpress. John Henry Nash was one of the great west coast printers, and this edition is meticulously printed. "British merchant Alexander Forbes wrote the first book published in English relating exclusively to California. His narrative, as observed by Hubert Howe Bancroft, was not so much a history as 'a presentation by an intelligent man of business of the country’s actual condition, capabilities, institutions, and prospects.' His book, more than any other, made California known to the English-speaking world and spurred on both European and American interest in controlling this remote Mexican province" (Gary F. Kurutz, The Zamorano 80 Collection of Daniel G. Volkmann Jr.). Small quarto: xxxi, 229 p. with 11 illustrations, including a folding map of California, and 2 facsimiles.
Price: 198.12 USD
Location: Decatur, Georgia
End Time: 2025-01-17T01:54:32.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.75 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: Collector's Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated, Inscribed, Limited Edition
Signed: Yes
Author: Alexander Forbes
Publisher: John Henry Nash
Topic: Historical
Subject: California History
Year Printed: 1937
Original/Facsimile: Original
