CAPTAIN CHARLES M. WEBER, PIONEER OF THE SAN JOAQUIN AND FOUNDER OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA With a Description of his Papers , Maps, Books, Pictures and Memorabilia now in the Bancroft Library. by Hammond, George and Morgan, Dale

Berkeley, Calif.: Friends of the Bancroft Library, 1966.. Prospectus. 8vo. One folded sheet. [This is a prospectus, not a book]. Printed by Lawton Kennedy.

Berkeley: Friends Of The Bancroft Library. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1966. Limited Edition. Hardcover. A biography of Weber and description of the collection of Weber materials in the Bancroft Library. 118pp. First edition of 700 copies. Cover corners bumped. ; Folio .

Berkeley, CA: Friends of the Bancroft Library, 1966. First Edition. 118pp. Folio [36 cm] Full green cloth with the title gilt stamped on the backstrip. Near fine. The discovery of gold on the American River, east of Sacramento, on January 24, 1848, caused Stockton to transform from a small settlement to a thriving commercial center, supplying miners heading up to the Sierra foothills. Stockton got its start when Captain Charles M. Weber, a German immigrant, decided to try his hand at gold mining in late 1848 but soon discovered serving the needs of gold-seekers was a more profitable opportunity. He then founded Stockton in 1849 when he purchased over 49,000 acres of land through a Spanish land grant. Saunders 53.

Berkeley: Friends of Bancroft Library, 1966. 1st. Cloth. Folio, 118pp. Color frontispiece; 11 sepia photo-plates; 3 maps (1 fold-out). Original green cloth with gilt lettering and decoration. From the library of noted collector Irving Robbins, with the original offering prospectus and his book label laid in. INSCRIBED "For Irving Robbins/A long time friend who is/also singularly equipped to appreciate the diversities/of this many-facted book./Dale L Morgan/July 29, 1966." Two dates in miniscule hand printing inside front board else a fine copy. Captain Weber founded the community of Stockton in 1847. With a description of Weber's papers, maps, books, pictures and memorabilia now in the Bancroft Library. Designed and printed by Lawton & Alfred Kennedy. (Saunders 53) (Note: we offer the definitive bibliography of the works of Dale Morgan; please inquire.).