San Francisco: Bancroft-Whitney Company. Good with no dust jacket. 1900. First Edition. Hardcover. Prepared to be a part of a work on the History of the Bench and Bar of California. The author notes in the Preface that "The laws we have can hardly be made worse. Let us hope that they may, at an early day, be greatly improved." Beige cloth with gilt lettering to spine.; 6" x 9-1/4"; 128 pp; Covers soiled, bumoped and with some torn/frayed areas at the top of the front board including small losses to the cloth. The was the copy of attorney Walter C. Fox, with his name and Los Angeles address boldly noted on the front endpapers, his name on the title page and his Berkeley address on the rear free endpaper. Hinges remain sound, first two leaves with small chips at top of pages, text clean and otherwise free of tears or writing. .

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Bookseller: Andrew Langer, Bookseller (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 5118
Title: Paper on the IRRIGATION LAWS AND DECISIONS of CALIFORNIA
Author: Works, John D
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Good with no dust jacket
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Bancroft-Whitney Company
Place of Publication: San Francisco
Date Published: 1900
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