The Colonial History of The City of San Francisco: Being a Narrative Argument in the Circuit Court of the United States for the State of California, for Four Square Leagues of Land Claimed by that City and Confirmed to it By That Court
by Dwinelle, John W
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San Francisco: Printed by Towne & Bacon, Book and Job Printers, 1866. Third Edition. 391pp. Octavo [22 cm] 3/4 black morocco over marbled boards with gilt title and raised bands to backstrip. Front board detached. Internally very good. Complete with all three plates and both maps. San Francisco had filed its claim under the Land Commission Act for four leagues of Pueblo Lands, including the site of the city. The United States resisted the claim on the ground that there never had been any organized Pueblo of San Francisco. To prove the legal existence of the Pueblo the attorney for San Francisco submitted his brief this complete history of the city, with supporting data from the archives and other contemporary sources. The claim was confirmed. This work contains a large number of documents, most of which are inaccessible or were destroyed. The views of the harbor and mission of San Francisco are reproduced from Forbe's 'History of California.' Zamorano Eighty: 32. Howes D614. Eberstadt 128: 121.
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- Tschanz Rare Books (US)
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- Title
- The Colonial History of The City of San Francisco: Being a Narrative Argument in the Circuit Court of the United States for the State of California, for Four Square Leagues of Land Claimed by that City and Confirmed to it By That Court
- Author
- Dwinelle, John W
- Book Condition
- Used
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- 1
- Edition
- Third Edition
- Publisher
- Printed by Towne & Bacon, Book and Job Printers
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco
- Date Published
- 1866
- Keywords
- California San Francisco Bay Area Gold Rush
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- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Marbled boards
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...